CLASSROOM excitement surprised Will Neville and Kris Payne.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The pair offered Sebastopol Primary School a large lock-up base to dock their computer tablets – a dock no longer needed in their Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare workplace, yet basic equipment that would make a big difference for the school.
Pupils have a designated place to look after technology to help them learn.
Mr Payne and Mr Neville found students had already carefully constructed processes for all to follow in docking use that would help keep their technology charged and cords from disappearing.
“They’ve really taken ownership. When we turned up they were so excited and have shown us what they’re going to do to make the best of it,” BDNH people and quality manager Kris Payne said. “Our whole business is based on how life matters. We have a lot of clients in Sebastopol and know the school could very much use it. We don’t have a need for it anymore and this seemed a good fit.”
For a school with low-government funding, due to diminished enrollments – which are now gradually growing – budgets are tight. The dock, which holds 32 tablets, will allow Sebastopol pupils to securely lock up their tablets each night, charge tablets overnight when electricity was off-peak.
Sebastopol primary acting principal Paula Sprague said the docking base was a special gesture.
“There’s no reason our kids shouldn’t have access to the same technology as other schools,” Ms Sprague said. “This helps keep everything together and the kids have processes to follow to look after it all.”