Students from 22 schools across Queensland are celebrating tonight after winning prestigious awards from BP Australia for their entrepreneurial skills.
Education Minister Dean Wells tonight presented the BP Australia Grants for Schools Awards at the Powerhouse Hotel in Brisbane.
Each year BP Australia presents grants of up to $1,250 to Queensland secondary teachers in state and non-state schools.
The grants are awarded for projects involving community and industry links, science, technology, road safety, the environment and students with special needs.
At the ceremony, grants were awarded for the following projects:
Tara State School (Amanda Stirling) - LED Steer Project
Merrimac State High School (Annette Tanks) - Outdoor Play Equipment
Miami SHS (A. Jameson) - Sport for the Visually Impaired
Yarrabah SS (Paul Sampson) - Traditional language/English songwriting and recording
Inala Special School (Ruth Osment) - Candle making (production line
experience)
Rosedale SS (Stephen Mortimer) - Rainforest Research Area
St. Ursula’s College (Barry Mullane) - Health in the Technology Age
Mt St. Bernard’s College (Paul Michna) - Aboriginal heritage axe display,
and Earth Science Australia
Dirranbandi SS (Bruce Tobler) - GLOBE
Centenary SHS (Graeme Cameron) - Rainforest education project
Emmanuel College (John Crozier) - Food for the Glossy Black Cockatoo
Murgon SHS (Stephen Steele, Warren Wintour) - Health and fitness testing
Laboratory, Community
Awareness and Technology
Mueller College (Chris Fowler) - Recycle for Gold
Pioneer SHS (Chris Dolgner) - Furniture restoration
Townsville SHS (Paul Richards) - Town High Fliers – Army Group
St. Luke’s Anglican College (Nick Johnstone) - Woongorra scrub regeneration
project
Malanda SHS (Gwen Connoly) - Trade/business college
Mareeba SHS (Sergio Venturato) - Adopt a River/environmental
impact study
Roma Middle School (Christine Haider,Kylie McCloskey) - Sensory path and gardens
North Bundaberg SHS (David Austin, Mark Lindsay) - Wind-powered generator
The Scots-PGC College (Nigel Grant) - Feedlot for lambs
Southern Cross Catholic College (Rachael Mackenzie) - Presenting Well, Doing Well
Mr Wells said the awards encouraged activities that promoted a ‘real life’ learning context to school work and are very motivating to students.
“Tara State School, for example, has created an enterprise where students have taken on all the responsibilities of feedlotting and marketing steers.
“Mueller College students are designing and constructing moulds to recycle materials, and students with special needs are learning furniture restoration at Pioneer State High School.”
Further information: Alexandra Wake on (07) 3237 9927, 0414 287 847
http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/
