Archive for May, 2009

FRENCH GROUP – CAMBERWELL

Term 3 is 10 weeks commencing July 13, and concluding September 18. There are no public holidays affecting Mondays during this term.
“Class would be divided into 2 sessions. Session 1 is the Core French part. Starting at 10.30 and concluding at 1.25pm. This would include primary school level of Written and oral work, reading, recognising [...]

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FRENCH GROUP – NUNAWADING LFC club

Club: French Emersion Day Program – 5 hours
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm
Venue: (TBC) Guide Hall in Nunawading
Start date: July 15th
Ten week term one child: $500 + $35 membership pack Ten week term family: $750 + 35 membership pack
Club: French Emersion Drama Program – 90 minutes
Day: Wednesday
Time: 2pm – 3:30pm
Venue: (TBC) Guide Hall in Nunawading
Start date: [...]

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Piano lessons – Preston

Piano lessons 1/2 Hour – $12.50 – Preston Area. Available Wednesday and Thursday morning-midday-afternoon
Enquiries: Catriona Phone 9442 2714

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Basketball in Frankston

Thursdays 1.1.5pm – 2.15pm. Cost $5 per week.
Contact: Jane Berry, email: gjberry (at) iinet (dot) net (dot) au Phone 0413 213 710 or 9787 7909
It is a skill development program run by the Frankston Blues, Frankston District Basketball Association (FDBA). (The FDBA stadium is near the Kananook train station in Seaford, Victoria Melways 99F7/8).
Suitable for [...]

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Music lessons: Guitar, Vocal, Piano/Keyboard

DRUM LESSONS WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST.
WHERE: Creative Vision Music School
20 Collins Place, Kilsyth Vic. Aust.
TIME: Lessons between 1pm – 3.30pm on Wednesdays
DATE: Starting date is the 13th of May and finishing on the 24th of June (7weeks) for the end of term.
WHO: Adult and Child lessons will be made [...]

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AYCE Program: Yea High School

The AYCE (Access Yea Community Education) Program aims at providing education for students who, for a wide variety of reasons, are not enrolled at a school. In 1999 the school ran a pilot program and, in practice, the program attracted mainly students who had been, up until that time, home educated.
By the end of 2005, [...]

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Homeschooling Advisory Committee

The Victorian government selected the following home educators to advise them on home education matters during the implementation phase of the new Education Act:

Lyn Saint (03) 94131 4826 lml (at) mira.net
Sandra Herbert
Barb Dennis barbdennis (at) bigpond (dot) com
Jeanie Clark clarkspark (at) aussiebroadband (dot) com (dot) au
Anthony White
Josh Fergeus
Fred Cahir
Deborah Lapthorne

These people formed the Homeschooling Advisory Committee (HSAC). The members listed with contact details are all HEN members and are happy to be contacted regarding matters discussed at the HSAC meetings.

Early in 2009, members of the Home School Advisory Committee received a letter informing them that that the Minister appreciates their efforts to date, was setting up an annual Roundtable consultation with home schoolers and would not be reconvening the HSAC when its term of appointment expired in June. The final meeting of the HSAC was held on May 12 2009 with the Minister, Bronwyn Pike in attendance.

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Science and Engineering Challenge 2009

[ 8 May 2009; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The challenge is held at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong and is designed, through fun and practical hands-on activities, to inspire young people about the opportunities available in science, technology and engineering. The activities are aimed at Year 10 level. The home ed community has been invited to enter a team and will do so [...]

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