SCHOOL EVENTS
Our New Chaplain
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We are excited to welcome our new chaplain Jane Marsh. Jane joined us in Mid-November 2020 and brings with her a world of experience. Jane currently shares her expertise with ourselves and two other schools. Jane is a mum of 4 and has a self-professed love of cats. Max her Russian Blue is the apple of her eye. Jane is well-travelled having lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta and the U.K. In Istanbul Jane taught students using her primary school teaching qualification. Jane‘s love for people is clearly evident in her work on the wards and her empathetic ear a comfort for staff.
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Stop-Motion Animation Workshops with Steven Aiton 2020
Now in its ninth year at Perth Children's Hospital, The Artist in Residence (AIR) program offers a positive distraction to being in hospital. The program is based on maximising the benefits of arts in health and healing, and is supported by evidence that patients feel more relaxed, happy and less bored by participating in these creative workshops.
Now in its ninth year at Perth Children's Hospital, The Artist in Residence (AIR) program offers a positive distraction to being in hospital. The program is based on maximising the benefits of arts in health and healing, and is supported by evidence that patients feel more relaxed, happy and less bored by participating in these creative workshops.
National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
On the 27th of May 2020 at 11:00am, our school participated in virtual and in-person simultaneous Storytime readings of Whitney and Britney: Chicken Divas by Lucinda Gifford. The patients at Perth Children's Hospital received their own copy of this book from the Starlight Foundation, donated by Scholastic. They were also able to participate in art and craft activities on the day. The Starlight Foundation screened a reading of the book.
Book Bunker
Volunteer Jenny reading to Lincoln (pre-primary student)
Our students are lucky enough to participate in a literacy initiative that the school runs in partnership with PCH’s Fun on Four program. Wonderful volunteers from Fun on Four’s Book Bunker spend Tuesday and Thursday afternoon sharing the delights of the literary world with our students.
Leasa Ashton receives Churchill Fellowship
Congratulations to Leasa Ashton who has been offered a Churchill Fellowship relating to increasing the quality of life and educational outcomes for young people with chronic pain & fatigue. We wish Leasa all the best with her research in 2020.
AJ Betts Receives WA Writer's Fellowship
A WA author has made it big in Hollywood after one of her books was turned into an Emmy-award winning TV show. But Amanda Betts' own story is as inspiring as the novels she pens. @rebeccaperrie https://t.co/jSoeVWweSO
— 10 News First Perth (@10NewsFirstPER) October 13, 2019
Hospital Orchestra Project
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health, delivers the Hospital Orchestra Project at Perth Children's Hospital. WASO musicians present a broad range of performances and participatory programs, as well as visit children on the wards six times per year. The program aims to provide emotionally supportive experiences, a connection to community, and access to The Arts Learning Area.
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health, delivers the Hospital Orchestra Project at Perth Children's Hospital. WASO musicians present a broad range of performances and participatory programs, as well as visit children on the wards six times per year. The program aims to provide emotionally supportive experiences, a connection to community, and access to The Arts Learning Area.
