Flourish: Introducing Adele Rice AM
Introducing Adele Rice AM
Adele Rice AM is a nationally recognised expert in multicultural education. She was the Founding Principal of Milpera, Brisbane’s state high school for refugee and migrant students, from when it opened in 1984 until she retired from the role in 2012, and was instrumental in establishing a study program that equipped the next generation of specialist ESL teachers who continue her legacy.
Adele’s current positions include Chairperson of the Friends of HEAL Foundation, Board Member of the Global Learning Centre, Advisory Board Member of Asylum Circle, Member of the Global Citizenship Education Network, and Board Member of St James College.
Adele’s contribution to education and multiculturalism has been recognised with many awards, including a Member of the Order of Australia, a Churchill Fellowship, a Save the Children White Flame Award, a Paul Harris Fellowship (rotary), a Queensland Multicultural Achiever Award, and the inaugural Director General’s Award for Individual Contribution to Education.
She was also named joint winner of the 2011 Professor Betty Watts Memorial Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Teaching. She was made an honorary Fellow of the Australian College of Educational Leaders in 2011 and received an Honorary Doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology in 2020.
‘How welfare and wellbeing services are intrinsic to the Educational and settlement outcomes for young refugee background students at Milpera SHS since 1984.’
Adele brings us a fantastic presentation on ‘how welfare and wellbeing services are intrinsic to the educational and settlement outcomes for young refugee background students at Milpera SHS since 1984’. This will be an insightful and engaging presentation for all Queensland educators from a multi-award winning leader in education.
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