Timboon P-12 School are proud to celebrate the 10 Year anniversary of the TAP and acknowledge the vital role that our community and industry partners play in this innovative and successful school partnership. Over 90 of our industry and community partners joined us to look back and reflect on what we have built, with the strong support of our amazing community. Mr Reid welcomed our guests and informed them that over 579 people have provided teacher PD or worked with our students since August 2012 with 128 people engaged in classroom activities or have hosted us at their worksites already in 2022. Teachers Nigel Mottram and Mandi Poustie described the role of Andrea Vallance, the TAP Learning Broker, and the TAP champions in providing hands on learning opportunities and linking the classroom curriculum to problem solving and real world engagement. Robyn Vale, the TAP Steering Committee Chair, outlined the evolution of the TAP and acknowledged the role that WestVic Dairy’s Chair, John Dalton, and EO, Mike Weise, played in providing space for the genesis of the school partnership concept. The TAP model was developed by principal, Rosalie Moorfield, Vice Principal, Sean Fitzpatrick, School Council President, Chris Hibburt and WestVic Dairy’s Career Coordinator, Robyn Vale, in collaboration with teachers and the TAP Steering Committee who guided it’s evolution. Robyn interviewed TAP mentors, Mark Cuthell, from Port Campbell Tourist Information Centre, James Maxwell representing Cooriemungle Operations, veterinarian, Zoe Vogels, dairyfarmer Michelle Gristede, Josh Walker from the Timboon Railway Shed Distillery and TAP Coordinator, Andrea Vallance about engaging with students, staff, why they were involved in classroom activities and their most memorable TAP encounters. Davin thanked Anne Frazer for producing a booklet and movie to record this milestone, acknowledged the role of the TAP in helping reinforce community connections and thanked our original funders, Dairy Australia and WestVic Dairy and our current supporters, the Gall, O’Toole, Lane and Uebergang Foundations. He announced that we were able to recently capitalize on the TAP’s success to qualify for a Secondary Schools Agriculture Fund grant and the evening concluded with thanks to our incredible community for bringing the world into our classrooms. Comments are closed.
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