Want to work with Primary Ethics? We have a number of paid full-time roles opening for area managers - people who support and develop our programs across Sydney and NSW. Come and join a great group working to provide the Primary Ethics program to more public school students in NSW. Check here for more detail: PE … Continue reading Positions at Primary Ethics: Area Manager
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Food for thought
New bite-sized ethical dilemmas for children at home The not-for-profit organisation that runs ethics classes in NSW schools has developed a selection of ethics exercises, called Bites, for children to participate in at home. Each week in term 2 Primary Ethics will upload two new Bites for children; one designed for students from kindergarten to year 2, and … Continue reading Food for thought
Ethics lessons finish early for term 1
Ethics volunteers and schools have been working together to end their Term 1 ethics lessons by 20 March – if they haven't already – to allow schools to establish best-practice social distancing and to protect our volunteers. We look forward to seeing our volunteers return to classrooms at the start of Term 2. Primary Ethics … Continue reading Ethics lessons finish early for term 1
Ethics teacher training comes to Mt Annan
We're working together to make the Primary Ethics program available to more children in South West Sydney schools. A training session for volunteer ethics teachers will be held in Mt Annan on 13 & 14 February – the first to be held in South West Sydney. Five new schools in the Camden/Campbelltown and Wollondilly regions … Continue reading Ethics teacher training comes to Mt Annan
The courage to think differently
Thanks to the generosity of philanthropist Rob Keldoulis, not-for-profit education provider Primary Ethics was able to distribute a copy of Lenny and the Ants to the libraries of 500 NSW public primary schools.
Ethics classes coming to Batemans Bay
Three volunteers for Batemans Bay Public School were among 12 who attended ethics teacher training held at Narooma over the weekend. "It was great to meet other like-minded and enthusiastic people," said Heidi Thomson, who has put up her hand to coordinate the program at her children's school next year. Primary Ethics is a not-for-profit organisation … Continue reading Ethics classes coming to Batemans Bay
Conference 2019: Reflecting on past challenges, planning for the future
As the world grapples with major economic, political and environmental change, our hope for the future lay in the ability of our emerging leaders to make well-reasoned decisions on issues with far-reaching consequences. This was the message Dr Simon Longstaff of the Ethics Centre had for the 160 attendees at Primary Ethics State Conference held on … Continue reading Conference 2019: Reflecting on past challenges, planning for the future
Building knowledge and capacity for action on climate change
Worldwide, children are making an impact as they enter into conversations and take action on climate change. Schools, too, are playing an important role in providing access to facts and building knowledge about our environment and the impact of human behaviour. In NSW, students start learning about the environment in kindergarten, with specific content included … Continue reading Building knowledge and capacity for action on climate change
2019 Volunteer of the Year Awards
The Centre for Volunteering Awards were established 12 years ago to recognise the incredible amount of volunteering that occurs across NSW and the importance of volunteering to our communities. This year a massive 123 000 people were nominated, with awards presented at ceremonies across the state. Local representatives of government , including Mayors and Members … Continue reading 2019 Volunteer of the Year Awards
Complaint demonstrates overall success of ethics program
It takes a village to raise a child – and many of those who enrich our children's lives do so as volunteers. P&C committees, canteen, reading groups, garden club, uniform shop, sport coaches, Scouts, Guides, playgroups - volunteers make a huge contribution to children's lives and are being celebrated in Volunteer of the Year Award … Continue reading Complaint demonstrates overall success of ethics program