Palmerston 2011 Annual Report - Palmerston Girls Academy

A.2 E D U C AT I O N E N G A G E M E N T S T R AT E G I E S F O R 2 0 11I) Over the course of 2011 a number of strategies have proven successfulin terms of engaging the students in education and achieving theSporting Chance Program objectives. This includes:Enrolment and Introduction to the ProgramWhen students were enrolled into the school, the year co-ordinator wouldbring them into the GirlsAcademy along with their families to showcase theacademy and informally meet the staff and other student in the academy. Newenrolments to the school would be given an enrolment pack from the PGA anda brief overview on what the academy is about.Parent Meet and GreetParent meet and greet would happen at the start of each school year, wherewe would invite all parents of the girls enrolled in the program to meet thestaff from the PGA and find out additional information about the Academy andwhat it offers.New Members OutingsNew members of the Academy would be taken on an outing to be able to getto know the staff on a more personal level. This gave them and opportunityto build a relationship with staff and to know more about the Academy andwhat it has to offer. These outings also gave PGA staff a more one on oneopportunity to explain to the students about the Academy and uncover whatthe new members wanted to get out of being in the Academy.©RM&LA Palmerston Girls Academy Annual Report: December 20114