Impact Community Academy

🚗📚 Learning Beyond the Classroom

This week, our Year 10 students had the opportunity to visit Bundaberg Motor Group as part of their Road Trip Around Australia Mathematics assessment, gaining valuable real-world insights into the true costs of vehicle ownership.

Students explored topics including:
✅ New vs. used vehicles
✅ Budgeting and financial decision-making
✅ Loans, finance and interest
✅ Depreciation and running costs
✅ Fuel efficiency and maintenance
✅ Career pathways within the automotive industry

Experiences like these help bring classroom learning to life, showing students how mathematics, financial literacy and career planning connect to everyday decisions they will make in the future.

A huge thank you to Justin Page and the entire Bundaberg Motor Group team for sharing their expertise and providing our students with such an engaging and informative experience.

At Impact Community ACADEMY, we believe learning is most powerful when students can see the relevance of what they're learning and connect it to the world around them.

🎙️ Did you hear us earlier this week?

A huge thank you to ABC Wide Bay Breakfast and David Dowsett for the opportunity to chat about today's Open Day and the exciting National Science Week Escape Room experience we put on.

At Impact Community ACADEMY, we believe that learning doesn't have to look the same for every young person. Our Escape Room is a great example of learning differently, combining science, teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving in a hands-on, engaging way.

The response from the community was incredible, we're already thinking about how we can bring the Escape Room experience back again in the future... 👀

Watch this space!

If you're curious about a different approach to education and want to see what Impact Community ACADEMY is all about, we'd love to see you at our future Open Days. Keep an eye our for our photos from today's event.

Did you miss it this morning?

On the Breakfast Show today, David Dowsett spoke with Nicole Anderson and Jenna Auer from Impact Community Academy.

As part of National Science Week, they have brought an escape room to Bundaberg.

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🔬✨ Science Week Open Day at Impact Community ACADEMY ✨🔬

Join us for a morning of science, discovery, and community at our Science Week Open Day!

📅 Friday, 21 August
⏰ 10:00am - 12:00pm
📍 Impact Community ACADEMY

Come and experience how we combine engaging learning opportunities with a strong focus on student wellbeing. Meet our staff, explore our campus, and discover how we support young people to connect, learn, and thrive.

What to Expect

🧩 Microbe Heroes Escape Room
Become a "Microbe Hero" in our exciting Germination Vault Escape Room! Solve puzzles, crack challenges, and help save Planet Earth.

🔬 Hands-On Science Activities
Enjoy interactive experiences designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning.

🌱 Science & Wellbeing in Action
Explore how science, teamwork, problem-solving, and wellbeing are woven into our learning programs.

🏫 ACADEMY Tours
Meet our team and learn more about our unique educational approach and student support programs.

☕ Light Refreshments Provided

Whether you're considering enrolment, interested in learning more about our programs, or simply curious about what makes our school different, we'd love to welcome you.

📧 RSVP: [email protected]

We look forward to sharing a fantastic morning of science, exploration, and community with you!

🤝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 🤝
“LEARNING TOGETHER” is a monthly column where Impact Community Academy Founding Principal, Jenna Auer, explores key educational topics.

This month, Jenna discusses how sleep impacts young people's learning, wellbeing and emotional regulation.

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/lZUg50ZpHpu

[Image description: Student holding a pencil and sleeping on desk in classroom.]

🤝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 🤝
“LEARNING TOGETHER” is a monthly column where Impact Community Academy Founding Principal, Jenna Auer, explores key educational topics.

This month, Jenna discusses the importance of financial literacy for teenagers, highlighting how building basic money skills, confidence and open conversations can support their independence and overall wellbeing.

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/8uJg50Zer50

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We are so grateful to Share the Dignity for their generous donation of period products to our students.

Your support helps ensure dignity, comfort, and confidence for young people in our community 💜

This week, our students had the opportunity to come together to reflect, learn, and connect during Reconciliation Week.

We were lucky to welcome Stepping Black, who joined us at lunchtime to run a hands-on cultural experience.

Students participated in painting and weaving activities, taking the time to slow down, be creative, and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in a meaningful way.
It was fantastic to see so many students getting involved, showing respect, curiosity, and pride as they learned new skills and shared in the experience together.

Reconciliation Week is an important time for us to continue building understanding, respect, and unity within our school community. We are grateful to Stepping Black for sharing their knowledge and culture with us.

🤝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 🤝
“LEARNING TOGETHER” is a monthly column where Impact Community Academy Founding Principal, Jenna Auer, explores key educational topics. This month, Jenna discusses the difference between growth and fixed mindsets and how positivity can be a gamechanger inside and outside the classroom.

"Believe you can and you're halfway there. That’s a saying attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt, and it’s a testament to the power of positivity. "

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/wMKP50Z1Trc

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💜 May is DFV-Free Month 💜

At Impact ACADEMY, our message is clear:
‘DFV Free starts with You & Me + Community’

This important campaign is being led by our dedicated team, with Teacher Nicole Anderson leading the charge and Principal Jenna Auer ensuring this message is seen, heard, and felt across our entire school community.

If you’re passing by our school this month, take a moment to look towards our building. Our students have created a powerful artwork display that proudly shares this message and raises awareness about Domestic and Family Violence.

We’ve also challenged our whole school community to wear something purple every day in May as a visible stand against DFV 💜

This morning, during our wellbeing check-in, our students took part in a meaningful activity, painting their hands on our windows to show unity and commitment, sending a strong message:
✨ “DFV Free starts with You & Me + Community”

Students then had the opportunity to create their own ‘something purple’ to wear or display throughout the month, showing creativity, compassion, and courage.

We are incredibly proud of the way our students and staff are stepping up, speaking out, and standing together.

👉 Follow along this month to see what else our students and staff are doing as we continue to raise awareness and build safer, stronger communities.

💬 How you can get involved:
✔ Wear purple this May
✔ Start conversations about respect and safety
✔ Support someone who may need it
✔ Share this message to raise awareness
Together, we can make a difference, because change starts with You & Me + Community. 💜

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🤝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 🤝
“LEARNING TOGETHER” is a monthly column where Impact Community Academy Founding Principal, Jenna Auer, explores key educational topics. This month, Jenna discusses the role of friendships, mentors and community in student wellbeing.

“It takes a village to help students to thrive, and friends, mentors and community each play a key role in young people’s wellbeing."

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/Tu3450YMmjP

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