From the Ground Up
How a Community with a Vision and a Principal with a Purpose Created a Thriving State School
$30.14
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
21 March 2023
Summary
Taking Albert Park College from forced closure to Australia’s School of the Year
In 2006, Albert Park College, a public secondary school in inner-city Melbourne, was closed after a dramatic loss in confidence caused enrolments to plummet. Devastated yet determined parents rallied and convinced the education department to give the school a second chance. The old buildings were bulldozed and a new school began to take shape.
At the same time, experienced public school educator S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760644062 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760644064 |
| Author: | Steven Cook |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 149mm x 211mm |
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Steven Cook
Steven Cook is one of Australia’s most experienced secondary school leaders, with four decades of service as a public school teacher and principal. He has led the successful redevelopment of two highly regarded secondary schools in Melbourne - the Bayview Street Campus of Williamstown High School and Albert Park College. In 2017, Steven was awarded the Victorian Education Excellence Award for Outstanding Secondary Principal and the Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education. He has three daughters and lives in Albert Park with his partner and fellow secondary school principal, Hilary.
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