The students of The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School will detour slightly off their Book Week Parade circuit on Wednesday morning to deliver an important message to Mayor Peter Petty in Bruxner Park at 10.30am.
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Cr Petty is keen for the younger members of the community to have a say in council priorities, working to create a Youth Advisory Committee, but students of the local primary school are also chipping in their two cents' worth, presenting him with the results of their own survey.
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The older students have each completed a questionnaire which asks how long they've lived in Tenterfield, their favourite things, activities they do, those they'd like to do but can't, and what they do during school holidays.
It also asks for their ideas for making Tenterfield better, and what they love most about the shire. Their even-younger counterparts will share what they love most pictorially.
The results should make for interesting reading, just as the parade itself through the CBD is an annual pleasure to see all the get-ups to celebrate Book Week.
The Education Week activities continue at the school on Thursday, with classrooms throwing open their doors to visitors from 9.20am, followed by a concert and morning tea.
This year's theme is Every Student, Every Voice. Encouraging students to have their say through the survey reflects one of the key messages: Connecting communities. The school is also pleased to host 17 Millrace and Haddington residents for the concert and morning tea, demonstrating to the students that they're part of a larger community than their own family and the school.
Other key messages for this year's Education Week are authentic participation, being partners in learning, respectful relationships, and being change makers.