Cultural Connections

We are pleased to announce that our school has been selected to participate in the Refugee Education Support Program (RESP) for the next two years. We are one of five participating schools within the Geelong-Colac Cluster to receive funding through a successful application process.

What is RESP - RESP works with participating primary, secondary and special development schools in the government and non-government sectors in five defined geographic clusters across Victoria. The program creates a learning community across school clusters to share their practices and ideas to support each other.

RESP uses a Whole School Approach to explore five areas of action: teaching and learning, families, partnerships with community agencies, transitions, and school climate (including empowering student voice). 

RESP Accelerate focuses on three of these areas: partnerships with families, transitions, and school climate. 

Click here for further information about the RESP program

ASEAN - Australian Summit 2024

I had the honour of attending the 50th Anniversary ASEAN-Australian Summit hosted in Melbourne. The summit focused on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the foremost regional organization in Southeast Asia dedicated to fostering political, economic, and social cooperation, as well as enhancing regional stability.

During the summit, I had the opportunity to meet with Ms. Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, the Head Consul General of the Philippines. Additionally, I attended a conference where Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the President of the Republic of the Philippines, addressed the Filipino community.