The education field day was held on the grounds of Moree Secondary College’s Albert Street campus where each school had a static display.

Executive college principal Peter Sheargold said each school also ran workshops throughout the day presenting things happening in their school that might be of interest to others.

“Basically, we’ve asked each school to come along and share something they are doing that another school might be able to incorporate into their own context, or may find inspirational or innovative,” he said.

Brewarrina Central School, Bourke High School, Taree Public School, Toomelah Public School, Boggabilla Central School, Walgett Community College, Hillvue Public School, Menindee Central School, Coonamble Public School and Wilcannia Central School were some of the participating bodies on the day.

Mr Sheargold said staff and community from each school were able to walk away with some new ideas and initiatives.

“Moree Secondary College hosted a number of workshops. The first was about our applied learning project which is a staff development project. We started running it this year and it will continue into next year,” he said.

The second focus on Sistaspeak and Brospeak, two programs focused on boosting local children’s confidence, skills and knowledge.

The third touched on a local project base learning called M-Project.

The principal said although each Connect Communities School had a different context, the ideas were able to be molded to suit each different campus.

“Two years ago we did the same thing in Coonamble, now we’ve got all 15 schools back for the day,” he said.  

The education field day also allowed teachers who transferred from one connected communities school to another to catch up with their former work colleagues and share their similar experiences.

“It’s been interesting to hear the differences and similarities from those who’ve transferred. Basically, the field day was an opportunity to us all to gather, share, celebrate and most importantly learn from each other.”