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Under the new leadership of Principal Greg Sullivan, Coogee Primary School wanted to emulate its century old logo of a ‘lighthouse’,where the new school culture would be a beacon for educational aspirations and outcomes for all students, families and staff. To achieve this goal CEO of Sports Challenge Australia (SCA), Dr Garry Tester, was enlisted […]

As Robert Kennedy, the former United States Attorney General, so famously said “we live in interesting times.  They are times of danger and uncertainty, but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.”  The actions of the Year 7 students of Hampton Senior High School Perth are proving this

Sports Challenge Australia (SCA) once again thrives on a challenge to deliver both physical and mental health programs to the most isolated communities in Australia.Cosmo Newberry Remote School lies some 1,306 Km East of Perth and about 100 Km from the town of Laverton. Bec Alston, the Community Superintendent of Gruyere Gold Mine, contacted SCA’s

With the pressure ever mounting on teaching staff to deliver academic outcomes through an ever changing curriculum onslaught from both State and Federal Governance’s, teacher are burning out.Woodroffe Primary School Principal Miranda Watt is very aware that Wellness is becoming an important part of Professional Development (PD) and there is a desperate need for personal

Sir Peter Cosgrove the Governor General (GG) of Australia on his farewell visit to Western Australia wanted to visit one of Sports Challenge Australia’s (SCA) lighthouse physical and mental health programs. With a strong bond developed with founder and CEO of (SCA) Dr Garry Tester, with the past Governor Generals of Australia: Michael Jeffery and

Who is ready to rock and roll?Monday the 15th of April marked the beginning of the Rockstars PCH Diabetes Camp, which will go down in rock and roll history. The Sports Challenge team, led by Jordan De Leo and assisted by the PCH and Diabetes WA staff, welcomed 34 upcoming talents to Point Walter reserve

With Hillary’s the furthest North Sports Challenge’s newest mentor Nick Ambrogio had previously travelled, the trip to Port Hedland was quite a new experience for him. Accompanying him on the trip to South Hedland Primary School were experienced campaigners Dr. Garry Tester (CEO Sports Challenge Australia) and Jordan De Leo (Programs Coordinator), for what was

Harts Range & Alcoota School The three musketeers, Dr. Garry Tester, Jordan De Leo (Programs Coordinator) and James Durack (Senior coach) led off a very successful Fitness and Skills program in the “Hart” of the Northern Territory. A small community approximately 200 km outside the centre of Alice Springs, Harts Range is well renowned for

From the Sports Challenge Fitness and Skill testing completed at Penrhos over the past years, upper body strength has been identified as an area of development for the whole junior school. With a focus upon good Physical Health for all girls as an important part of the school curriculum, Junior School Principle Trish Summers lobbied

Sports Challenge now has an official Facebook page and a Twitter account. Expanding our communications to include Facebook and Twitter is part of our commitment to provide our students, sponsors and mentors with a variety of options to engage and keep up to date with our ‘world first’ experiential mentoring programs. All posts on Sports Challenge’s

 By Margaret Thompson Mentor The Sports Challenge Team has had an exciting and fulfilling few days at our annual program at St Joseph’s Junior in Singapore. Year 4’s to 6’s came in the masses to join the leadership program so that they can boost their potential and increase their understanding of holistic education towards better skills. The program was led

By Ryan Harding, Mentor For this year’s annual Sports Challenge trip to Singapore we found ourselves back at St Joseph’s Institution to conduct both a leadership and a focus program. We had a great team lined up from all corners of Australia to deliver the programs, with Jacqui Finnegan flying over from the head office

Punggol Primary Shines from the front gate to the classroom! On 26th February, 2010, our first experience arriving at Punggol Primary School in Singapore set the scene for a great program. As soon as the Sports Challenge van, carrying Jacqui Finnegan, Richard Heptinstall, Margie Thompson and myself (Kate Lynch), pulled through the gates for our briefing

With Singapore wanting more and more to be a global player in business and commerce, some Singaporean Secondary Schools are taking the lead in developing their students for the world stage. A critical factor is going to be the engagement of other cultures of which Emotional Intelligence (EI) is to be paramount. The ability to

The girls showed determination and perseverance as they completed an afternoon of sport in the wild, wintry weather. As the wind howled and the rain bucketed down on Monday the 29th of June, the Year 10 students from St Mary’s school were still enthusiastic and excited about their sport’s afternoon. About 150 girls gathered in

On 1st June 2009, 130 children from Timber Creek, Yarralin, Amanbidji, Pigeon Hole and Bulla remote Northern Territory schools packed their sneakers, sports clothes and smiling faces for a fun-filled week of physical activity with Sports Challenge. The Sports Challenge team, sponsored by DrinkWise Australia, was greeted by a sea of very excited faces when

What makes a good leader? Just ask a Year 10 student from one of WA’s elite boys’ schools, Scotch College. Sports Challenge is currently running a leading edge experiential learning program for all boys by pushing their boundaries in every direction. If you were walking past Scotch College on a Friday afternoon you could not

Thanks to the proud support of DrinkWise Australia, Sports Challenge was able to recently send Programs Coordinator Sydney Nusbaum to Katherine, NT, where she worked in partnership with the YMCA at Youth Week. Thanks to the proud support of DrinkWise Australia, Sports Challenge was able to recently send Programs Coordinator Sydney Nusbaum to Katherine, NT,

Sports Challenge finished off its Singapore March 2009 program with a bang in delivering a leadership program for the first time ever to the students at NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. Sports Challenge finished off its Singapore March 2009 program with a bang in delivering a leadership program for the first time ever to the students

The students and staff at St Joseph’s Primary Institution gave the Sports Challenge staff a warm reception as they kicked off both a Focus and Leadership program at the school The students and staff at St Joseph’s Primary Institution gave the Sports Challenge staff a warm reception as they kicked off both a Focus and

The Sports Challenge Singapore program in March 2009 was off to a successful start as the crew of mentors joined the team of Phys Ed staff at Ping Yi Secondary The Sports Challenge Singapore program in March 2009 was off to a successful start as the crew of mentors joined the team of Phys Ed

The Yr 8 and 9 programs at Mandurah’s Halls Head Community College was a great success to end the 2008 school year for Sports Challenge. The Yr 8 and 9 programs at Mandurah’s Halls Head Community College was a great success to end the 2008 school year for Sports Challenge. This program was run at

Students from Anderson JC and St Josephs Institute Junior shine during their Sports Challenge leadership program. Students from Singapore’s Anderson Junior College and St Josephs’s Institute junior were involved in a world first experiential leadership program during the may holidays.  Under the guidance of Dr Garry Tester, CEO, Miss Sydney Nusbaum, Program Coordinator, who has

The students from Timber Creek display their fitness and skill talents to the Sports Challenge Team The Sports Challenge team of Dr Garry Tester (CEO), Aden Jeanes (Track and Field) and Cameron Watkins (AFL) completed fitness and skill testing of all the students at Timber Creek on Thursday (17 April 2008) and are now awaiting