australia-asia bridge school partnerships building relationships through intercultural dialogue and...
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Australia-Asia BRIDGE School Partnerships
Building Relationships through
Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement
103 school-to-school partnerships
206 schools from Australia, China, Indonesia and South Korea
340 teachers directly engaged
Blended model of face-to-face and virtual partnership activity
Unique scale and design
Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnerships
A community of learners
Experiential learning, Web 2.0 technologies and networks
Intercultural understanding, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia, citizenship
School improvement
Asia Education
Foundation
Asia Education
Foundation
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Seoul
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Seoul
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Beijing
Australian Education International,
Australian Embassy, Beijing
Australian state and territory Catholic, independent and
government education jurisdictions
Australian state and territory Catholic, independent and
government education jurisdictions
South Korean Provinces:
1. Gyeonggi 2. Daejeon
South Korean Provinces:
1. Gyeonggi 2. Daejeon
Chinese Provinces: 1. Chaoyang District, Beijing2. Shandong
Chinese Provinces: 1. Chaoyang District, Beijing2. Shandong
Indonesian Provinces: 1. DKI Jakarta, 2. Bali, 3. East Java, 4. South Sumatra, 5. West Nusa Tenggara, 6. West Kalimantan, 7. South Sulawesi, 8. Banten
Indonesian Provinces: 1. DKI Jakarta, 2. Bali, 3. East Java, 4. South Sumatra, 5. West Nusa Tenggara, 6. West Kalimantan, 7. South Sulawesi, 8. Banten
Australian Agency for
International Development
(AusAID)
Australian Agency for
International Development
(AusAID)
The Myer FoundationThe Myer
Foundation
Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Australia-Korea Foundation,
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT)
Australia-Korea Foundation,
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT)
Australia-Indonesia Institute,
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT)
Australia-Indonesia Institute,
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT)
Australian Schools
Australian Schools
Indonesian Schools
Indonesian Schools
South Korean Schools
South Korean Schools
Chinese SchoolsChinese SchoolsF
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1.People – common ground, common goals, common bond
1.Commitment – personal and professional
2.Systemic Support – Department, school community, school executives, professional networks
Is it a Success?…
Scope of partnerships
Nature of partnership activity
Support for specific learning areas
Impact on school community
Student learning
Are the successmeasures shared by partner schools?
Show me sustainability!...
“…sustainability should be seen in terms of the relationship culture of the organisation, rather than a particular relationship…
For longer term sustainability, school-business relationships need to be embedded in and supported by the policies, programs, planning and reporting processes and operational requirements within which the school operates”.
Business-School Connections Roundtable Discussion Paper, DEEWR, 2010
What schools need: Support, Support, Support…
Professional learning
Networks
Access
Acknowledgement
Executive leadership
Considerations
Systems From little things, big things growPurpose
Schools ReadinessPurpose
Teachers and students Intercultural understandingPatience
