A student-led podcast will soon help share the voices of North Geelong’s multicultural community, helping provide hands-on learning during the final years of school.
North Geelong Secondary School received $6250 from the state government through the Lynne Kosky Memorial Applied Learning Grants program to provide practical experience for VCE Vocational Major (VM) students.
VCE VM coordinator Liz Quick said the students were a “bit nervous but really excited” to start creating content and learning to use industry-grade equipment for the student-led podcast.
“The students will be able to really own their community voice, and what they’re putting out so everyone can share their stories,” she said.
“They go through the start of building it all the way through to creating, editing, putting it together, and then presenting it. It’s a whole process, not just one aspect they must understand.
“At the end of the year, we have a multicultural festival, and the idea is for students to interview other students or people within the community from many different backgrounds and cultures.
“The students need to understand how to share their views and ask questions of people as well as being able to listen… That way we get to hear lots of people’s voices and their cultural backgrounds.”
Deputy premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll said the grants program honoured former Labor Minister for Education Lynne Kosky, a champion of vocational and applied learning.
“Lynne Kosky was a trailblazer for lifelong and applied learning, and we’re proud to honour her legacy through this important grants program,” he said.
“Our senior secondary reforms are opening up new pathways and helping more young Victorians gain the skills they need for the jobs of the future.”
