Shenton College students have been recognised as the WA State Champions of the Tech Girls are Superheroes Competition. Pictured are students from Shenton College who won the WA state award. They created an app called “Let’s Talk” designed to help the friends and family of teens with mental illness provide support for each other in order to prevent more incidences of teen suicide. In different states Tech Girls holds different
Sure, they can be a nuisance! If your school has ruled them out then fair enough. If not, we have come up with 5 ideas that student leaders can implement to capitalise on the current enthusiasm surrounding fidget spinners. 1. Learn About Autism Much has been said about the benefit that a fidget spinner can have for a student with autism. Why is this? Instead of us writing the answer
Yr 11 students from Trinity College in Adelaide were judged the winners at a global robotics competition in Washington DC. The full ABC article link is below. When a school is involved in winning an award like this it’s a sensational opportunity for student leaders to build school pride on the back of this success. To view the article go to: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-21/adelaide-robot-builders/8825882
Around Australia there are teams of students who go to great lengths to contribute to their school and the wider community. Halogen Australia and their partners CPA Australia have an annual award to recognise leaders who take action! If your school has a group of students who have made great strides in using influence and creating impact as a team, now is the time to tell us about it! The
Lots of high school leaders are keen to mentor younger students, and often they don’t know how to get a program off the ground. The article (linked below) shows the advantage of linking this kind of program across a primary school and a high school. Much can also be said for linking the program to academic learning, giving a concrete context for leadership to take place. For the full article
Halogen welcomed a high profile panel of judges aboard to help judge the outstanding student leadership team of 2016. The panel, comprising of CPA Australia Chief Executive, Alex Malley, academic Dr Susan Carland, astrophysicist Dr Alan Duffy, NITV executive Tanya Orman and Thankyou co-founder Daniel Flynn used their own wide-ranging experiences and insight to select an eventual winner from the many fabulous submissions. In 2016, Halogen is thrilled to announce
Without the lower part of his body, John delivers an amazing story of overcoming adversity. This year Halogen celebrates 20 years of the National Young Leaders Day, and John has been one of the most talked about speakers since he last inspired students at this event. John has shared his story with over 6 million people around the world. To view a Channel 9 Inside Story feature on John go
