Open Day at East Preston Community Centre

PRACE staff attended the annual East Preston Community Centre Open Day on Saturday, April 6th. The PRACE ‘Reconnect Bus’ has attended this event for the past couple of years. It is a great way to meet with the local community …

Community News – April/May 2019

Darebin Youth Services Holiday Activities

Are you looking for some fun activities to do over the holidays? Check out these free activities from Darebin Youth Services.

Term 1 Morning Tea: Interactive Health Expo

Congratulations to PRACE staff and students on a fantastic term 1! The school term ended on a high note with students participating in a much anticipated event: a lively, interactive health expo and a delicious banquet from around the world. …

Darebin Kite Festival

What a lovely day out we had on Sunday at Darebin’s Annual Kite Festival at Edwardes Lake Park. There was gorgeous weather, great food, activities for the kids…and of course lots of kite flying! Here are some photos from the day. …

Harmony Day

Yesterday PRACE staff and students celebrated Harmony Day with a story competition and delicious morning tea. Harmony Day gives us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background.  …

PageTurners App Project with La Trobe Uni

On Wednesday PRACE officially kicked-off a wonderful collaborative project with La Trobe University‘s computer science department. Over the next year we will be working with a passionate group of students as they complete their capstone project and bring our PageTurners publications …

Reception for Fostering Integration Grants

On Friday, March 8th Deb Vallely attended a reception hosted by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs The Hon David Coleman, MP. The event was to announce the recipients of the Fostering Integration Grants.  PRACE is honored to have …

Congratulations Class of 2018!

On Thursday we celebrated the accomplishments of a wonderful group of English language students with a special certificate ceremony. These hardworking students successfully completed a level of EAL study at PRACE in 2018. While some members of this group will …

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Last Friday at PRACE we marked this special day with a fun and interactive competition during morning tea. EAL teacher Marina opened the activity with a moving reflection, recognising the progress we’ve made as a society and prompting us to consider how …