Breaking News

May 2013:

The Essington School Darwin And Charles Darwin University Announce The New ACADEMY OF YOUTH ARTS NT For 2014

On 15^th May, 2013, The Essington School Darwin and Charles Darwin University announced their plans to work together to expand the existing Centre for Youth and Community Music (CYCM) at the University in to an Academy of Youth Arts NT run by The Essington School Darwin.

Charles Darwin University has developed and grown the Centre for Youth and Community Music (CYCM) over the last twenty years to provide a program for all members of the Darwin community. The Centre for Youth and Community Music (CYCM) is no longer ‘core business’ for the University. The Arts Faculty’s focus is Vocational Education and Training (VET) Programs, and tertiary level tuition and research.

The new Academy of Youth Arts NT will be run by The Essington School Darwin as a community youth arts centre. It is ‘business as usual’ for CYCM and future CYCM students, but the new Academy of Youth Arts NT will offer youth Arts programs beyond music and singing. Included will be programs in dance, visual art, and drama. As currently occurs with the CYCM, these programs will be offered after school on week days and on Saturday’s at Charles Darwin University. The expanded program will include Vacation Schools open to all students in Darwin and Palmerston.

Charles Darwin University and The Essington School Darwin are planning to begin the transition from the Centre for Youth and Community Music (CYCM) to the Academy of Youth Arts NT in the second half of 2013. Information about the continuing CYCM programs and new youth Arts programs will be available in July this year.

May 2013:

YOUTH RADIO BROADCASTING AT ESSINGTON 

THE ESSINGTON SHOW

Launched On Darwin FM 91.4

This month The Essington Show was launched on DARWIN FM 91.4 with Essington Middle School students broadcasting from 5 pm to 6 pm Monday to Friday.  Middle School students have been working with their Media Teacher and Radio Producer, Justine Grant, to record their radio programs for the daily The Essington Show. The radio show has a youth focus and includes youth music and interviews about youth matters and activities in Darwin.

April 2013:

New ESSINGTON SCHOOL BOARD Confirmed for 2013/14

Following The Essington School Darwin’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 29^th April, 2013, the new School Board for 2013/14 was confirmed as:

Vicki O’Halloran (Chair)

Dean Osborne (Deputy Chair)

Janet Russell (Secretary)

Peter Gordon

Richard Harding

Sean Kildare

Steve Margetic

Pompea Sweet

David Cannon (Principal/CEO)

Community Members:

   Marc Johnston

   Chris McCabe

   Peter Plummer

Board Members To Be Confirmed:

  Staff Delegate

  P&F Delegate

April 2013:

New LIFE MEMBERS

Of The Essington School Darwin

Confirmed at Annual General Meeting

On 29^th April, 2013

At the Annual General Meeting of The Essington School Darwin on Monday 29^th April, 2013, four new Life Members were confirmed:

Megan Brown

Deborah Halliwell

Patricia Hancock

Graeme Lewis

All were long term parents of the school had made a major contribution to the development of the school over many years, including on the School’s Board.

Previously appointed Life Members are:

Dr. Grahame Webb (1994)

John McLaren (2009)

Josie Parry (2009)