Yesterday saw the official launch of the Y Connect Project report and website. The launch was held at Yeronga State High School to an audience of invited guests. The Hon. Mark Bailey MP, Member for Miller and a Minister in the Queensland Government was the official guest of honour, representing the Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace. In his presentation, Minister Bailey described the Y Connect as being “formidable” and suggested that Yeronga State High School had been the perfect place to implement such an innovative program. He thanked everyone involved and was very pleased to be presented with copies of the Full Report and the Key Findings and Significance Report from Mr Bob Logan, Deputy Principal of Yeronga State High. Within her launch presentation, Professor Julie Dunn (the research team leader) thanked the school, its staff, students and leaders for their outstanding commitment to collaborative research. She suggested that the Y Connect Project should be understood as an experiment in arts infusion – an extended examination of what might happen in one school if arts-based …
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