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10 Questions with Khym Harris, Director of COSI
We had the opportunity to sit down with Khym Harris, director of COSI, the CONDA nominated act that took place at the CAS. Here’s what we found out: What do the CONDA awards mean to you as the director of a play like COSI? To be honest, it was really unexpected so it鈥檚 a real […]
Alesco
Eco-friendly Hydroponic Garden Thrives
Alesco Northlakes were lucky recipients of one of the Lake Macquarie Councils Community Environment Grants this year. Our school used these funds to purchase and install a commercial-grade Hydroponic Farm. The set-up includes 30 plant tower systems, holding 840 different plants at any given time. Having the eco-garden set up at the school allows our […]
Alesco
New Wellbeing Space for Alesco Northlakes
Alesco Northlakes has recently purchased and installed a wellbeing station for its students. Not just a traditional monkey bar set, the equipment is a full play centre 鈥� with configurations to suit our student鈥檚 needs (The hammock is our personal fave). The equipment allows our students to go from simple resistance training to more advanced […]
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Atwea finalist in the Hunter Business Awards
汤头条 has been providing education services to the Hunter region for more than a century, with recent years bringing about significant growth and change. A not-for-profit community college, Atwea offers accessible education opportunities to the community, with courses ranging from nationally accredited training, to learning for fun and high school at Alesco Senior College. […]
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A change of career in reach for Ken
Wanting a change of career, Ken enrolled in the Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) at the Atwea Tuncurry Campus in 2021. This course prepared him to work with the disabled, covering topics such as the legal and ethical implications when working, the human body, access and inclusion for the participant, family and carers, First […]
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Meet Loren Shortland
Loren Shortland Loren has successfully completed two qualifications at 汤头条, a Certificate III in Makeup and most recently, a Diploma of Beauty Therapy. Loren is strong-willed, determined and extremely talented at massage, reflexology and body treatments. During her studies, she faced challenges where COVID restrictions meant she would have to continue her studies online, […]
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Meet Cohdy Smyth
Cohdy Smyth Cohdy started her learning journey with 汤头条 in our Certificate lll in Beauty Services and showed her resilience and motivation throughout covid lockdown which directly affected not only her classes and routine, but also her employment. Her perseverance and dedication to her studies have developed her confidence, adaptability and time management skills […]
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Meet beauty student Tahlia Simpson
Tahlia started her Atwea journey with the beauty skill set course, before going on to further her studies with a Certificate III in Beauty Services; from there, she has continued and recently graduated with a Diploma of Beauty Therapy. Tahlia has strong leadership qualities and is well respected amongst her peers. Tahlia鈥檚 academic performance and […]
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Meet Rachel Parsons
Rachel Parsons Rachel commenced training with Atwea in June 2021 studying the Aged Care/Disability Skill Set. Rachel is a very determined student that has overcome significant hurdles. Rachel is a stroke survivor and is very open about her experiences as she hopes that it may one day help others. Rachel hopes to gain employment supporting […]
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Meet Amanda Dawson
Amanda Dawson Amanda enrolled in the Certificate III Individual Support (Disability) course with determination and willingness to commit to the course and achieve a successful outcome. Amanda has anxiety and has some literacy hurdles to overcome and she is certainly doing just that. She chose this course as she is a foster mum and has […]
