25 July 2022 Primary Ethics is delighted to announce the inaugural Kinghorn Award for Primary Ethics volunteers, which brings substantial prize money to go to the recipient's chosen school and public recognition and appreciation for the often-unsung efforts of our wonderful volunteers. The Award This award will honour an ethics volunteer who is an inspirational … Continue reading Announcing the inaugural Kinghorn Award
Category: Volunteering
‘That was the best lesson ever!’
Diana Dagg's journey into ethics. "I have the great pleasure of volunteering as an ethics teacher with my granddaughter’s class at her local primary school in southern Sydney for 30 minutes each week. I’m one of thousands of volunteers from all walks of life and all ages who teach ethics in schools across NSW during … Continue reading ‘That was the best lesson ever!’
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
Complaint demonstrates overall success of ethics program
September 2019: 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 … Continue reading Complaint demonstrates overall success of ethics program
Why pilot ethics classes for year 7 students?
Primary Ethics is the single approved provider of special education in ethics (SEE) to NSW Department of Education public schools. While our primary focus is primary schools, we've fielded many requests over the years from high school principals, parents and students themselves, who have sought a secular alternative to Special Religious Education that helps young … Continue reading Why pilot ethics classes for year 7 students?
Ethics classes at school: Guest post
by Sandra Henri, ethics teacher For those of you not familiar with Ethics Classes at your local public school, let me rave about them for minute. Ethics is offered as one of the scripture options, yet don’t let this fool you into thinking its a religious vs non-religious thing. Ethics is actually about teaching critical … Continue reading Ethics classes at school: Guest post
Ethics class in Earlwood a lesson in fairness
Shadow Minister for Education Mr Jihad Dib MP & former Premier and Minister for Education The Hon Nick Greiner joined an ethics class at Earlwood on Thursday.
Four reasons ethics teachers won’t give your child a treat this Easter
In the lead up to Easter, we sometimes hear that it's not fair that children in ethics class miss out on the chocolate eggs and other Easter-themed treats that are handed out in some of the religious instruction classes. Because giving good reasons is an important skill students are encouraged to develop in ethics class, … Continue reading Four reasons ethics teachers won’t give your child a treat this Easter
A little volunteering role with big returns
Media Release: It’s not guaranteed to make you lose weight or get fit, but volunteering to teach ethics to children will satisfy other common New Years' resolutions.
Volunteering Open Day 2016
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