Round 5 is now closed.
Round 4 Outcome
- $20,000 to Narrabundah Early Childhood School P&C to support the NECS Building Community Engagement project. The grant will fund the rebuilding of a sustainable and functional P&C through the upgrade of a community meeting space, development of marketing materials, staged community events, and engagement of a community partner.
- $20,000 to UC SCC Lake Ginninderra P&C to support the Connections - strengthening parent/carer engagement at UCSSC Lake Ginninderra project. The grant will fund the creation of an Engagement Hub for families including seating, promotional banners, landscaping and launch of the new space.
- $5,440 to Harrison School P&C for the Harrison School P&C Social Media Parent Engagement Strategy. The grant will fund a review of the schools’ social media and implementation of a social media strategy including a training package for P&C members. The funds will support an increase in the P&C Association's presence in the social media world and providing more opportunities for parents to engage with the P&C Association.
- $20,000 to Charles Condor Primary School to fund the Community Connectors project. The grant will fund the purchase of picnic seating and gardening equipment to upgrade a community garden. The space will be used to connect vulnerable parents and carers, and host community and parent education events.
- $20,000 to Giralang Primary School P&C to fund the Giralang Garden Collective. Thegrant will support the development of a garden space for school community gatherings and events. The grant will fund the purchase of furniture, seating, and an opening ceremony.
- $10,978 to Narrabundah College P&C to Rejuvenate the Narrabundah College Canteen and Engagement Hub. The grant will support the creation of an inviting space for families and increase the business acumen of the P&C run canteen through the purchase of furniture, promotional banners, and a Survey Monkey subscription.
Round 3 Outcome
The following recipients were successful in Round 3 ($178,403 total granted):
Recipient: Lyneham Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $18,800
Project: Lyneham P&C Parental Engagement Project
Description: he grant will support a number of initiatives to facilitate collaboration with families; a survey of families in order to inform the design of a long-term, sustainable engagement strategy, fund a series of events to encourage parent engagement and acknowledge the impact of volunteers and training for P&C members to build business acumen.
Recipient: Margaret Hendry School P&C Association
Grant: $15,700
Project: See You @ The Hub
Description: The grant will support strengthen parent engagement through the rejuvenation of the Community Hub making it a multi-purpose space that is culturally welcoming to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Recipient: Latham Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $19,985
Project: Latham P&C Community Hub
Description: The grant will support enhancing parent engagement through the creation of a Community Hub, Activity Library and P&C Website. The grant will fund an uplift to an existing space as well as fund P&C website design to support the broader schoolcommunity.
Recipient: Telopea Park School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Telopea Park School P&C Governance Strengthening Project
Description: The grant will support the P&C through a P&C governance review. The grant will fund a review of the P&C Governance and operations which will include recommendations to better support the school community through a longer-term parent engagement strategy.
Recipient: Namadgi School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Meeting Place at Namadgi
Description: The grant will build connections and interaction opportunities through the conversion of an existing vacant outdoor space into a multi-purpose outdoor meeting place. The grant will fund the uplift of the vacant space and courtyard garden to strengthen the existing Stephanie Alexander Garden Program.
Recipient: Duffy Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $7,000
Project: Engaging Duffy Primary School’s multicultural community
Description: The grant will support the translation of materials and signage to strengthen the communication and connection with the school’s culturally diverse families.
Recipient: Garran Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Garran Primary School Community Engagement Project
Description: The grant will support the P&C through a review of the P&C Governance and operations which will include recommendations to better support the school community through a longer-term parent engagement strategy.
Recipient: Macgregor Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $18,462
Project: Strengthening business acumen & increasing parent/community engagement
Description: The grant will support parent engagement by strengthening P&C Governance and business acumen. The grant fund will support engagement of consultants to strengthen governance and partnership opportunities within the P&C as well as professional learning for P&C members.
Recipient: Canberra High School P&C Association
Grant: $16,675
Project: Canberra High School Parent Engagement Project
Description: Strengthening family-school partnerships through a program of collaborative initiatives to increase parent involvement and build the governance acumen of our P&C association.
Recipient: Aranda Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $10,781
Project: Building P&C Business Acumen
Description: The grant will support strengthening P&C business acumen by funding professional learning for P&C staff.
Recipient: North Ainslie Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $11,000
Project: Strategic Parental Engagement Plan
Description: The grant will fund cultural integrity training and workshops as well as a consultancy to undertake streamlining governance for the P&C and undertake parent engagement surveys.
Round 2 Outcome
Recipient: Torrens Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $5,000
Project: Cultivating Community at Torrens Primary
Description: The grant will support the inclusion of parents and carers through a technical upgrade to IT equipment to allow virtual P&C meetings to be held.
Recipient: Maribyrnong Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Community Yarning Circle
Description: The grant will support the creation of a culturally and community inclusive ‘yarning circle’. An existing outdoor space will be transformed into a community based 'meet and greet' area to bring together children, families, staff and the wider school community to support children in their learning.
Recipient: Franklin School P&C Association
Grant: $11,449
Project: Franklin P&C Connections
Description: The grant will support enhancing parent engagement connections and interactions through school events and a culturally inclusive and cookbook project.
Recipient: Red Hill School P&C Association
Grant: $19,800
Project: Supporting Parent Inclusion and Engagement at Red Hill School
Description: The grant will support engagement with the school community through cultural integrity events and learning sessions, upgrading the sustainable garden, developing and distributing a culturally inclusive family recipe and story book, reinvigorating the family hub, establishing a family buddy system and developing a series of short welcome and family engagement videos.
Recipient: Arawang Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $18,500
Project: Creating Community Connection through Technology
Description: The grant will support parent and community engagement through a technical upgrade to IT equipment. The technical upgrade will allow for virtual meetings and events to be live-streamed increasing the participation of parent and carers and their engagement in their child's learning journey.
Recipient: Farrer Primary School Community Association
Grant: $19,450
Project: Strengthening Parent Engagement for Environmental Sustainability and Healthy Living
Description: The grant will support parent and community engagement through a healthy eating and sustainably living project. The project supports the transition of the canteen in its sustainable living and healthy eating journey including funding business acumen training for P&C members to ensure the canteen is financially viable.
Recipient: Turner School P&C Association
Grant: $17,672
Project: Cultural Integrity Garden
Description: The grant will support the creation of a cultural integrity garden, providing a long-term sustainable learning, activity and engagement space to bring families, children, staff and the wider school community together to support children in their learning.
Recipient: Curtin Primary School P&C Association
Grant: $15,760
Project: Magic and Mindfulness in the Mayhem
Description: The grant will support facilitating greater collaboration and strengthening family engagement through renewed connections. The project involves a survey of families in order to prioritise resources and design a more sustainable long- term engagement strategy. The grant will also fund a series of COVID-19 safe family engagement take-home projects that will allow families to re-connect to the school community.
Recipient: Black Mountain School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Six Degrees Seamless Pathways
Description: The grant will support stronger community connections and strengthening family engagement through the development of an interactive, dynamic webpage. The project will support the families and students with disability as well as fund the development and implementation of a social enterprise model for the Six Degrees Cafe Garden Gallery, uplifting business acumen to benefit the school community.
Recipient: Calwell Primary School
Grant: $18,000
Project: Calwell Community Learning & Well-being Project
Description:. The grant will support strengthening family engagement through renewed connections. The project involves the development of both family support and student learning resources aimed at addressing wellbeing issues and supporting the learning journey of students through family connections. The grant will also fund family and community events allowing renewed opportunities to reconnect to the school community and gauge interest in the re-establishment of an active P&C association.
Recipient: Narrabundah College P&C Association
Grant: $5,000
Project: Parent Engagement and P&C Sustainability at the Narrabundah College
Description: The grant will support enhancing parent engagement connections and interaction opportunities through a cultural integrity project (the Bundah Bliss Cookbook) as well as support the long-term sustainability of the P&C by engaging a business consultant to uplift business acumen and enterprise skills.
Round 1 Outcome
The following applications were successful in Round 1 ($118,487 total granted):
Recipient: Macquarie Primary School
Grant: $19,887
Project: Macquarie Primary School Parent and Community Garden
Description: The creation of a parent and community garden to build social connections within the school community. The garden will create a sense of belonging and learning for families, children and staff, particularly those families that do not have access to a garden space at home.
Recipient: Southern Cross Early Childhood School (SCECS)
Grant: $20,000
Project: Yarning Corner
Description: The creation of a culturally inclusive ‘yarning corner’. The grant will support the refurbishment of an existing space to bring families, children and staff together to support children in their learning.
Recipient: Ngunnawal Primary School
Grant: $20,000
Project: Designing a Modernised Approach to Parental Engagement
Description: To develop a strategy for parent engagement designed for modern times in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will support a research study into understanding the current challenges, barriers and opportunities to re-engage the school community in today’s climate and implement the strategy.
Recipient: Evatt Primary School
Grant: $20,000
Project: Evatt Community Hub
Description: To create a multi-purpose community hub. The grant will support the refurbish of an existing space to bring families, children and staff together to create opportunities to increase volunteer participation, business acumen of the P&C association and to support children’s learning.
Recipient: Charles Weston School P&C Association
Grant: $20,000
Project: Reaching our Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents and Community Members
Description: To enhance effective communication to families where English is an alternative language or dialect (EALD). The grant supports the production of resource material in a range of languages to cater for the diversity of the school community and make parent engagement culturally inclusive.
Recipient: Canberra College
Grant: $10,000
Project: Connecting with Parents and our Community
Description: To undertake the discovery and investigatory phase (Phase 1) of a parent engagement strategy. The grant will support events to connect parents and the school community and gauge expectations and potential interest in establishing a P&C association.
Recipient: Amaroo School P&C Association
Grant: $8,600
Project: Amaroo School Family Engagement Videos
Description: To strengthen parent engagement through the online platform. The grant will support the development of online resources aimed at welcoming, educating, and supporting families