Education Week 2013
Monday 29 July – Friday 2 August
Public Schools NSW – creating the future

Education Week showcases the achievements of our inspirational teachers, staff, students, Parents & Citizens Associations and community members.

Come back and check out the regional and school activities for Education Week 2013.

Education Week was launched simultaneously by over 8000 students from 45 locations across NSW.

The annual State SRC Conference celebrated 25 years, making it the longest running of its type in Australia. Regional secondary student leaders from across the state attended. There was a great range of workshops, motivational activities, forums and presentations from keynote speakers.

The open day gave us a taste of how those wonderful student performances and exhibitions that you've seen at venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Entertainment Centre and Art Gallery of NSW are brought to life.

There were open rehearsals for the NSW public schools dance, drama and music ensembles; ensemble performances; workshops in visual arts and speaking competitions; and an official launch of 2013 Arts Unit programs.

Director-General for a Day provided opportunities for secondary students to learn about the challenges and satisfactions of working in senior management in the department and allowed students to find out how educational policy relates to schools.

Two candidates (one male and one female) became Director-General for a Day and other students took on positions such as Deputy Director-General, Schools for a Day, General Manager for a Day or Director for a Day. In regions, students became Regional Directors or School Education Directors for a Day.

The Great Schools 'Show-off' gave public schools the opportunity to tell their stories through video. Selected regional videos were showcased at the awards presentation.

The videos were a celebration of the diversity of these school communities and the excellence of education these schools offered. The students, working under the guidance of their teachers, showed what made their school special.

Not just a brush shows a sample of artworks from the biannual project where Sydney Region teachers participate in workshops with professional artists. Teachers worked with their students and staff to create and design artworks displayed at Hazlehurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Gymea. Selected works are on exhibition in the Atrium, Level 2, 35 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Schools joined the A.S.P.I.R.E. school network, chatted to champs, sent decorations to the Olympic Village and checked out ambassadors.

The Heart Foundation's Jump Rope for Heart is a physical activity and fundraising program designed to inspire school students to get active in a fun and exciting way. Jump Rope for Heart has been helping children and young people skip their way to fitness and health for over 29 years in addition to helping fund the fight against Australia's number one killer - Heart Disease.

Over 600 NSW schools participate in Jump Rope for Heart each year and Education Week was the perfect opportunity for schools to showcase to the community what their students are doing and how they are staying active.

For more information visit www.jumprope.org.au or phone Tim Allen on (02) 9219 2444.