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Year 9 Student Exchange Program

Four Fairhills Year 9 students participated in a city/country exchange program with four students from Warracknabeal Secondary College.

The structure of the program involves students living with the families of the exchange students at the other school.  This means that for one week the Fairhills student stays with the family of a student at Warracknabeal, and the Warracknabeal student stays with the same Fairhills student's family for a week.

The program was started due to certain views in our current society showing some divide between country & city living.  Certain generalisations are made on both sides and can lead to people never venturing into unchartered territory.  Students often choose to stay close to home after finishing high school, missing valuable opportunities simply due to fear of the unknown.  This exchange program hopes to bridge that space between country & city living, showing students the positives on both sides.  With an open mind students will have an experience they will never forget.  They see that country living really isn't so bad and if nothing else they have memories that will last a lifetime.

Program Aims:
- Students gain an understanding & appreciate of living in the city/in a small rural community
- Students experience the different ways that schools can operate - from a students perspective - and bring these ideas back to their own school community for discussion
- Students develop friendships, enhanced by electronic communication
- To develop a long standing relationship with a school and community in a different region of Victoria - which lend itself to visits on school trips, work experience and other opportunities that may emerge in a range of curriculum areas.

Strategies for securing portable computers from the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development - Victoria

Students
Students are required to be responsible in securely maintaining the portable computer at home and travelling to and from school.  The following tips are provided to assist is this process:

• To prevent theft or damage, it is recommended that the portable computer is carried inside a school bag when travelling to and from school and not displayed in public
• Do not leave your bag unattended while travelling to and from school with your portable computer inside

Parents/Carers

• Portable computers should not be left in public view (eg. inside the family car, etc.) if used out of school hours
• In the case of a suspected theft, a police report must be made by the family and a copy of the report provided to the school
• Parents/carers are encouraged to discuss and offer advice to their children regarding security of their portable computer