Photo Opportunity

Miami High students take the lead on Gold Coast's Bold Future

Issue date: Monday 3 December 2007

What: Year 8 students at Miami State High set their priorities for the Gold Coast in 2037.

Where: Miami State High School, 2137 – 2205 Gold Coast Highway, Miami

When: 9am Thursday 6 December 2007

Photo Opps:

1. Students in their classroom, surrounded by the posters they have made illustrating their priorities for the future of the Gold Coast

2. Students filling in their Bold Future feedback forms in the classroom or on the beach

Background:

Miami State High is leading the city’s youth response to Gold Coast City Council’s Bold Future program. The first lesson for the school’s Year 8 students on Thursday 6 December will be ‘What makes the Gold Coast so great?’. With encouragement from teacher Taryn Hartley, students have discussed and decided their priorities for their city for the next 30 years and have made posters to illustrate what they want their city to be like in 2037. Students will fill in Bold Future feedback forms during the lesson.