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The Robin Boyd Foundation has launched a ‘Plus1’ fundraising initiative with Creative Partnerships Australia to mark the release of the book ‘After The Australian Ugliness’ as well as to support design advocacy in Australia.
Every donation made to Robin Boyd Foundation’s ‘Amplify Our Voice’ campaign, which runs 6 May - 6 June 2021, will be matched dollar for dollar by Creative Partnerships Australia, and the funds raised will be used to enable new advocacy projects that amplify the voice of architecture and good design in Australia.
‘After The Australian Ugliness’ is a provocative collection of essays that explores how Australia sees itself 60 years since the publication of Robin Boyd’s seminal title ‘The Australian Ugliness’. As an architect and a public educator, Robin Boyd (1919 –1971) encouraged people to extend their thinking and expectations beyond ‘the known’ and ‘the given’.
Irish Mental Health Charity in Ireland
by Fiona Forman
As we continue with this period of remote learning, itâs a stressful time for everyone in the school community â parents, teachers and students alike. Many parents are trying to juggle the demands of working from home, as well as supporting their childrenâs education online. Most schools are doing an incredible job in providing online lessons and resources, and parents are doing their best to keep all the balls in the air â not an easy task. It can certainly feel overwhelming and some parents worry about whether they are doing enough. Itâs really important to take this pressure off yourself and to accept as a starting point that this is a temporary measure, so you just have to do the best you can and keep going, whilst trying to stay as positive and calm as possible.
Irish Mental Health Charity in Ireland
by Fiona Forman
As we face into another period of remote learning, well-being must be a priority for everyone in the school community, including teachers. Adapting to distance learning, trying to find suitable resources, worrying about vulnerable students, setting boundaries while working from home and having to juggle unrealistic expectations are just some of the challenges teachers are facing at the moment. Teachers are usually very focused on meeting the needs of their students, both academically and in terms of well-being. This often means that they neglect their own well-being in the process. Yet research shows that teacher well-being is linked to so many successful outcomes for students (McCallum, Price, Graham, Morrison, 2017.)