Vic school shining the spotlight on sustainable living

Geordie Little

By Geordie Little
Published February 26, 2018

Killara Primary School’s performing arts students are putting the spotlight on their school’s exceptional sustainability program, with a series of environmentally-focused vodcasts.

The vodcasts – short videos in the style of a television news broadcast – are the brainchild of Killara’s performing ...

This story appeared in the February 2018 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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