Judy Loudon

I feel blessed to have supported students with various sensory, communication and social/emotional challenges through the Year 5 camp last week. I’m so very proud of the effort they made to fully participate in activities such as the night hike and mud challenge course. I’m also very proud of the collective efficacy and inclusive mindsets of our staff. Team work certainly makes the dream work. 

The City Cluster Mini Festivals for students with gifts/talents were successful. We had students participating in a range of activities from coding, visual art, media art, mathematics and writing across many schools. Our own Innovation Coach, Mr Fenton, lead the coding mini-festival here. We have 5 staff in the process of completing their Gifted Education Mentor training and are raising staff awareness of aspects of identifying and adjusting for students with this diverse learning need.  

After our successful presentation at the Qld Special Education Leaders conference in June, we are also sharing our presentation at the upcoming regional PBL Share Fair. We are also sharing our systems and practices with other local schools. 

This Thursday I am presenting at the Early Years Network at Newstead. I look forward to helping future families understand the importance of having an inclusive mindset and the way that schools differentiate for their students.