Grahamvale is going ‘old school’

“For us, we started as a smaller school. Over the years we’ve grown to be a school with over 400 students,” principal Simone Higgins said.

“We’re taking students back to the past, and they will have opportunities to dress and experience different activities.”

There will be lunchtime games around the schoolyard, including hula-hooping.

There will also be a live drama performance of Sleeping Beauty.

“It’s about celebrating the success and the growth over the years,” Ms Higgins said.

To take a direct glimpse into history, past students will come to the school and talk to current students about how education has changed.

“They will share what school used to be like, what resources they had access to — especially in forms of technology,” Ms Higgins said.

She is passionate about seeing students receive quality public education so they can thrive.

“Every child should have every opportunity for them to be the best that they want to be.

“Education Week is another opportunity as a school to work together.”

Ms Higgins is keen to showcase more of what the school has to offer after the past two years of COVID-19 restrictions.

“This is another opportunity as a school to work together. It would be nice this year to showcase what we have in Education Week.”