(Front L-R) Ali Salameh, Christine McAlpine, James Boyle, Naomi Bryant and Luke Blake. (Back L-R) Bonnie Duffus and Assistant Principal at Kingsgrove North High School Teresa Castellanos.
Students from the University of Sydney are undertaking a community project in Sydney's inner west to address social barriers to learning faced by young people. Schools' Community Connections is a collaboration between the University, the City of Canterbury Council and the Department of Education. Roslyn Giles , Director of Field Education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work said, "This all about helping young people learn and achieve in school. The fourth-year University of Sydney students, under the guidance of experienced social workers and community workers, employ social models which map schools' connections with the community and how to build community capacity. "This project builds on the work of From the Ground Up in Maroubra - a project also involving the University of Sydney, in partnership with other organisations, which works with residents of social housing estates. "Community Connections will develop Australian and international knowledge on the relationship between social factors and success in school. It also supports the social inclusion policy of the University of Sydney.
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