Ex St Andrews Primary student inspires others about the work of the SES

It was with great excitement that St Andrews Primary Marayong Year 6 students participated in the entry event of their current Project Based Learning unit.

Four volunteers from the Blacktown State Emergency Services (SES) unit gave generously of their time to explain their role in helping fellow Australians during times of crisis.

The event was inspiring, giving students the chance to meet real-life SES workers. But most exciting was the chance Year 6 had to meet ex-St Andrews Primary student and main SES presenter, Adrian Apalakis.

The students were amazed to meet someone from their school who was truly living a life in service to others in their community.

Armed with their driving question about how Australian citizens can support the SES, and a host of related questions, students learnt about SES Blacktown’s role in emergency situations such as floods, storms and tsunamis.

Through listening and learning about the challenging and rewarding role of an SES volunteer, students were empowered to apply this learning to the activities they will engage in during the remainder of the term.

St Andrews, Marayong, looks forward to welcoming Adrian and fellow SES Blacktown volunteers back at the end of Term 2, to showcase the findings of their PBL unit.

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St Andrew's Primary Marayong
www.standrewspsmarayong.catholic.edu.au

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🏉 A fantastic result for Stage 2 Touch Football! 💙💛 Congratulations to our Stage 2 boys’ and girls’ touch football teams, who both finished the day as POOL WINNERS! Both teams demonstrated fantastic teamwork, skill and sportsmanship throughout the day. It was wonderful to see our students giving their best, supporting one another and representing St Andrew’s with such pride. A big thank you to our coaches, parents and supporters for making the day such a great success! Well done, everyone! 👏💙💛