Cyclone Information Sessions

Cyclone Alfred certainly gave us a scare for a few days! Hopefully everyone is safe and well and recovering after a stressful week at home. In the days before we closed, we realised that students may need additional information about what was happening, particularly young people from families who have arrived in Australia recently and are still learning English. In response to this, we ran sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday to give some details about what to expect and how to prepare for the cyclone. We had a number of students attend and ask important questions about which websites to check, how to shelter comfortably in their bathrooms and where to get sandbags for their families. We hope these sessions were useful, and encourage students who would like additional support to meet with a member of our Wellbeing team.

Lexis Education Certified School - Teaching in English in Multilingual Classrooms (TEMC)

Did you know that our teachers have their own lessons too? Every year at Yeronga SHS we train teachers in a course designed to give them the skills to explicitly teach language across the curriculum: Teaching in English in Multilingual Classrooms (TEMC). This course is a globally-recognised program focusing on the needs of EAL/multilingual students and ways to ensure their success in learning. In recognition of this commitment, we are proud to announce that we have received accreditation as a Lexis Education Certified School, demonstrating our commitment to Quality Pathways to Success for our linguistically diverse student cohort.