| School: Castlemaine Secondary College Partner: The Goldenhope Foundation and others Summary: In the past four years, students have worked in partnership with 31 businesses, non-profit organisations and government agencies. Included in this range of partners are the following: Golden Hope Foundation, Central Victorian Gourmet Co-operative Limited, Elliot Midland Express Newspaper, and the Castlemaine Art Gallery. These partners all provide advice, specialist knowledge and experience to assist the school in achieving student outcomes. |
| What the judges said: These are strong partnerships which show excellent planning and are delivering very worthwhile outcomes. |
Golden Hope Foundation
- Established to support young people in managing depression
- Runs a diverse suite of programs to build wellbeing and resilience
in children and young people.
- Demonstrates innovation in working with students. Students
developed a ‘chatterbox’ an interactive hand held game to explore
positive psychology.
- Builds cutting edge curriculum resources for teachers and
students to explore negative feelings and build positive responses,
build resilience.
- Established a student led, national day of action ‘Defeat
Depression Day’
Elliott Midland Express Newspaper Publishing the Poly
Times
- Regionally based paper with a readership of more than 12,000
households per week
- Provides $100,000 in-kind support (editorial, coaching and
printing space.)
- Established to support young people in managing depression
- Runs a diverse suite of programs to build wellbeing and resilience
in children and young people.
- Demonstrates innovation in working with students. Students
developed a ‘chatterbox’ an interactive hand held game to explore
positive psychology.
- Builds cutting edge curriculum resources for teachers and
students to explore negative feelings and build positive responses,
build resilience.
- Established a student led, national day of action ‘Defeat
Depression Day’
Elliott Midland Express Newspaper Publishing the Poly
Times
- Regionally based paper with a readership of more than 12,000
households per week
- Provides $100,000 in-kind support (editorial, coaching and
printing space.)
