What’s new – July 2008
Welcome to ‘What’s new’ on the Values Education website for July 2008.
Events
23 July – 5 September 2008, Faith and Reason Conferences with Peter Vardy and Julie Arliss
24 July 2008, Wakakirri – official launch
25 July 2008, Schools Tree Day
28 July – 3 August 2008, Enrol to Vote Week
8–24 August 2008, Beijing Olympics
9 August 2008, International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 August 2008, International Youth Day
16–24 August 2008, National Science Week
25–31 August 2008, Keep Australia Beautiful Week
National
More than 300 delegates attended the 2008 National Values Education Forum: ' The Australian Values Education Journey – Leading change, shaping futures, building community' at the Hotel Realm, in the ACT on 29–30 May 2008.
States and Territories
In the Australian Capital Territory:
- Chapman Primary School trialled and implemented their values education program through a peer support program.
In Tasmania:
- Riverside Primary School explored how values education can be part of their curriculum and worked with other schools to explore the links between values education and bullying.
In Victoria:
- Greenhills Primary School has collaborated with their community, staff, students and parents to determine a shared vision for the school.
- Values education forums in Western Australia demonstrated the diversity of approaches being used by schools to incorporate values education.
Resources
Articles
Two new articles:
- ‘Connecting with the Self: How we might assist the personal development of school leaders’, Dr Ross Notman
- ‘From Vision to Practice: The role of the school leader in developing wellbeing’, Dr Sue Roffey
Links
New web links:
- School Aid
- ViTaL Hub
Parents
A new resource for parents:
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
Reviews
Two new books:
- Reasons for Living: Education and Young People’s Search for Meaning, Identity and Spirituality – A Handbook by Marisa Crawford and Graham Rossiter (ACER Press, 2006)
- True Blue? On Being Australian, general editor Peter Goldsworthy (Allen & Unwin, 2008)
Survey and data-gathering tools
A new survey and data gathering tool:
- Australian Council of State School Organisations ‘Values audit – how is my school doing?’