Hands on Learning students have been working hard in the HOL precinct this term. There has been an influx of school-based projects where students have repaired equipment, repurposed old materials, and developed new items for the school yard and classrooms. The HOL Café team have been busy in the kitchen and garden, growing food for the school community and preparing a variety of meals for different occasions. Students have had their Focus Plans on display and these have varied from ‘developing positive communication skills’ to ‘learning ways to help me focus when I’m distracted’. Students in HOL work on their Focus Plans every week and aim to develop their personal skills and abilities through real projects. They give back to the school community with the varied projects they undertake and they develop a place to belong by contributing to the group and something bigger than themselves. We’ve got lots of exciting projects heading in to term 4, well done HOL team.