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Kirsten Bolinger
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An assignment by an Avondale College teaching student features in a new Bible curriculum developed for Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand.

Tessa Vogel received $150 from Adventist Schools Australia (ASA) for an assignment submitted for professional development and experience, a unit Tessa is completing as part of her Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching degree. Lecturer Lyndon Darko submitted the assignment to ASA, which will incorporate it into one of the Year 8 units of the new Adventist Encounter Curriculum.

ASA's curriculum officer (secondary) Nina Atcheson describes Tessa as "creative" and her assignment as "including some great inquiry-based activities." "I'm excited we can use her ideas in one of our units."

Tessa completed the assignment in about five hours. She says receiving not only a good mark but also a cash prize for it is a reminder that "it pays to do your best in everything you do."

Caption: Tessa Vogel (left) receives a cash prize from Nina Atcheson (right) for as assignment that will be part of a new Bible curriculum for Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand.
Credit: Ann Stafford