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Keeping Poultry in Schools Poultry CRC and the NSW Department of Education & Communities (DEC) produced these videos outlining the fundamentals of keeping chickens in schools. These can also be accessed via Learning NSW DET’s. The films are targeted at schools that are new to
The Poultry CRC has teamed up with the NSW Department of Education & Communities (DEC) to produce a number of videos outlining the fundamentals of keeping chicken in schools. A series of nine videos (ranging from less than three minutes to just over seven minutes) has been made available online via LearningNSWDET and Poultry Hub’s
Chicken Keeping for Pacific Island Communities Sustainable Village Chicken Keeping for Pacific Island Communities is the objective for Russell Parker’s Kai Kokorako Perma-Poultry initiative, particularly in the Solomon Islands east of Papua New Guinea. Through the use of simple improved poultry husbandry principles
Primary School Worksheets Following the release of Secondary School worksheets, the Poultry CRC commissioned the development of an Integrated Unit aimed specifically at Primary Schools. The Unit is titled “Eggs, The Inside Story” and is a Science Based Unit for
Secondary School Worksheets Following on from its successful distribution of the Teacher’s Resource Kit, the Poultry CRC has produced downloadable versions of much of the content of the Teacher’s Folder. The worksheets listed below complement the materials provided in the kit and can
Resources PoultryHub supports teachers and students at primary and secondary schools by providing information on education opportunities, as well as resources to assist in learning. Videos Keeping Poultry in Schools – a series of videos describing the fundamentals of keeping chickens in schools. Books
Poultry Hub Australia Poultry Hub Australia (PHA) is a not-for-profit organisation located at the University of New England in Armidale, NSW. PHA funds research that focuses on challenges identified in the Australian Poultry Industry and requires a collaborative approach to
As part of our poultry job ready training we held an engagement event in Tamworth. It was well attended and very well received. Many young people attended the day at UNE’s Tamworth campus, along with representatives from schools, job providers and the local poultry industry. We would like to say thanks to the team at
Poultry Hub Australia’s education excursion to EKKA’s Rural Discovery Day Last month PHA attended EKKA’s Rural Discovery Day in Brisbane. Now in its 15th year, the popular ‘ag-ucational’ day brings the country to the city to teach primary school students that food comes from farms and not the supermarket shelf. Over 1100 students attended a
Poultry CRC students and staff travelled to Sydney in mid-November to participate in two days of filming for an upcoming series of video clips for a “Poultry in Schools” project. The project, which is a joint venture between Poultry CRC and NSW Department of Education, aims to produce a series of short, informative videos which
The Poultry CRC is supporting Dr Susan Bibby from Aviagen Australia Pty Ltd and Dr Kylie Hewson (a former CRC PhD student) to develop a package for setting up and running university Open Day stands focussed on poultry. The recent Open Day at the University of New England (UNE) started the project. Attended by Dr
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!!!! The Poultry CRC is looking for quality photos of poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quails, etc). So after a very popular photo competition in 2012, the Poultry CRC is running another for 2014! Again, we have two categories, Open and Schools. We are looking for any images associated with poultry, both in
We have had an overwhelming response to this year’s photo competition, with 57 entries received (and that’s with school entries counted as one)! These came from individuals from as far away as Bangladesh, and from many school classes and students across Australia. This presented us with over 700 images from which to choose the place-getters, with a great deal
