Edweek 2018 - theme and dates announced

Transcript 

Mark Scott 

00:00 - I'm very excited to announce that in

00:01 -  August this year we're going to spend a

00:03 - week celebrating all that's great about

00:06 - public education in education week our

00:09 - theme this year is today's schools

00:12 - creating tomorrow's world a young child

00:15 - who started school in kindergarten is

00:17 - here is going to leave our school system

00:19 - in 2030 and he or she has got to spend

00:22 - the vast majority of their working life

00:24 - in the second half of the 21st century

00:27 - and our schools are very future focused

00:29 - preparing and equipping young people

00:32 - with the skills and the knowledge and

00:34 - the capabilities they need to lead and

00:36 - flourish in tomorrow's world an

00:39 - education week is going to give us all a

00:41 - great opportunity to visit our schools

00:43- to talk with our teachers to look at

00:45 - great learning and practice and

00:46 - celebrate all there is about public

00:49- education so we're preparing now for a

00:51 - wonderful Education Week in August and

00:53 - we look forward to seeing you there.