Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

Understanding Education By Dr 8111 Hall, director,Mount Gravatt Collegeof Advanced Education U,! t; i r ··· ' Education begins at home MosT of a child's education takes place outside the classroom . Jlldf't:d , a J.:rrat. dNtl 01 \\II, l :, <. IIWI \\ Ill f'\ t'I' lt·arn 11:1:,. bt'en lea rn t. C\ 1•11 bt•fo r,· 111' ,,r :,)It' ."illll'l:-t ~C'llU(JI. IL 1s important l h nl p .1rrn t"t , 111, 1lrl rrt·• O:-,:ll lH.! l llll t lhr'.\' h a ve ,I Cl'IICIIII I tic• Ill pl11\' 111 tl1t•ir chllclrc11·s 1•ctuca t1011. 'J'h.11 <lut·s 1101 J I'- 111ca 11 en-.u1 u1~ h1111w,, 1,rk Is d nt· p1 op• r-11~. lndt.'N.I, It ,, ou lcl 11111 h11•h 1.•r m,• 11 uu r d 11lctrt.'11 n,,,•pr h.itl h, 11111.'\\ 01 k t'\ t' r ., ;.:i. .ll. W it h l1c1r ti 111<lt.', 1111rl B 111w:1it•~. l'l1u rch l\t' l l\'l ll t·,. lllll•!t·,tl 1n.,1n110,n· .... \ a :\l U/1\01111 (')j 1,•,1,11111,; ,IIHI lltd 1l 1~J'tHh Olli••l' Ill'• u,11w~ th,•~ Ju,1 cl11n'l h.1 , 1• i ,n 1t.• !o r h1l111c– ,, 11rk. 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I \\i.Jtulcr huw 1111111,\· J)ll l'l'lllS took :ulnunngc ul IL'! Anotlu•r l'CC<'!ll rrtuc:i. 11onal oppor1unity \\':1s !he E:--.lalbllHIII Now, J lllll 0IH' of lhO~C pnrc11 i.s who acttmlly louk lurwurd to th e Exh1blLion. I Ion• 1l ! 1Thnt IS 110L quite trur. I d!slll\c 1 lif' a mu-,e111c11t.;;; and we keep 1hc111 11 nt1I l11:,,t. i. The lli...,pluys are nwn·cllous nnd there is mon• t.o l1c :-il·L·n 1n one <luy Ill thc Exhibi– t1r1n than 1111y ~chool cnn produce 111 one yc.ir . Tile 20 cclll..s nr1111 b sion for children mt1.c;t. be tlic bnr::aln 01 11 llfctllnc. Another \'cnuc which Is !')()l)ulnr with snm1• pan:111.s Is 1h c Quccnslunrl i'vtuscum. We \'i.'iitcd il clurlrq! the recent school holi– da~·s. Alt.hough the interior I~ gloo111y, th ere Is n trcment.ious nmm I111 to sec. The mu:::cum houses O\'Cr two m lllion sprcime:ns c·m·crlni:: a rcas which sound 11· 1!':u•11111··• (hlolo•:lr11J, J!Cnlo!.llcul. urcl1ac– o>n;:('al, ctllnogra pll lC', h b;torlcul a11ct tcch– noh•1~1cnl1 b11t nrc fa~clnat1n~. The blolog,kn l collections i11cl11de c,,·cr 5000 rornls. 12.000 fishes, 2fi.OOO birds. 50,000 ~llrlls anrl 200.000 in~ccls. Of course, not. cv– t•1·~·!IJ1111: C'llll h rilspln~·cd ut once, nnr1 th e new 111uf CU 111 will ma kt• n ,·!sit much m ore plt'nsnnl . 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Ench ,·car. more limn 10,000 scl1oolchil– llrcn ,·i.sit. the M11sc11rn to learn nbout "Pio– nrer Lift!," "A1Ist rnllun Trnnsport," "Ahor i– i;hw5," " Fos~lls,'' " M11mnn Eculog:y," "Aus– Lrnlln11 Anh11als" nnrt "Coral Heers." An aclcl1I:nnnl :m.ooo chllclrcn use muscmn \\'Ol'k~hPCl-". T llcrc arc spccin l programs for hnndicappect cl1ihlren. . If you Jm,·c not .,·et \'isitcd the l\luseurn with \0'11' 1'111ldren. then It 1s a must. Before lc.1·;11;i,:, ta l,c l llllC lO s ludy the books, car ets 1wrl models. Tllc,v arc e~cellcnL rnluc for 111011c,· and t•11:1Ulc vnur children's educatio n Ln cm1t illlll! C\'Cll li..ii cr t h e \'iSIL. A11otl11.' r wrckend t real Is n \'i!iiL to one or th Nu tuinnl Pa r ks. 'l'nmhrlrlnc is a furor– ll c. There 1s alwa~·s srnnC't.hinl: new to see, 11wludint: IJinls. oni111a\s and plnnts. Fol' tllo:c pun:1Hs who won t to keep in– fomiect of thf" si c11c·s cult.urnl ncuvl1ies, there 1-, 11 free 1110111 h ly 111:11:utr.inc call ~et lh e QtlCC!lFlil!ld Cull urn! Dln ry. Ercry llll)lll h , It. IISIS :111 of the c11It11rn1 il ..'ll\'lt il'S (.IC('lll'l")llJ! 111 the !-illllC. Mnnr of the :1r11,·il!cs nl'c free or clrnrgc. You ~ri 11 J!Cl Lile rliu rr J11st b.,· wr i t \n g to 1l1c DIJ •c.:tnr of C ulturnl Actintics. (H h Floor, Comak n J-1011sc. Cnr. Ann anti O~on:c Rt.1rPts. n r:sbanL' •1000. or by tcle– pl1tm111~ U1 lc;:h:tnl' :!.'.:M 7f1Hl. \Ve :in• :or111 11,1tc to lln• ill n pftrt o f th e \\ llrlcl wh u:h h full of intrrrst ;me! cc-lt1ca- 1 0 11111 11 -t•. Bot h " ltn111 the L·:t.,· .111cl 111 t h e co •ntry t lwn • .i~ mw·h o :-;Pc nm.I to rto. Wll.11 n11 :.,·11 .1,c. a!,cl u11por•:m t. pun p:tl'l't'1 i.; !lll\'t' Ill llll' ctl11t"llrln 11 or l h,.:lr chil– ctrc ·: ! l ,• . •i ..... ·-' Queo11s /11nd Mus ourn · . .a las- - l1111111111111111tt1tt1ii1111111ii1111ii1iii1tt1i1i1ii1111iitt1111111~1111ii111tt111i11111111111111111~