Trainers with a special aim

By Chelsea Channing
Published March 11, 2015

Collaboration between fitness and special education teachers at Redlynch State College has generated authentic learning and new student relationships at the Queensland school.

With the goal of challenging her Year 12 Certificate III in fitness students, Louise Harcourt created a gym program last ...

This story appeared in the March 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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