Tuesday, 13 August 2024

Nelson Park School

Ella GEORGE (Lara) (13:36): The Deputy Premier and I recently visited Nelson Park School to officially open their brand new learning spaces at the Libau Avenue campus. These works include new learning spaces for students and staff, office spaces, an art room, a sensory room, a STEM room and a standalone year 9 learning space. Thank you to school captains Sarah Allwood, Jaxon Brideson, Emmersyn Beggs and Lincoln Ballis, who welcomed the Deputy Premier and me to their school and did a terrific job with their speeches at the school assembly. At the assembly we heard from students about what these new spaces mean to them. Tyson, who is in the grades 5 and 6 class, said:

We have gone from 1 to 100. Our new buildings are comfortable and we can learn. We have new furniture and our teachers have places to meet. We have a great deck and a beautiful view. We are able to put our art work up and it is like a gallery.

Harrison from the grades 3 and 4 class said:

Our new rooms are quiet and comfortable.

And Mia from year 9 said:

All of the year 9 students are together, and we have been able to decorate our new space. It is beautiful.

The Deputy Premier sat down with students Blake Davis-Atkins, Tyson Mead, Amelia Uwand and Lyla Unsworth for an interview. I was so impressed by the questions they asked, such as ‘How did you become Deputy Premier?’, ‘What did you think about Nelson Park School?’, ‘What sorts of jobs do you do as education minister?’ and ‘What dreams do you have for the children who go to school in Victoria?’ A very big thankyou to principal Libby Gatgens, assistant principals Nathan Bush, Mel Vago and Sarah Yates and the teachers, staff and students at Nelson Park School.