Partnership with QCA LiveArt and Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
YERONGA STATE HIGH SCHOOL Arts Academy students and staff have recently worked with QCA LiveArt and Queensland College of Art, Griffith University to co-design and install a new painted mural for the central amenities in E-Block. Working together and sharing stories in a design workshop in the art room, students developed concepts and designed artwork details to create something very unique for the school. Collaboration between students at different stages of art education allowed for a free exchange of information and aspiration.
The final artwork design, ‘Collective Effects’ takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape and built environment of the school grounds to create an artwork design. Collecting raw materials from around the school and using drawing to develop initial ideas, students engaged in design and pattern creation to develop individual artwork details that would appeal to their peers. This design recreates the gestural and the handmade at a large-scale connecting each component through a patchwork technique which brings the individual into a collective overall conversation.
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Griffith University - Student Academy of Excellence
Schools Initiative 2024: Year 10 Information for schools
Griffith Student Academy of Excellence Schools Initiative provides:
- Purposeful, tailored experiences for high-achieving students
- Access to mentoring provided by high-achieving undergraduate students
- Opportunities for students to develop and enhance academic skills, communication skills, academic networks, and goals for study and career
- Pathway to Student Academy of Excellence undergraduate membership
- Opportunities for staff to attend selected events for networking and professional development
- A unique partnership with immediate benefits to participating schools and students
Click on the link below to access the Griffith Student Academy of Excellence website, which provides a good overview of some of the great opportunities and experiences for undergraduate members.
griffith.edu.au/student-academy-excellence
Yeronga Community Gardens (YCG)
Yeronga State High School plays an active role in our local
community. YSHS welcomes the Yeronga
Community Garden members to their existing horticulture area and looks forward
to a creative and productive partnership of community members, neighbours, students
and staff as they work together to develop a thriving place for people of all
ages. The school and local community
will come together to grow plants, to share food, to share knowledge, to share
the company of others, to model innovative environmental and sustainable
practices and to promote the values of the school.
YCG operates as a not-for-profit organisation and is supported by the Yeronga Community Centre.
Contact for more details: (07) 3848 2285
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Working bees most Sundays from 3.00 - 6.00pm.
Where: Horticulture area near the corner of Oakwood and Taunton Streets.
Yeronga Community Centre
Yeronga State High School works closely with Yeronga Community Centre to offer help to those who need and a place for people to meet their community. We wish to bring people together, to support each other and become a stronger and happier community. Click here to view their website.
