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Beyond the Classroom

Beyond the Classroom showcases resources designed to cater to the day-to-day needs of schools, students, staff and parents.

This section features a broad range of products, programs and services for schools that aim to enhance educational outcomes for students.

It covers everything from playground equipment and school camps, which aim to encourage outdoor play, physical activity and student interaction; to before and after school care providers whose programs have been a welcome addition to schools across Australia; as well as school uniform providers, locker specialists, furniture suppliers and other resources that are utilised beyond the classroom.

Lock it in

Combining design aesthetic with maximum durability, Excel Lockers’ range of school lockers has been a welcome addition to numerous schools across Australia. Read more

Grants to encourage greater student wellbeing

With schools encouraging greater levels of learning in the outdoors, play and fitness supplier KOMPAN Australia says that playgrounds are increasingly being seen as multifunctional spaces that can be utilised outside of the traditional timeslots of recess and lunch. Read more

Adventures in the great outdoors

There is no doubt that education extends beyond the school grounds and that students need to push their boundaries, step outside their comfort zones and be challenged. As PGL Adventure Camps explains, school camps offer plenty of opportunities to do all of this. Read more

Working in partnership

At Sherpa Kids Australia, out of school hours care (OSCH) is captured in its ‘playducation’ approach – intertwining educational opportunities with play-based activities and a focus on the whole child. Read more

Celebrating reconciliation

Reconciliation Australia has launched the Narragunnawali Awards 2019, which recognise exceptional commitment to reconciliation in education.

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Crafting contemporary classrooms

Based on academic and action research projects in the United States, Australia and Sweden, learning space expert Peter C. Lippman discusses his strategy for crafting contemporary learning environments for new and existing classrooms.

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