After the success of Cornerstone over the past three years in the Cows Create Careers Program, it is back – and with it, some more delightful bovine friends.

Cornerstone Christian College was the state winner of this initiative of Dairy Australia in 2009 and then again in 2011.  In both cases, this result saw three students travelling interstate for their chance to win the Mooín Transfer.    Whilst the teams didn’t win the National Award, both performed well, and have inspired this new team of students to repeat Cornerstone’s success again  in 2012.

The two small calves have been loaned to the school for three weeks to provide students with a rare hands-on experience, which will provided a number of unique learning opportunities.

The Cows Create Careers Project is run by Western Dairy and Dairy Australia in conjunction with the staff at Cornerstone to increase the profile of dairy, as a career and education opportunity.

Year 7 teacher, Mrs Jill Wright said; ‘We want to teach kids that they don’t have to be brought up on a dairy farm to work in the dairy industry.’

Local farmers and a local dairy industry professional, such as a vet, a dairy company field officer, an agronomist or a cheese maker, will be some of the industry professionals to work with students, to teach them about different aspects of the dairy industry.

Mrs Wright said this will include a wide range of practical and professional career pathways, such as agricultural science, agronomy, dairy farming, nutrition, finance, and manufacturing.

A representative from Harvey Fresh has already been on site, showcasing equipment used on cattle by veterinarians.

In teams, students will present a data-show and produce a research poster that showcases their experiences and what they have learned. They also write a thank you letter to their farmer and industry representatives and create a newsletter as part of the school curriculum. A final presentation and awards ceremony concludes the Cows Create Careers experience in school.  This will be held later in the year once the results are known.

Bronnen Lucas, Natalia DeLuca & Breeanna Forestier were the most recent ’dream team’, and headed to Phillip Island earlier this year, to make the presentation of Western Australia’s entry in the Mooin’ Transfer.

They, with their classmates, produced an advertisement that was shown at the National Dairy Industry Conference. The students creatively considered how best to capture the attention of the audience, and went with a theme of ‘the look’.

College co-ordinator and teacher, Mrs Jill Wright is delighted with the recognition the students have received.

We anticipate great things again in 2012.

The Cows Create Careers State Winners are a team of students from Cornerstone Christian College.  As a College, we have won the Junior competition three years running, and been awarded with the opportunity to represent the entire state in two years out of three.  2012 is one of those occasions.

Bronnen Lucas, Natalia DeLuca & Breeanna Forestier are the latest ’dream team’, and headed to Phillip Island last Tuesday and Wednesday, to make the presentation of Western Australia’s entry in the Mooin’ Transfer.

This nationwide competition is an initiative of the Australian Dairy Industry, and aims to promote the career opportunities within it. From Veterinarians and Scientists, to Agronomists and Agriculturalists – the realm of opportunities is enormous.

Cornerstone won the State Junior Title in  2011, and was selected to represent all of the teams (both Junior and Senior) that entered last year.

The young ladies who headed east, are the top students in their year. They, with their classmates, have produced an advertisement that will be shown at the National Dairy Industry Conference. The students have creatively considered how best to capture the attention of the audience, and have gone with a theme of ‘the look’.

Bronnen, Natalia and Breeanna are incredibly excited about the opportunity presented to them.

‘It is such an honour to be chosen to represent Western Australia, and to present ourselves before the many hundreds of industry professionals that will attend the conference’, said Natalia.

‘I am really excited at the chance to travel with Mrs Wright and to be seen as one of the top students that entered in our State’, said Breeana.

‘It will be a great experience to get to speak infront of such a large group of people’, said Natalia.

College co-ordinator and teacher, Mrs Jill Wright is delighted with the recognition the students have received.

‘The team has done so well, and I am confident that the girls will do us and themselves proud’, she said.

The girls returned home this week. We will provide an update as to how they performed when we know.

Well done ladies!

Cornerstone Christian College has done it again!  For three years running, the College has taken out the first place position in the Cows Create Careers Project.

The Cows Create Careers Project is run by Western Dairy and Dairy Australia in conjunction with the staff at Cornerstone to increase the profile of dairy, as a career and education opportunity.

In 2009, our team were the State Winners and represented WA at the National Mooin’ Transfer in NSW.  Last year, Johaline, Mariah, Catherine and Rachel took out the top spot in the Junior Division for Western Australia.

Now in 2011, two teams from Cornerstone tied for first place position, and the scores of our students was sufficiently high enough to take out the champion school award as well.  Both honours come with cash prizes for both students and the College.

Mrs Jill Wright, the co-ordinating teacher of the event is understandably proud of her students, who competed against a large number of schools and teams to take home the honour.  A special ceremony today, held at Abbey Beach Resort, saw teams travelling in from as far away as Denmark to participate in this final event.

Hundreds of students, teachers, industry representatives and advocates were present today to witness our team’s win, which obviously delighted those present from Cornerstone.

Congratulations to each participant from the College, and to Mrs Wright who has so obviously led a great program to ensure our success three years running (you would identify her as the blurr in the pictures below….she was very excited!)

After the success of Cornerstone students over the past two years in the Cows Create Careers Program, it is back – and with it, some more delightful bovine friends.

Cornerstone Christian College was the state winner of this initiative of Dairy Australia in 2009, which saw three students travelling to Sydney for their chance to win the Mooín Transfer.    Whilst the team didn’t win the National Award, they still performed well.  In 2010, our Junior team took out first place position in their section, which was also a wonderful achievement.   Results like this have inspired the next team of students to repeat Cornerstone’s success again  in 2011.

The two small calves will be loaned to the school for three weeks to provide students with a rare hands-on experience, which will provided a number of unique learning opportunities.

The Cows Create Careers Project is run by Western Dairy and Dairy Australia in conjunction with the staff at Cornerstone to increase the profile of dairy, as a career and education opportunity.

Year 7 teacher, Mrs Jill Wright said; ‘We want to teach kids that they don’t have to be brought up on a dairy farm to work in the dairy industry.’

Local farmers (including the Australian farmer of the Year, Ross Woodhouse) and local dairy industry professionals, such as Agricultural Department Officers  and industry advocates, will be some of the guests who will work with students, to teach them about different aspects of the dairy industry.

Mrs Wright said this will include a wide range of practical and professional career pathways, such as agricultural science, agronomy, dairy farming, nutrition, finance, and manufacturing.

Representatives of the industry have already been on site, explaining the personal benefits that they have experienced in their chosen fields.

In teams, students will present a data-show and produce a research poster that showcases their experiences and what they have learned. They also write a thank you letter to their farmer and industry representatives and create a newsletter as part of the school curriculum. A final presentation and awards ceremony concludes the Cows Create Careers experience in school.  This will be held later in the year once the results are known.

We anticipate great things ahead!

After the success of last year’s Cows Create Careers Program, it is back – and with it, some more delightful bovine friends.

Cornerstone Christian College was the state winner of this initiative of Dairy Australia in 2009, which saw three students travelling to Sydney for their chance to win the Mooín Transfer.    Whilst the team didn’t win the National Award, they still performed well, and have inspired the next team of students to repeat Cornerstone’s success again  in 2010.

The two small calves will be loaned to the school for three weeks to provide students with a rare hands-on experience, which will provided a number of unique learning opportunities.

The Cows Create Careers Project is run by Western Dairy and Dairy Australia in conjunction with the staff at Cornerstone to increase the profile of dairy, as a career and education opportunity.  

 Year 7 teacher, Mrs Jill Wright said; ‘We want to teach kids that they don’t have to be brought up on a dairy farm to work in the dairy industry.’ 

Local farmers and a local dairy industry professional, such as a vet, a dairy company field officer, an agronomist or a cheese maker, will be some of the industry professionals to work with students, to teach them about different aspects of the dairy industry.

 Mrs Wright said this will include a wide range of practical and professional career pathways, such as agricultural science, agronomy, dairy farming, nutrition, finance, and manufacturing. 

A representative from the Ag Department has already been on campus to show how her career (which is technology based) has its foundations in the dairy industry.

In teams, students will present a data-show and produce a research poster that showcases their experiences and what they have learned. They also write a thank you letter to their farmer and industry representatives and create a newsletter as part of the school curriculum. A final presentation and awards ceremony concludes the Cows Create Careers experience in school.  This will be held later in the year once the results are known.

We anticipate great things ahead!

In 2009, our Year 7 students became the Junior State Winners of the Cows Create Careers Project. 

A further honour has now been bestowed upon our winning team.   They have been chosen to represent all of Western Australia in the National ”Mooin Transfer” challenge.  The National Managers of Cows Create Careers have chosen our students to participate in this Australia wide competition because of their outstanding achievements in the project previously.

As such, the students, who are now in Year 8, will begin working hard in representing the mighty state of WA.  It will be a case of  Lights! Camera! Action!  as this phase of the competition involves the students designing a short advertisement that promotes dairy careers.  What they produce will be aired at the Australian Dairy Conference in Wollongong, NSW, February 23-25, 2010. 

Mrs Jill Wright, the Year 7 teacher who supervised the winning  team during 2009,  will select a team of students who will design and prepare the advertisement.  Secondary specialist teacher, Mr David van der Tang will then take another group of students and produce the film.

According to Mrs Wright, it is a huge privilege to have been chosen. 

‘This is really a very big honour as Cornerstone was picked from the all the schools that participated in the Cows Create Careers 2009 for WA.  Myself and a student will head to NSW to present our work to the National Conference.’

According to the accompanying flyer that came with the announcement of Cornerstone’s honour, the Australian Dairy Conference is the premier event on the national dairy calendar. ”It’s the Who’s Who of everything that goes MOOOO’.   

We can’t wait to see the finished product that comes from this amazing group of students.  Well done team, we are very proud of you!