November 2009 Vol. 1, Issue 10 (PDF - 16.2Mb) - Department of ...
November 2009 Vol. 1, Issue 10 (PDF - 16.2Mb) - Department of ...
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• berwick chase primary<br />
48 Nov 09<br />
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best<br />
primary<br />
school<br />
Berwick Chase Primary School, designed by architects<br />
ClarkeHopkinsClarke, won the Best Primary School award category.<br />
The school has been developed within the Chase Estate in Berwick<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> the community precinct, and adjoins a new childcare and<br />
community centre and a recreation reserve. Designed for the enrolment<br />
<strong>of</strong> 475 students with a peak <strong>of</strong> 800, corridors have made way for large,<br />
lively, useable areas, which are dispersed throughout the school.<br />
“We have big learning commons, not classrooms, and there are no<br />
corridors; it’s all open plan so team teaching is the norm and the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional learning that goes on is huge, because they are working<br />
together and teaching each other,” says principal Murray Geddes.<br />
“The way the school flows from one area to another is great. We can<br />
move big groups <strong>of</strong> kids around with ease and everyone is within sight.<br />
We have a lot <strong>of</strong> parent volunteers and they are always in eyesight, never<br />
tucked away in a corridor because there are none.<br />
“There is lots <strong>of</strong> natural light and heating is kept to a minimum – we<br />
have no air conditioners because we have a night purge system, and it’s<br />
absolutely lovely,” he adds.
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