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CLC Chronicle2019 Term 1 EditionRespect Diversity Personal Best Courage ResilienceWhat a fantastic start to 2019 we have had so far!!Students are working their way through their SACE subjects and engaging positively in learning.Baptist Care Engagement Programs are extremely popular with Art, Soul Good and the G.A.M.E.program providing great opportunities for our young people to learn new skills in a fun way.We have introduced SACE Stage 2 Essential English for the first time this year giving CLCstudents an opportunity to gain Stage 2 SACE credits.SuccessStudent success stories at theCLC.Many of our students haveachieved great things at the CLCalready this year. Read about fourof our young people that areworking hard and reaping therewards!P8Lend Me YourEarsFood for Bodyand SoulThis is an ArtAttackBarista is BestOne of our YoungPeople tells us abouttheir CLC journey!P4Soul Good serving upnourishment for theCLC!Young People show offtheir talents and headto the Art gallery forinspiration!P6Barista Training thisterm; learning how tobrew the perfect cupa!P5Important Dates:P7Term 1 End – Friday 12th AprilTerm 2 Start – Monday 29th AprilPg. 1

Coordinator’s RecapI’d like to begin my recap by thanking the NESPN CLC team for welcoming me into the site!I have definitely felt part of the team and the students have been making me feel welcome asthe ‘new guy’ at the CLC!Students have made a positive start to the year with fantastic engagement in classes. Manyare continuing their SACE journey from last year and building on the great work achieved in2018. Others have made a new start this year and are progressing well to completing theirfirst SACE credits. We are looking to provide more learning opportunities with a secondsemester of Essential Mathematics planned as well Integrated Learning classes utilising theBaptist Care Engagement Programs; Art Attack and Soul Good-cooking.I have really enjoyed having my coffee fix in the morning with fresh Barista made coffee madeby the students running the Bean Buggy Cart!! Late in the term the CLC facilitated a Barista/ Food Hygiene accredited short course. Students who attended were able to build and honetheir skills in the art of the Coffee Bean and we all enjoyed some delicious beverages on thisday. Congratulations to those who completed the course.Again, I’d like to thank everyone at the CLC and the NESPN schools for their support in mystart here at the CLC. I’m looking forward to working positively with you all in supporting ourYoung People achieve success.Thank You,Juan LopezNESPN Community Learning Centre CoordinatorPg. 2

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Student RecapJordan RossidisI started the FLO program almost 5 years agoand I can say I would not be the man I am todaywithout the help of Baptist Care and towonderful teachers at the CLC. I had a taste ofregular high school learning and it was not mycup of tea. I was having trouble making it to classon time or even showing up at all. I eventuallystopped going all together, just staying at homedoing nothing. Eventually my dad brought me toa FLO campus, at first I thought I didn’t evenneed help, thinking that I could just powerthrough it and that it would mean I was weak if Iwent into FLO. How very wrong I was. I foundFLO to be the perfect place to finish myschooling and gain my SACE. I was motivated toleave the house again. Whilst they were yournormal classes, they were smaller in comparisonto a high school. I was able to get help easily if Iwas stuck and I developed a better bond with myteachers.The case managers were able to help me out soso very much, although I got a bit unlucky as Ihad three different case managers throughoutmy time at FLO each helped me in differentways.Alfred was my first and he helped me getintroduced to FLO and all its possible ways tohelp me, then there was Andrew “Barky”, hebrought me out of my shell and helped me to bemore chipper and active. Finally, there wasHannah, who was there for me when I was goingthrough some of my roughest times emotionally.There were other case managers and staff thatweren’t assigned to me but deserve somehonourable mentions. Tracey, who was therefrom the beginning and was always someone Icould look to for guidance and a good laugh.Shanna was there to help me kick-start my jobhunt and find some nice places to work. Cat,always had time to stop and chat if you had anyproblems being either emotional or just someoneto vent to. There are a whole host of others Icould talk about like Liam and his silly little popculture quizzes. A different Andrew who I wouldchat about the latest big video games or Netflixshow, or Fleur, who I constantly bantered with.Oh and the adventures and opportunities, damn.Through Duke of Ed I got to kayak and camp theMurray, hike through the beautiful landscapes ofTasmania for 8 days, and for the first time seesnow and have a snow fight. With all these hikesand camps, I made some bonds with friends evenstronger. I learnt the skills of a barista (and makea damn good coffee now), first aid, self-defenceand the appropriate qualifications to work behinda bar. Now, I am getting my Business CertificateIII at TAFE, and this will give me the last creditsneeded to get my SACE certificate by the end ofthis year.I met so many people over my time in FLO that Iwould now consider friends and so many I see asfamily. That is one of the best parts of FLO in myopinion, whilst in a mainstream high school youmake friends with the other students andteachers, in the CLC and FLO you make family.Pg. 4

Soul GoodThis term has seen some of our youngpeople develop some fantastic cooking andteam working skills while making simple,affordable and delicious food. Among theskills covered have been hygiene and safefood handling, pastry work, basic cuttingtechniques,mayonnaiseandotherdressings, crumbing, and bread making.Students have worked together to createtasty meals including traditional carbonara,tarragon chicken sandwiches, fresh tomatopasta, garlic flat breads, chicken schnitzelwith salad, and most recently, sausage rolls.Go Team!!Andrew PersianFLO Case ManagerPg. 5

Art AttackThis term our students have beenreplicating the some of the styles ofartists such as Jackson Pollock,Pablo Picasso, Kathe Kollwitz andGeorge O’Keeffe. We have beenusing different Art mediums such asacrylic paint, charcoal and watercolours. The students also undertookan excursion in week 10 exploring theArt Gallery of South Australia andwere given the opportunity toparticipate in onsite activities such ascreating their very own self portraitutilising oil pastels and a mirror.Hope the Gallery inspires somefantastic Art at the CLC next term!!Hannah BurkeFLO Case ManagerPg. 6

Short Course: Barista / HygieneThis term some our young people learned the fineart of making the perfect cup of freshly brewedcoffee during the Barista/Hygiene short course.The training was held over two days at the CLCand students learned everything from a shortblack to a cappuccino, a flat white to a macchiatoand all of the rest the subtle combinations thatcoffee beans, milk and water can create!There was lots of tasting going on this day but withmany staff members being avid lovers of coffee,there were few complaints!These skills can now be utilised for students toparticipate the CLC Bean Buggy Programthroughout the year.Cert II Education SkillsDevelopment (ESD)Students have been working well in improving theirliteracy and numeracy skills through the Certificate IIin Education Skills Development.Students are able to work at their own pace and buildtheir skills through completing units including learningonline, how to communicate effectively, how tooperate a computer, reading and writing a range textsand basic mathematical principles.Discussions around topical issues also take placeduring learning sessions giving students an opportunityto present their own opinions and consider otherpeoples’. Some discussions have centred aroundbrain development in teenagers, impulse control andconsequences, bullying and multiple intelligences.Looking forward to continuing the great work intoterm 2!Pg. 7

Student Highlights / SuccessSamuel began his time at the CLC this yearand scored an A for his first assessment inPLP!! Sam has faced significant challenges andhas previously disengaged entirely fromlearning, often withdrawing into attemptedsleep in the classroom. Sam has worked wellwith the CLC team and put in the hard yardsto achieve this amazing result.Savannah had multiple barriers surroundingwellbeing in 2018. This year she hascommenced SACE classes at the CLC alongwith attending the Soul Good ne short course. Savannah hasalso successfully gained employment in alocal café utilising the skills developed at theCLC!Well Done Sam!!!Great Work Savannah!!!Felicity has completed a Certificate II in SalonAssistance despite facing a severe injury at theend of last year. She is now actively workingtowards gaining an apprenticeship and has beenundertaking work experience in Salons tosupport her goal!Jordan has continued to excel this term! Heis balancing Research Project, Certificate IIIin Business and his personal life. Jordan isalso actively seeking employment in thehospitality industry to add to his busyschedule.Keep it going Felicity!!!Good Luck Jordan!!!Pg. 8

End of Term AwardsCourageAaron SquireTamika JenningsZac ParryResilienceTahlia GranthamTalia HaythorpePersonal BestJulian ShawDanielle ZaltronSamuel Poulten-KennisonRespectChantelle LithgowPhoebe HutchinsonDaniel MartinStaff newsGoodbye!!This year the CLC has had a few staff changes to begin 2019! We said goodbye to Liam and Amelia at the end of2018 who have moved on to other teaching roles. We wish them all the best in their new ventures and thank themfor their hard work during their time with us at the CLC.Welcome!!Juan has come on board as the new CLC Coordinator and is enjoying getting to know all of the students andsupporting them with their studies. Monique has moved into a full time teaching role taking on the English andResearch Project classes. We have also welcomed Maddy to the CLC team! Maddy is teaching Maths andPersonal Learning Plan 2 days a week. Last but not least the CLC has a new Social Work Student undertakingher university placement with Baptist Care. Annie has made a great start to her time at the CLC and we lookforward to having her with us for the first half of the year.The NESPN CLC Team!Front left to right: Jenni McLean: FLO Case Manager, Hannah Burke: FLO Case Manager, Maddy Agar: TeacherBack left to right: Tracey Sutton: Team Leader, Monique Bekirovski: Teacher, Shanna Scott: FLO Case Manager,Annie Tsagareli: Student Placement – Social Work, Jeff Feder: FLO Case Manager,Andrew Persian: FLO Case Manager. Juan Lopez: NESPN CLC CoordinatorPg. 9

Personal Learning Plan 2 days a week. Last but not least the CLC has a new Social Work Student undertaking her university placement with Baptist Care. Annie has made a great start to her time at the CLC and we look forward to having her with us for the first half of the year. The NESPN CLC Team!