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Harrison Preschool Parent Association

Beginning a history
The Harrison community is one of the newest communities within the ACT. The Harrison school community did not form a Preschool Parent Association.

The Amaroo Preschool Parent Association and Page Preschool Parent Association have supported the Harrison preschool through a significant level of financial and resourcing support.

Harrison Preschool opened January 2008 as an integral part of Harrison Primary School.  The parent and community body, within the school, is affiliated with the Canberra Preschool Society and the ACT Parent and Citizen's Council.

Building Community
With the exception of Harrison, all other Preschools in the Act are jointly provided through a unique and positive collaboration between each individual Preschool Parent Association and the ACT Government.

Harrison school community have chosen to form a single school community that will be affiliated with both the Canberra Preschool Society and the Parents & Citizen's Council.

The Canberra Preschool Society has supported this initiative through its active participation in initial Harrison School community meetings, its direct assistance to the formation of a constitution for a Harrison School community group, and through encouraging the usual generous level of financial support to a new preschool community from other Preschool Parent Associations.

Children from Harrison Preschool may go on to attend either Harrison Primary School or Rosary Catholic Primary School.

Contact Information
Address: Nullabor Avenue, Harrison ACT 2914
Phone: +61 2 6205 9555
Fax: +61 2 6205 9559
Email:

Enrolment Information
2008 Enrolments for Harrison Preschool are being taken at both Amaroo and Palmerston Primary Schools. Enrolments will be accepted from May 1st 2007, at either Amaroo or Palmerston Primary School Administration Offices.

Amaroo School
Address: Katherine Avenue Amaroo ACT 2914
Phone: +61 2 6205 2808
Fax: +61 2 6205 2818
Email: info@amaroos.act.edu.au

Palmerston District Primary School
Address: Kosciusko Ave. Palmerston ACT 2913
Phone: +61 2 6205 7241
Fax: +61 2 6205 7242
Email: info@palmdps.act.edu.au

2009 Enrolments will be taken at Harrison School

Address: Nullabor Avenue, Harrison ACT 2914
Phone: +61 2 6205 9555
Fax: +61 2 6205 9559
Email:

You will need to bring with you: Proof of child’s age, (birth certificate or passport), proof of residency (or carer's location) and their immunisation record. Please call the Primary Schools on the above phone numbers if you have further queries.

Parent Body Information
For more information please contact Harrison school community.

Strengthening the Preschool Community
Your participation is valued enormously. There are many ways that you can support your child’s preschool education.

• Offering to help in the class on a roster basis with small group activities, craft, reading to the children, cooking.
• Excursions – for all excursions we are required to have 1 adult per 4 children. This means for each excursion we need at least 5 parents to accompany us. As at January 2008, there is no full support of the early childhood family environment. There are no arrangements for appropriate personal accident insurance for your and your preschooler's younger siblings to participate in these exciting adventures! Enquiries should be made to the Harrison school community regarding this matter.
  
• Sharing special skills and interests, playing an instrument, pottery, carpentry.
• Making voluntary financial contributions to aspects of the program, as requested, or through participating in the parent community of the school.
  

Enrolment Information
Where are they located?
Gungahlin
Belconnen North
Belconnen South
North Canberra
South Canberra
Woden
Weston Creek
Tuggeranong North
Tuggeranong South
Jervis Bay

© Canberra Preschool Society Inc. 2007

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