Stories

In 1955 I was enrolled in the Correspondence School in First Year High School.

Len describes some of his experiences in distance education after he commenced at the Isolated Students Matriculation Scheme in 1978 and its later merger with the WA Correspondence School to create the Distance Education Centre.

My name is Mary West (nee Goode). I was a Correspondence School student while growing up on Pilga Station (near Marble Bar). I was born in 1921 and began Correspondence lessons in about 1927 with my older sister Evelyn. There were six children in our family altogether and eventually we were all Correspondence pupils.

While Angela and Michael have both worked as Languages teachers at SIDE, they have in recent years extended their roles in other ways. They reflect on their teaching experiences with individuals and classes, and the variety of technologies with which they have taught over their years at SIDE.