Sydney Swans player Ollie Florent will join musician Guy Sebastian and TV foodies Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and Manu Feildel, as well as the Department of Education’s Eddie Woo, in donating his time to help students kick start their day while learning at home.  

Department of Education Secretary, Mark Scott, today announced a series of 15-minute wellbeing classes to be livestreamed at the start of each school day until May 8.

“School resumes on Wednesday for Term 2, and most students in NSW will continue their learning from home for the next few weeks,” Mr Scott said.

“We’re encouraging parents to follow the staged return to school so that we can manage face-to-face teaching with appropriate safeguards. During this time of unprecedented change, it is important our children still have the routine of schoolwork and learning from home to maintain a sense of normalcy.”

NSW Education LIVE will connect students with expert presenters across the fields of music, art, food, gardening, technology, and sport.

Mr Scott said the series also features other high-profile identities including the host of Gardening Australia Costa Georgiadis, artist Ben Quilty, Google Australia Managing Director Mel Silva, Rugby League hero Alan Tongue, and Sydney Swans player Ollie Florent. 

“Our livestreams are a unique and exciting way to support parents, students and teachers with additional resources to help with learning from home,” Mr Scott said.

Florent, who has spent the isolation period training at his family home in Victoria, said he’s excited to be involved.

“I’m looking forward to being part of this initiative to help kids stay positive and active. It’s clearly a challenging time for everyone, so perhaps more than ever, keeping physically and mentally fit is really important.”

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