Young at heart and still on song

Rebecca Vukovic

By Rebecca Vukovic
Published June 20, 2014

At 81 years of age, Dennis Atkinson is showing no signs of slowing down, or signs of giving up his beloved teaching job for that matter.

The energetic and hilariously witty man is still teaching music to Kindergarteners one morning a week at Safety Bay Primary School, a job which ...

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

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