
STAND FOR RECOGNITION
Sports Champions, Celebrities…
Stand out.
Leaders, Academics…
Outstanding.
The Eloquent…
Stand tall.
The Humble & Selfless…
Stand in.
Mums and Dads…
Stand with.
The Poor & Disadvantaged…
Stand it.
The Resilient Battlers…
Stand up.
Struggling Learners Stand for…
A ‘Hero’s Journey’ to Understanding.
Submitted
by Louise Crossley, who works as an Integration Aide
at a Catholic Primary School where she teaches struggling learners and special
needs children. She also teaches refugee children literacy and oral language
skills at an English Language School on Saturday afternoons. She have recently written a book titled Ella's Handbag about a
little girl who learns to believe in herself despite her learning difficulties.
Ella's Handbag won the 2009 Jan Bavinton award through
the Victorian Independent Education Union - the book will be distributed to
Catholic and independent schools in Victoria.