Petition to Save Tharwa School
The ACT Government is set to close Tharwa Primary and Pre-Schools. Tharwa is the oldest school in the ACT with much historical and heritage value. Tharwa primary delivers real educational outcomes for families who have chosen to educate their children in a small school environment.
To close Tharwa would be to ‘close down’ the Tharwa community, which has been recovering from the devastating 2003 bushfires.
Please sign our petition to support the Tharwa Primary School and the Tharwa community.
Tharwa School Motto - Students In Harmony With Each Other And The Environment Experiencing Success and Challenge - A Century of Learning 1899-1999
July 12th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Please don’t destroy the Tharwa school, it’s history, the community and most of all the children deserve better.
July 10th, 2006 at 7:08 am
A local school is at the heart of a strong community, and an essential component for the community to continue to thrive. In the longer term closing local schools doesn’t even make economic sense.
July 9th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
The Tharwa School must not be lost to impoverished politicians and bureaucrats. Those of you who have carriage of the fight have a heavy responsibility to the village and the families and the district, including the southern suburbs. Do not hesitate to ask for help! The Tharwa School must not be lost.
July 9th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Barr asked “What would you like us to spend the $90m on?”
We replied “Keeping our schools open!”
He could also save $67m by not building two new schools.
Surely if many of our schools are currently “under capacity”, we have room for more students. Why do we need to build new super schools when the smaller schools have room for more and do such a wonderful job with our children.
I’ve been to both small schools and super schools (in London).
In the smaller school, I had a chance to stand out in some way, to be recognised for my unique potential. In the super school, I became a nobody. I disappeared into the masses and felt insignificant.
I thank my lucky stars that I had my children while living in Canberra because it has given my children the wonderful start that every child deserves. They are all special and should be treated as such.
Super schools deliver low self-esteem, frustration, and violence.
Lets keep our schools small and our communities close-knit.
Put the children first, they are our future.
July 9th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Please do not close the Tharwa Primary School and Pre-Schools because it is an essential part of the Tharwa community. In a broader sense the village of Tharwa is considered an extension of the out-lying suburbans of Gordon, Condor, Banks. For many citizens of those ACT suburbs travel to Tharwa - not only to Church but also to access towns in the mountains as well as for weekend recreational outings.
July 2nd, 2006 at 6:34 pm
Clearly, the Stanhope government has mismanaged the ACT economy. Why should the ACT public education system suffer for the government’s incompetence?
In fact, the ACT government has no need to destroy the public education system. The Stanhope government could save over $130 million by putting a hold on the ACT prison.
We want our schools not a jail! It’s not too late to recast the budget. The work that has been completed on the jail so far will not be lost if the project is put on the back-burner.
July 2nd, 2006 at 10:15 am
Keep the school open, think not only of the kids but a historic community that has been treated unkindly both by nature and a local government devoid of any compassion or community responsibilty
June 28th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Do keep the school going. In my time I attended both very small (13) and very large (2,000) schools, and found myself lost in the big school. There is more to learn than just abc, and I know that is where Tharwa is so excellent, as well as giving the children a thorough abc education.
June 28th, 2006 at 9:47 am
Very sad that history is going to be shut down and the present children are going to be disrupted
June 27th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
My daughter is pictured above and I believe this is the BEST preschool in the ACT. It is unique in it’s setting and teaching methods, Shay and Narelle are very special and made the transition from home to school a wonderful, happy and learning experience.