EDUGROW

EduGrow, est. 2012, was created to help ALPA celebrate their 40th Anniversary and encourage their remote schools and communities to grow more"good food, good learning and good times" together at school in inclusive, enjoyable ways.  Why? For better learning, health and wellbeing and to help build student participation, to encourage and promote two way learning, foster healthy and active lifestyles and to make school more fun for kids, teachers and families.

 
The Program sought to encourage, support and recognise the wonderful efforts of students, teachers and school communities to create culturally safe, engaging food gardens and outdoor learning places and activities in them.

From 2012-2015 the EduGrow program was built around a friendly awards program run in the spirit that everyone who participates is a winner. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to share their achievements and entries and so provide practical tips, ideas and inspiration to other students and communities.

In 2018 the EduGrow program ran as a special story telling and sharing program, designed to encourage schools and communities to join in the spirit of and to celebrate NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation Week special 2018 themes - AND celebrate the great people and projects who are growing good ness where they live and learn. 

EduGrow has focused on special themes and ideas, always in the inclusive spirit of Food, Family, Community and growing good food, good learning and good times “together”. 

Over the years, EduGrow teamed up with local educators and gardening gurus to conduct gardening workshops and other events to support people to get together, to share ideas and inspiration, and expertise and tips that are suited to their communities and growing conditions.

The program concluded in 2018 and so we have taken down our EduGrow interactive website. But we maintain the EduGrow Facebook page to share good news and information useful to remote and regional schools and their communities. Stay connected via the EduGrow Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/edugrowaus/