By Esther Lauaki
A new sensory garden at Darley Primary School that will support students with disabilities and additional needs will take root.
The school will receive $200,000 to build its outdoor sensory space under the latest round of the state government’s Inclusive Schools Fund.
Darley is one of 93 schools across Victoria sharing in $15 million to build all-access play areas, sensory gardens and outdoor learning areas.
Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford said the fund would help schools such as Darley better support the social and education needs of young people with disabilities.
“We’re continuing to invest in schools to ensure students of all abilities can access a great education, no matter their circumstances,” Ms Pulford said.
“It’s all about giving our primary schools the equipment and infrastructure they need to inspire a lifelong passion for learning for all of their students and to show that disability isn’t a barrier to learning and achieving.”
Under the Inclusive Schools Fund, almost 90 projects for inclusive play spaces, outdoor learning areas, sensory gardens and calm spaces have been delivered in the past three years in Victoria.
