SENIOR students at Ballarat Specialist School will soon showcase their creations alongside outside traders as part of the college\u2019s first ever Farm Fest market.<\/p>\n
With staff currently calling out for outside stall spots, assistant principal Mat Gannon said the event is aimed at providing the opportunity for the community to see what the students have made as part of their curriculum.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has come about because the whole premise of the students\u2019 learning is doing things that\u2019ll assist them after school. They\u2019ve been making and designing things as part of vocational learning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecently for example, they\u2019ve made chocolates at the Ballarat Tech School. They\u2019ve made coat-hangers, garden beds, lots of food. They\u2019ve got a lot of stuff we think is good enough to showcase and sell.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, we\u2019ve received about 10 to 15 enquiries from people wanting to have a stall.\u201d<\/p>\n
At least five student stalls will be set up inside the school, while the external stallholders will trade along the site\u2019s one-kilometre-round farm track near the school entrance.<\/p>\n
Funds made from the students\u2019 goods will go back into the school.<\/p>\n
Mr Gannon said the event will serve an exciting dual purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s showcasing who we are, and allowing those external stallholders will definitely compliment things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re doing great things and these students deserve the recognition. They work hard, they\u2019re very creative, and they\u2019ve got a lot of skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to put that on show and this is the first of what we\u2019re hoping will be an annual thing with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ballarat Specialist School\u2019s Farm Fest will run from 10am to 2pm on Monday 6 November.<\/p>\n
To register for a stall, contact Mr Gannon on 5334 1302 or email the school at ballarat.ss@education.vic.gov.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SENIOR students at Ballarat Specialist School will soon showcase their creations alongside outside traders as part of the college\u2019s first ever Farm Fest market. With staff currently calling out for outside stall spots, assistant principal Mat Gannon said the event is aimed at providing the opportunity for the community to see what the students have […]<\/p>\n