INSPIRING TEACHER FEATURED IN
Television SERIES
Holroyd High School Intensive English Centre
teacher, Nirupa Badve, is one of four teachers chosen for the new
four-part documentary series, Inspiring Teachers, on SBS
television’s Inside Australia program this month.
The series goes to air at 8pm over a four week
period, starting on Wednesday 6th February. Nirupa is
featured on 20th February.
Nirupa teaches mathematics and
computer studies in the Holroyd IEC, where non-English speaking
background students spend up to a year learning English when they
first arrive in Australia. Most of Nirupa’s students are refugees,
and many have never been to school until they come to Holroyd.
Nirupa’s task is to bring them successfully from the third world
into the first in her classroom.
Inspiring Teachers
director, Rebecca Barry, whose previous documentary was the much
acclaimed Footy Chicks, says she wanted to make something
that celebrated humanity in a positive way. Inspiring Teachers
has achieved that, she says. The only issue was whittling down the
field of inspiring teachers to the four featured in the series.
“Choosing the final four teachers was heartbreaking,” she says, “We
found so many amazing teachers and schools.”
For Rebecca, one of the most
powerful moments in filming the series came when Nirupa’s students
talked of their experiences as child refugees on Refugee Day
last year. “It was very moving and I felt privileged to be in the
room that day,” she said.
Rebecca Barry hopes that people
who watch the series are reminded of their own inspiring teachers
who made an impact on their lives, and that the film encourages
people to acknowledge the value of teaching.
AWARD WINNING WRITER GIVES TIME TO
PUBLIC EDUCATION
One of Australia’s most acclaimed and
loved children’s writers, Libby Gleeson, has worked at Holroyd High
School with Year 7 English classes, teaching them
some of the strategies used by writers to explore their imagination
to create exciting and unique stories. It was a fabulous experience
for these young students to be able have Libby read their work and
answer their questions. Hossin said, “It made me want to
become a writer…she was very inspirational.”
Libby also spent time with senior
students who were about to begin writing their major works for the
HSC Extension 2 course. Libby was able to offer valuable advice and encourage
them to pursue their passion for writing. Libby is a former ESL
teacher whose return to the classroom was greatly appreciated by
students and English staff at Holroyd High School.
Libby has also worked since
2004 with a former student of Holroyd High School, Nahid Karimi, now
in her second year of a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree at the
University of Western Sydney. Nahid is a refugee from Afghanistan.
Libby has used Nahid's story as the basis for her latest novel,
which will be published in 2008. The novel will be launched during
Writers' Week in May, 2008.
HOLROYD HIGH
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MADE HONORARY FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
The title of Honorary Fellow of the University of
Sydney was conferred upon Dorothy Hoddinott at the university's Education and
Social Work graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall on 28 April,
2006. Mrs Hoddinott was awarded the Honorary Fellowship for her
contribution to Australian education throughout her forty year
career.
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