Schoolyard Shoutout

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Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia attends the Accelerator for Enterprising Women: Kickstarter Challenge Grand Final 2024 at Parliament House, Canberra.

Enterprising QLD girl gets a gong

Queensland teenager’s big idea to help crop farmers impressed after the Charters Towers student’s ‘Moisture Master’ innovation wowed the Governor-General and made it all the way to the King

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: Queen Camilla presents certificates to past participants of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Spelling Bee champ meets Queen

Spelling Bee champions clearly have a way with words, as when 2024 Red level (Years 7-8) champion Aditya Paul met the Queen in Sydney as a finalist in the Commonwealth Essay Competition

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Brain breaks and boogie bring ‘joy’

Nominated by a parent in the Australia’s Best Teachers campaign, Foundation teacher at Our Lady of Pines Michael Zerbi said being a bit silly allows school starters to reset and learn