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Murraya Children’s Centre
Murraya Children’s Centre is an innovative early learning centre catering for children two to five years old.
Darwin Family Day Care
Darwin Family Day Care is a professional home-based early childhood education and care service operating in the Northern Territory for over 35 years.
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Bees Creek School Outside Hours School Care and Vacation Program welcomes all new families to our service.
SPORT AT ESSINGTON
The importance of sport and physical education in schools is often debated when concern is expressed about health and obesity problems in our modern society. One school that sees Sport and Physical Education as an important part of its educational program is The Essington School Darwin.
The Essington School Darwin’s sporting programme develops skills acquired in the curriculum subject of Physical Educ ation. This is taught from Transition to Year 10 by specialist physical education teachers. Students are able to participate in a variety of sporting activities during the year including swimming, athletics, tennis, cross country, rugby, Australian Football, netball, and soccer to name a few. The School sees sport as providing an opportunity for its students to develop a sense of achievement and pride in their effor ts. They also learn teamwork, selfless behaviour, trust, loyalty, socia l skills, responsibilities, sportsmanship, manners and leadership . These skills are seen by the School as also excellent for later life. The Essington School Darwin aims to provide as many oppo rtunities as possible for students to participate in sport within the School, with other schools and within the local and national comm unity. The Principal, David Cannon, said: “We feel it is impo rtant for students to experience the benefits of being in a team as well as being a solo competitor. Many of our students parti cipate in community sporting clubs and represent the School, scho ol zone, Darwin and the Northern Territory in various sporting activities each year”. Beyond the School’s sporting facilities, students also have access to nearby community and commercial sporting facilities such as ovals, tennis courts, a fitness centre and swimming pools . Students at the School’s Senior College at Charles Darwin University are able to use the University’s excellent sporting facilities. Each year all Transition to Year 6 students complete a Swim ming Program on a daily basis over three weeks. In this program students learn confidence in the water and develop various skills assoc iated with water safety and swimming. The School seeks to affirm the efforts, sportsmanship and success of students through Award Certificates at our weekly assembly, and with various awards at different times of the year. Where possible the school develops alliances with local sporting bodies and organizations to facilitate its students’ opportuni ties to participate in sport within the School, between schools and within the Darwin community. The School has a growing sporting competition in its internal House system with students competing in school carni vals in a number of areas including athletics and swimming. Students are also affirmed for their involvement and success in the House Sports system. For further information about The Essington School Darw in and its programs, please phone 8948 1255. Enrolment places are limited and early enrolment applications are recommended.
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Darwin Family Day Care Career in Early Childhood Opportunity! Can you provide a warm, secure, family-focussed environment for children? Do you want to earn a healthy income from home? Are you enthusiastic, hard working, reliable and genuinely enjoy caring for children? Do you want to be at home with your family and have a rewarding career as a professional carer with Darwin Family Day Care? We have a career opportunity for you! Darwin Family Day Care is a member of Family Day Care Australia. We are a quality home-based childcare service in Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area. Darwin Family Day Care provides flexible, quality, small group care for children in a home environment.
If you are interested in becoming a part of our Territory Child Care Group team, Darwin Family Day Care will guide you through setting up your home based child care service and provide you with ongoing training and support.
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