On Wednesday 2nd April, I was invited to work with the Year 5 & 6 students at Zuccoli Primary School, in Palmerston, about a 20 min drive out of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

The students worked in pairs with their class laptops to get to know the education version of Adobe Express and create a short animated video about how to make the world a better place to live. The students really enjoyed working with the software and I’m looking forward to hearing about what they will be achieving in the future.

Only 5 years old, Zuccoli Primary is located in a newly created suburb. The school focuses on innovative teaching and learning programs that foster inquiry-based learning and explicit teaching methods. It is committed to developing students into lifelong learners and independent global citizens, with a strong focus on respect, responsibility, resilience, curiosity, and integrity

A very well equipped school, it shares facilities with Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, including an oval, air-conditioned hall, library, home economics, and science rooms.

I would like to thank Georgia Trindall (Digital Technology Specialist) and Chantelle Scott (NT DoE Teaching and Learning Advisor) for organising this visit.

April 2025 started with my second trip to the Northern Territory for the year and one of the highlights was spending time at the amazing students and teachers from Darwin High School.

Darwin High currently caterers to students in years 10-12 but will be opening up to younger year levels in the near future. The school is known for its strong academic programs and commitment to providing a comprehensive education and a standout feature of the school is its state-of-the-art STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Centre.

Officially opened in October 2019, this $21 million facility offers students access to modern, interconnected classrooms, a cutting-edge robotics and electronics hub, and versatile presentation and project spaces and lots more. The STEAM Centre is designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and problem-solving skills, preparing students for future careers in STEAM fields.

The Adobe Creative Cloud is used in a range of subject areas with a focus on Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and InDesign. It was my pleasure to introduce these students to what Adobe Express can offer, especially as a link to Adobe Stock and a great tool for creating assets to be used in Adobe’s pro-tools.

Close to 50 Darwin High School teachers registered for the Adobe Creative Educators Level 1 course that was run after school on Wednesday 2nd April.

It was great seeing representatives from most subject areas interested in expanding their understanding of why creativity is important is all curriculum areas and join the international Adobe Creative Educator community.

It was wonderful to catch up with delightful Anne Myerscough whose husband Dr Mark went to school with me in the mid 1980s and has been doing great work as a medical professional with indigenous communities in Darwin since the 1990s.

I would like to thank Manju Dhir (Senior Teacher. LOTE, IT, Business) for making the above sessions happen and encouraging so many of her colleagues and students to be involved.