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National Literacy and Numeracy Week (NLNW) 2008 in Western Australia
The three educational jurisdictions: the Department of Education and Training (DET); the Catholic Education Office of WA (CEOWA); and the Association of Independent Schools in WA (AISWA); worked collaboratively to organise NLNW events and activities for 2008 in WA.
The events and activities being held during NLNW 2008 were:
National Events 2008
A number of key national activities helped to celebrate the Week. These were:
All NLNW events have concluded - see Latest News for links to event websites for post NLNW announcements.
Reach for the Stars
Reach for the Stars is a national numeracy activity that has been part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week since 2003. This activity is aimed at pre-school to junior secondary school students (Kindergarten to Year 9) and is developed and managed by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT), with funding from the Australian Government.
The activity allowed students across Australia to get involved in a single event with a numeracy focus.
National Reading Day
National Reading Day is a mass participation literacy event for primary and secondary school students. This national activity encourages schools to select their own texts and to become involved in activities where they discuss the books they have read.
The activity is developed and managed by the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) with funding from the Australian Government.
Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is a national poetry competition for school-aged students, conducted from Gunnedah in north-west NSW. It was initiated in honour of Dorothea Mackellar and her famous poem, My Country. This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of the poem.
The Awards were announced at an award presentation ceremony in Gunnedah on Friday 5 September 2008. Visit the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards website for further information. See Latest News for WA prize winners.
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