Education Projects

Learning Conversations Podcast | Community Matters with Dr Jen George

We hear the word ‘community’ thrown around all the time, but what actually is it and why does it matter? In this conversation, show host Lyndal Tait speaks with Dr Jen George, an expert in community and governance, about what community means and how it makes us who we are. They discuss some key principles […]

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An Art and Cultural Innovation project for Education Precinct

Dr George has been working alongside a group of women at the King’s School (including staff, parents and staff partners) to produce a permanent art exhibit representing community and place connection of the school in the central library space.  The exhibit includes a beautiful indigenous community artwork and its story in an educational video, gifted by

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Many community voices inform the School Strategic Planning Process

Comcorp undertook several days of community engagement workshops with parents, staff and students to produce a report summarising the key issues for consideration and priority planning into the next strategy. Dr George then worked closely with the School Principal to collaborate in a dialogue about school futures to inform the School Strategy at Sapphire Coast

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Experiential Learning School Comcorp Partnership

Comcorp staff share expertise in school partnership projects As a place planner (landscape architect, planner and community engagement expert) the offer was made to the school my child attended to share in a session of learning.  It is a PYP school and partnering with others is often embraced if it fits with curriculum and timetabling.  With open

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The Collaborative Educational Village

Although some schools are still spinning their wheels in long practiced yet outdated approaches, community engagement ought to offer far more than just parent-teacher interviews and a once-a-year fete. Modern technology, changing social demographics, emerging health challenges and shifting employment practices are all key to understanding the emerging landscape for schools in community engagement. By understanding

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Working with volunteers to stream-line a large school volunteer program

Between 2013-2016 Dr George acted as a strategist and community engagement lead for a large independent school in Perth pulling together a group of volunteers to develop an efficient and engaging volunteer program. This involved partnering with a team of “champion” parents to lead the school community in online and face to face encouragement and

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