Kaleen+High

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Kaleen High is an Australian high School situated in the suburb of Kaleen in north of Canberra. The school opened in 1978 and has years ranging from 7-10. During our scheduled visit to UC SSC Lake Ginninderra, it was arranged for us to visit Kaleen.

The school is a state school with aims to be inclusive and accesible to all students. Unlike many schools in Canberra, Kaleen High has a Learning Support Unit, an Autism Learning Support Unit along with a school farm. The farm facility is home to a variety of animals including goats and hens, as well as, a great garden for growing plants and herbs. The farm is used by all the students, with certain classes being run exclusively for the responsibilities and activities necessary when running a farm.



Along with the UC SSC Lake Ginninderra, Kaleen High has recently made new connections with the University of Canberra. This has resulted in greater opportunities for students and teachers to further their learning both from the high schools perspective and the university's. These newly founded connections have lead to Kaleen High taking a new, updated name of University of Canberra High School Kaleen. As part of this year's Learning School research, the visit to Kaleen High School focused on exploring the school's Learning Support Unit, finding out how students feel about their school, asking teachers how they support their students and help them with their journey through High School. Also, we were trying to further our understanding on how the new University connections would impact on the school and Canberra community as a whole.

Learning School 2010-2011 would like to thank all staff and students at Kaleen High for welcoming us into their community and for teaching us about their school. we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

For more information about our visit please look into the following links: Case Study - Identity Mural