05 November 2020

Year 12 VCAL Update

Article by ms Kirsty Allan

Year 12 VCAL Update

It has been a very busy two weeks since the last newsletter was published within the VCAL program. Our Year 12 VCAL cohort have officially completed the studies and in order to do so needed to run their projects. As I have mentioned previously the 12VBarry had Mental Health as their chosen area of study and 12VHealy had chosen Domestic Animal Welfare.

The project for Domestic Animal Welfare was a donation appeal, as well as designing and making products for domestic animals. The students were delighted with the support of the College with their initiative. They were able to donate to the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP), which were gratefully received:-

- Handmade chewing toys x 20

- Homemade dog biscuits x 20 packets

- Dog beds x 5

The remaining items have been donated to Geelong Animal Rescue (GAR).

The project for 12Barry surrounding Mental Health was to create resources for the College’s wellbeing team to utilise with students. They were able to create a number of interesting resources including stress balls, stress putty, mindful puzzles and some fabulous written resource folders. The students hosted a morning tea and handed over their products to Tenille and the Wellbeing Team, where they were very gratefully received.

The projects pull together a large range of employability skills such as teamwork, communication, time management and initiative. The students became ‘experts’ in their areas, researched ways to positively contribute and organised the events themselves. This was such a great effort given the remote learning stints that we have had this year. Covid-19 has definitely had an impact but fortunately we were able to get back onsite to complete the major assessments for the Year 12 VCAL students.

A big thank you to all the staff and students at the College for supporting these initiatives, as well as to the VCAL team – in particular Mr Attel Martschinke (PDS teacher) and Mr John Clatworthy (WRS teacher). On behalf of the VCAL team I would like to wish all of our graduating Year 12 VCAL students all of the very best for their futures – whether that is further study, apprenticeships or entering the workforce. We are so proud of all of you and what you have achieved this year.

Kirsty Allan  VCAL Coordinator

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