Connections Showcase 2024
Shellharbour Public School – Cool, Calm and Collected
Shellharbour Public School is located south of Wollongong on the traditional land of the Dharawal people.
Cool, Calm and Collected uses photography to showcase the sensory tools that the students at Shellharbour Public School use to regulate, cool down, be peaceful and help them be ready for learning.
As a class, they hope that this photographic artwork encourages student voice, acceptance and acknowledgement of diversity.
What did the teachers and students have to say?
- ‘Students felt a sense of pride and dignity creating their photos. They were engaged and respectful of each other. Students were able to build a greater understanding of how each of them is unique. Many expressed they felt acknowledged and empowered.’ – Miss Barsby and Lisa Grogan (SLSOs)
- ‘I liked taking photos of my friends at different angles.’ – Josh (student, 10 years old)
- ‘I like using the poppets to feel happy and relaxed.’ – Finn (student, 7 years old)
- ‘I liked taking the photos on an angle and putting the photos into black and white.’ – David (student, 9 years old)
- ‘I liked being noticed (being represented in the photos) and participating.’ – Quade (student, 10 years old)
- ‘I liked being respected and showing how I can be relaxed in the sensory space when I meditate.’ – Liam (student, 9 years old)
Participating students
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Congratulations to the following students from Kindergarten to Year 6 at Shellharbour Public School for their wonderful submissions:
David, Finn, Josh, Liam and Quade.
- Third-party content attributions
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- All student artworks and images courtesy of the respective schools, student artworks © the student artists, 2023, reproduced and communicated with permission.
- Congratulations banner, created using Canva, 2021.
