Farewell to Another Year

Last Thursday we wrapped up the year with a special Christmas themed End of Term Morning Tea. Our festive finale for the year (and decade) was packed with fun Xmas activities, music and, in true PRACE style, an impressive banquet. …

Exploring Melbourne’s Art and Culture

Last week our English students explored the best of Melbourne’s art and culture by visiting the National Gallery of Victoria and Southbank. We extend a big thank you to Melissa, PRACE English teacher and former gallery tour guide, for leading the group on …

Mock Interviews for Job Success

Last month PRACE Education Support students gained a unique opportunity to brush up and expand on their interview skills. This workshop was hosted by Epping Views Primary School along with support from Assistant Principals from Harvest Home Primary School and Epping Secondary College. Presenters shared …

How much rubbish DO we produce?

Guess what? We’ve been busy auditing our rubbish, and the results have been very surprising… For an entire week, our staff members collected, sorted and weighed all of the waste generated at PRACE. As a result, we now have a …

Summer Excursion for EAL students

Our English students hit the beach last week, taking an excursion across the river to St Kilda. Students strolled along the esplanade and then indulged in a cake and coffee at one of Acland Street’s famous bakeries. This excursion was …

International Day of People with Disabilities

On December 3rd PRACE celebrated  International Day of People with Disabilities! To mark the occasion, our Literacy Connections class held a celebratory morning tea. Surprise guest Kelli from Metro Trains also dropped by to chat with this group about train safety and …

Seasons Greetings from PRACE

Taking Learning Outside of the Classroom

During the warmer months our teachers take advantage of the good weather by booking in excursions to introduce students to our local community. Recently our Certificate I in EAL class went on a multi-stop excursion that included a tour of Reservoir …

Thank You, Green Thumbs!

This year our Green Thumbs program raised $1,540.65 for Backpack Bed for Homeless, Australia. This means that 15 more Backpack Beds were made available to our society’s most vulnerable people in 2019. We thank our Green Thumbs program participants for supporting …

Congratulations, Education Support Graduates!

One of the benefits of rolling enrolments is that we have graduation celebrations all year long! Recently, a small but very special group of Certificate III in Education Support students completed their course at Deer Park. Members of this group …