Summary and Personal Reflections of "Students dig in for sustainability"

Gerloff, O 11 August 2010 'Putting the future in good hangds' in Parramatta advertiser.

Summary

Students from Parramatta West Public School are planting a vegetable garden which is part of a school garden program. This program aimed to foster a new generation of leaders who concern about environment. It also helps students to learn about healthy eating, living things, business and accounting skills. Therefore, more students will become self-sufficient.

Personal Reflections




I like the School Gardens Project very much becouse our children really need to learn more knowledge of planting and more related knowledge. In addition, they also can enjoy the fruits of their labor. For instance, they can enjoy the fresh salad which is made of the vegetables planted by themselves, and they also can earn some money from selling the vegetables at the markets.





Above all, I believe the students will like this project because it is a fantastic program.

Grind

Recently, we continuous learn about Australian politics because of the federal election. Actually, I have not any interest about politics, so I just have a limited English vocabulary about politics. Therefore, I can hardly catch things what my teacher and classmates are talking about, and I also can hardly understand the texts about politics as well. I have tried my best to study that, yet I still haven't any idea.


I really feel a little frustrating.

Study In EFS

I am doing English For Further Study course in TAFE now. I think it is useful, yet it is a little bit difficult to me. I have to spend more time to study after school because I need my English skills to improve so I can do a mainstream course in the next semester.