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How a therapy dog, meditation and Indigenous language transformed this outback school By Indigenous affairs correspondent Isabella Higgins and the specialist reporting team s Kirstie Wellauer Posted 2 Two Dareton students read to the school s therapy dog Sheekie during class. ( Share Print text only Cancel Meditation, a therapy dog and traditional Aboriginal games might not be what most people remember from their school years.  Key points: Principal Michael Coleman used unconventional methods, including a dog named Sheekie, to bring about change In a year, suspensions were down by almost 65 percent, and extreme incidents down by 90 percent But it s these unconventional strategies that are transforming the lives of the primary students at Dareton Public School.

Dareton public schoolNew south walesByron bayDellice byersMichael colemanPublic schoolDareton publicWill wardபுதியது தெற்கு வேல்ஸ்பைரன் வளைகுடாமைக்கேல் கோல்மேன்பொது பள்ளிவிருப்பம் வார்டு