Computational thinking in a creative learning environment
Green Hill Public School is a very small government school located in Kempsey, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Djangadi/Dhangatti Peoples. It has recently expanded from a K–4 to a K–6 school. It has 28 students, 96 per cent of whom identify as Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander. Green Hill Public School was a finalist in the 2018 Australian Education Awards in the Primary School of the Year – Government category. Sarah Atkins is the curriculum officer who works with the school to support implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, through the NSW Science and Technology syllabus
Additional details
Year band(s) | Foundation, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | School stories |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking |
Organisation | ACARA |
Copyright | © ACARA 2010 to present. Creative Commons 4.0. |
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