Following on from their sessions at the river, the VCAL students at Shepparton High have spent time back in the classroom reflecting on what they learnt.

RiverConnect held 28 school sessions since July this year with 10 different schools and 2 kinders. Seventeen of these sessions were tree planting during the cooler months.

Ten schools have participated in tree planting sessions for National Tree Day this year.

Shepparton High, Mooroopna Primary and ASHE have participated in Revegetation works this winter, 2014.

This semester McGuire College, Shepparton High, Wanganui Park S.C, Notre Dame College and ASHE have participated in the RiverConnect VCAL program

Secondary School students from Shepparton High, Notre Dame College, Berry Street and McGuire College attended an Environmental Education event organised by RiverConnect on 1 May.

Semester 2 this year, Shepparton High Yr 11 VCAL class have been spending time at their Reach along the Goulburn River - Shepparton Weir

RiverConnect introduced the Shepparton High School Science staff School to John Caldow, the field officer for the Bug Blitz program. This program aims to reignite in students, the spark of discovery in Science by inviting them to participate in various biological projects and is sponsored by founder and philanthropist, O.E Wilson.

Shepparton High school year 8 science students studied the unit ‘Reach out to your River ‘ during Term3. We travelled to the SHS “reach” on the Goulburn River at Cemetery Bend (Rudd Rd) on six consecutive Fridays, to investigate the river and the Riparian Zone.

VCAL students and teachers from Wanganui Park Secondary College, Notre Dame Secondary College, Verney Road School and Shepparton High School along with RiverConnect land management representatives, visited Reedy Swamp and Jordan’s Bend recently to learn and see the activities the students from Notre Dame and Wanganui had been undertaking at their respective sites.