Mudgee Public will feature as an example for NSW schools in next month's School Magazine, as the century-plus old publication prepares to step into the cyber-age.
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The April edition will have the 'Lest We Forget' theme, which will be combined with its new YouTube channel to present Anzac-theme stimulus material to be used by schools around NSW.
In recent weeks, the Year 5/6 students at Mudgee Public School have been researching the local service of men and women in the military conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
They have interviewed local returned servicemen, relatives of WWI and WWII soldiers, community members and members of the local RSL and conducted research over the internet, to gain an insight into Australia's military history.
And capturing stories from the local community was an integral part of the project.
President of the Mudgee RSL Sub-Branch Geoff Robinson was interviewed by the students, as was Mrs Pauline Baskerville whose father was a member of the Australian Light Horse Brigade in WWI.
Year 5/6 teacher, Mrs Lynda Baddock said that the persistence the students showed during their research was outstanding.
"Initially in some cases there was little information found, but by searching a variety of sources, the students have discovered some fascinating local military history, especially around the personal impacts these experiences had," Mrs Baddock said.
Last week the students were filmed by the School Magazine team to create a stimulus other schools may use to complete similar research.
The video will be the first one placed on the magazine's You Tube Channel with the aim to inspire other students from around NSW to research the military history of their region.
In its 104th year the publication is having a 'topic based' approach to each of its 10 editions.
"We are aiming to encourage teachers to use the stimulus the School Magazine provides to undertake enquiry based learning," Cheryl Bullock from the School Magazine said.
"After commencing in 1916, the School Magazine continues to be a valuable learning stimulus for students across NSW.
"The Mudgee Public students today were outstanding in helping the magazine develop this fabulous resource."
School Magazine - published by the NSW Department of Education - is Australia's longest-running literary publication for children. It's released in four monthly issues - Countdown, Blast Off, Orbit, and Touchdown - that are written for different age groups.
