Welcome to the Girri Girri Sports Academy Newsletter.

GGSA is a sports based initiative for Aboriginal students in Western NSW. A projected target enrollment for 2010 in lower secondary student numbers is 180; senior secondary student numbers is 16. Currently enrolled in GGSA are 92 lower secondary students. No senior students yet.

The key objectives of the initiative are to improve:
• Attendance rates,
• Retention rates,
• Literacy/ numeracy skills of Aboriginal students.

Activities and initiatives GGSA students have undertaken or had the opportunity to be in, are mentioned here.

What’s happening…

• Planning for the Narrabeen Sport and Recreation Camp for GGSA members is well on the way for week 11, Monday 28th June! Thanks to Nathan and the team.

• Coordinators are designing a newsletter to expose the achievements and events GGSA members have at their school and the opportunity to engage in.

• GGSA members will soon be able to communicate; and participate in online courses and activities with their peers in other schools through the moodle site.
Who’s who?

We welcome some new coordinators this year who are working in schools with Aboriginal students.

• Angela Cohen and Peter Hosking at Bourke High School

• Sarah Van Haren at Brewarrina Central School

• Nathan Rollinson at Canobolas Rural Technology High School and Orange High School

• Melissa Rees and Simon Murphy at Condobolin High School

• Scott Carpenter at Cowra High School

• Nathan Rollinson at Denison College: Bathurst High Campus and Kelso High Campus

• Pam McConnell at Forbes High School

Karen Golland our IT Officer is busy managing the GGSA website and loading information/ activities, quarterly newsletters from each coordinator, and resources for coordinators and students.

Karen and Nathan are developing the GGSA Moodle site initially adding staff and students. Training and implementation to come.