Saturday, June 23, 2007

The Hobart Schools Study Tour - Background

An ACT DET Professional Learning Fund Grant and a Principals Professional Learning Fund Grant provided Judy Pettiford (Principal Wanniassa K-10 School), Margaret Taylor (Executive Teacher and Coordinator ICT Innovation), Andrew Buesnel (Executive Teacher and Teacher as Coach – ICT Innovation), Judy van Rijswijk (Executive Teacher and Teacher as Coach – ICT Innovation), Ann Hill (Executive Teacher – Middle School) and Sam Brentnall (Executive Teacher – Middle School) with the opportunity to visit and learn from the work of Clarence High School and Rosetta High Schools, specifically in the areas of ICT supported learning. Judy Pettiford, Margaret Taylor, Andrew Buesnel and Judy van Rijswijk visited Clarence High School (in the bay side suburb of Bellerive, Hobart) on Wednesday 20 June 2007. They were joined by Ann Hill and Sam Brentnall for the two day visit to Rosetta High School (11kms north of the CBD on the Derwent River) on Thursday and Friday 21 and 22 June 2007.

The team was accommodated in 2 bedroom apartments at the Salamanca Inn, Gladstone Street Hobart. This proved to be an excellent location, only 30 metres away from the eateries on Salamanca Place and within walking distance of the CBD. An Avis 8 seater Tarago was used to transport the team around Hobart.


The weather over the three days was cold with unusually heavy snow falls overnight on Wednesday night. The team was intrigued by the sight of heavy snow on the lower slopes of Mt Wellington, so close to the suburbs we were visiting and so close to the coastline as well.

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