Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia
St Marys Outpost Sub-Branch Inc.
OUTPOST EDUCATION TEAM REPORT - DECEMBER 2008 *The St Marys Outpost Vietnam Veterans Education Team has completed its fourth year of busy and rewarding interaction with over 50 secondary schools. This number includes both NSW State Government Schools and Non Government Independent Schools, specifically, Catholic Christian Anglican Greek Orthodox and Muslim Schools. *End of year statistics on the E-Teams achievements indicate: -69 two hour presentation sessions with a total audience of 5560 students. -22 guest speaker presentations at school/community Anzac Services with a total audience of 12300 students. *School evaluations of our presentation are always very positive and further confirm that our program is a valued and informative experience for students. *One of the original aims of the E-Team was to ‘connect’ Outpost Veterans with school communities to help pass on our Vietnam military history, traditions, values and aspirations to future generations and for members to play a continuing role in service to community and country. The achievement statistics above are a good indication of the success of the program. *Advance bookings for 2009 already include many of the schools visited this year as well as the outreach trips to the Cooma and Gilgandra Districts and the Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre yearly program. Additionally a number of new schools have indicated they will utilise the E-Team program next year. *Congratulations and thank you to all members of the Outpost ETeam; those of you that do the ‘up front’ work in schools and those of you that support the program in so many other valued ways. *Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the Outpost Family. Vin Cosgrove Education Team Co-ordinator
Education Team Report
School Visit Photos