Harkaway Primary School exists to give learners the power to shape their world.
The school has been around for 145 years – so their families have lived through a fair chunk of modern Australian history.
Over that time, you could say the school community has had a chance to learn a thing or two. Currently, two ideas really stand out:
1. Children need to practice making decisions and working on projects that help themselves and help others.
2. Students also need to learn the skills to shape their mind. Brains that are ready to learn, bounce back better and do better learning.
Now, more than ever, young people need the power to shape their minds.
Setting a goal and working together towards it is one way Harkaway Primary School students have demonstrated their grit.
In 2021 the school represented the nation at the World Robotics Competition, they’ve written a Manifesto for Child Centred Disaster Risk Reduction and they’ve even learned how to live stream on YouTube.
Recently however, the big news at Harkaway is that they have finally finished the newest addition to the playground: the GaGa Pit!
Through researching, fundraising and a busy scrum board, students have made it happen. Not only that, a team of students have developed a business plan to use the pit as a money making venture at the Harkaway Show.
In 100 years, no matter what is happening, Harkaway kids will look back and be inspired to say “we’ve got this!”
