-  Fully Engineered and certified, building permits provided to meet all risk and public liability regulations

-  The Local Working Bee is no longer appropriate and is illegal practice for schools and public places

- Safe Pole Diameter over engineered rather than barely sufficient

- Reflexion Design & Construction has Dept. of Infrastructure accreditation

- Shade Sails in a single plane experience greater uplift, hence stretch more and displace from the taut original position.

- We produce sails in 3D (planes) which protects against uplift through force equilisation.  Hence the original taut position and material memory is protected.  3D designs are more costly in the short term, but prove to be easier to maintain.

- We use 219 mm pole diameters.

- Cheaper options are usually 165 mm in diameter.

- Ask for quotes that include reference to single or 3D plane designs.

- Ultimately, the cheaper the quote, the cheaper and less safe the materials and footings, the less UV Ray resistant the material and the thinner and cheaper the poles.

- Beyond 4 – 5 years solid roof structures with the same engineering and building permit integrity will prove cheaper without taking on a faded and sagging appearance.

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This built in interactive whiteboard unit is a total media centre in your classroom. It’s ideal for storing laptops, ipads and netbooks, as well as providing a teacher’s workspace. It even comes with a pull down shutter to lock away your precious resources.

If your staff are experiencing limited space in their classrooms why not consider this option?

This interactive whiteboard unit is a total media centre all in one. It comes with cupboards and shelves to create an extra storage facility.

This is the answer for teachers who still want the dual purpose interactive whiteboard combination. Simply slide across for writing or drawing on whiteboards.

You can hide away your resources in specially designed shelves and lockable cupboards. Power point access is provided to charge your electronic equipment.

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INTRODUCING ANTHONY AULSEBROOK  OUR SALES TEAM LEADER

Anthony joined our company this year following a diverse career in the education and business field. He has taught in primary and secondary schools throughout Victoria and served as Principal of two primary schools and a Senior Secondary College. He has a lifelong interest in special education and has done extensive research into helping students with ADD, ADHD and with Dyslexia disorders.

Anthony has been a consultant to schools for students with Special Needs and has been CEO of two registered training organisations that provide ESL courses for overseas students. He is also a Licensed Real Estate Agent with knowledge of  domestic and commercial properties and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Bayswater where he has been President on two occasions. He was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship this year by Rotary International for his service to the local and international community.

With this background, he is capable of understanding the pressures that school leaders and teachers face in the day to day operations of a school and the value that a professional service can provide to overworked and underpaid educators. By tailoring places and spaces in schools to enhance student learning and teacher effectiveness, he can assist schools to make decisions that will take away the worry associated with the transition from a conceptual idea to a completed project in your school.

WELCOME BERNIE FLYNN TO OUR SALES TEAM

Bernie joins the company after having taught for over 30 years as a classroom and physical education teacher in Government schools. He has served for 15 years in varying positions as District Sport Secretary, President and Treasurer of the Waverley and Wantirna District Sports Associations he has a great knowledge of how to utilise outdoor learning spaces and tailor student needs to outdoor learning. This experience has helped Bernie to understand the important link between the inside and outside teaching and learning concepts so readily featured in Reflexion’s models.

 He is extremely impressed with the $1m community library facility recently built by Reflexion in Mallacoota. Bernie’s leadership roles in schools have helped him appreciate the benefits associated with outdoor learning spaces such as engaging students in learning and helping to modify student behaviour.

Reflexion has completed this project over several phases, transforming a muddy, sloping disused area of land into an outstanding feature of the school.

There is access for all levels of mobility and low maintenance synthetic turf is excellent for low impact physical activities.

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Our company knows that Behaviour is the sum of Personality and Environment.  You often can’t change personality, but big changes to the environment lead to significant changes to student behaviour.

Our Outdoor Furniture Range includes the KyPic 2000 which is ideal for Collaborative Learning, large enough for eight to twelve students at each setting, the seating meets multiple needs including, casual eating, one-on-one learning using wireless internet, and peer tutoring. 

Designed to avoid visual barriers, the area can be used to enhance physical fitness and provides very well for peer tutoring, small group learning, student collaboration and fun, whilst providing clear vision and supervision of the entire area.  In addition to the normally anticipated recreational use, the concrete steps act as an Amphitheatre, provides seating for student performances, meetings, story-telling and other learner modalities.  The jarrah amphitheatre seating, whilst visually pleasing, also enables activities that involve even larger groups of students and teachers.

The proximity to Garden Beds allows students to study naturalist and sustainable elements in a 3D classroom for students who excel during Project and Naturalist learning.

Different Materials are factored into the design with world-wide sustainable standards an important focus.       For example, Western Australian Jarrah, a natural Australian hardwood, is produced by the wholly owned Australian company who ensures that there are always more trees being grown than harvested.

Sensory and Spatial differences can be catered for.  This area is brought together to form a learning environment designed to accommodate the students’ multiple intelligences and learning modalities.  The design allows for flexible outdoor teaching in an area encompassing many design patterns.  It is the combination of design features that make Reflexion Design and Construction’s work unique.

Reflexion Design and Construction is a company that offers much more than recreation shade structures.  We can assist with the planning, design and construction of outdoor and indoor learning environments which encompass many 21^st century school design patterns. 

As the pictures show, the furniture has given the yard a real lift and students and staff will reap the benefits for years to come.

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If your school missed out, a purchase before June 30^th will ensure you set yourself up for Spring at our current prices and avoid the effects of any unforeseen Australian economic issues in the new financial year.

Mallacoota Community Resource Centre:  We are keen to provide a local version of the benefits of this new building to the Mallacoota school & community from a student and staff perspective in future newsletters and blogs.  As a company, Reflexion Design & Construction take great pride in having been able to deliver this project to a remote rural community that struggled to identify a company with the credentials and preparedness to work in remote locations.

Orbost North:  As is evident in the photographs, Reflexion Design & Construction were able to create a unique design to meet local learning needs as well as create additional indoor & outdoor learning spaces.  The spacious, light filled area between the portables has added significantly to the flexibility of the educational programs at the school.  The attractive appearance of the entrance and jarrah decking areas have greatly enhanced what this school has to offer.  However, we hope to bring news directly from the schools’ point of view in future editions.

Swifts Creek, Omeo, & Tanjil South: Major LTC refurbishments have formed a major part of the BER agenda state wide and from our company’s point of view it was particularly rewarding to bring the final outcome to remote communities who desperately deserved major upgrades to their schools.

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At Bairnsdale Racing Club a picnic table setting sells for $150 – Is there greater potential under solid roof structure and a bit more polish to the package on offer?

Why Solid Roof Structures?

• Engineered structures + certificates provided
• Building Permit Certifies Australian Building Codes compliance
• Line of Sight ensured by Cantilever Structures
• Proven record with public structures for schools and local government
• 100% sun protection
• Optional Clear Plastic Blind protection for wet and windy days
• Solid Roof structures cheaper after 4 to 5 years than shade sails and maintain attractive appearance
• Umbrellas and temporary settings dangerous in high winds

Racing Community Usage:

Ideas to enhance the outdoor areas at your Race Club

• Enhance Racing Public Facilities – shade, seating, outdoor-dining, fenced off exclusivity
• Rent out to patrons for private use on race days
• Bookies Enclosure
• Stall Areas
• Identifying Customer Needs

Non Racing Community Usage – Ideas:

• Concerts
• Birthday Celebrations (21st, 40/50ths)
• Craft & Farmer’s Markets, Flower Shows
• Camping Shows
• Identifying Community Needs

For more information contact Reflexion on  (03) 9800 0755 or email us at info@reflexion.com.au

Reflexion Design & Construction design and construct high quality indoor & outdoor environments that enhance learning and encourage cooperative and collaborative play. 

We share in the Lethbridge community’s pride in their newly completed project.  Our new staff line-up were able to complete the project in a timely manner to the satisfaction of the school – our current staff have been trained to see their work through the eyes of the customer.

Students will now be able to enjoy a vast array of new learning and leisure experiences using under cover synthetic grass for classes, the amphitheatre for performance based learning and storytelling and all with easy access to a child friendly storage shed.

The outdoor settings are ideal for collaborative learning, quiet games and passive activities. 

Varied learning modalities have been catered  for with this fantastic new development at Lethbridge.  Parents and visitors to the school have been very positive about the resource rich environment now available to Lethbridge Primary School children.  For more information or arrange a visit to discuss options at your school CLICK HERE  or call us on (03) 9800 0755

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Our staff are always discussing the fact that we want to be continually developing new and
creative solutions for outdoor learning areas where clients need 100% UV or rain protection. 

Inevitably, similarities between solutions in
different locations, and timeframe and budgetary requirements, have led us down the creative
pathway of documenting outdoor designs that capture the four most common themes.

Reflexion invested in researching our major
Covered Outdoor Learning/Leisure Areas (COLA), and came up with a template that now allows us to offer schools and organisations templated and functional Covered Outdoor Learning Areas.

Simply pick your preferred size, learning & leisure modality, roof scape, surfacing and outdoor
furniture.

These have been successfully adopted by many
organisations, and because they are pre-fabricated and templated, Reflexion are able to guarantee the
fast-tracking of this innovative design, integrating your existing environment with construction requirements

A great solution that delivers on time, on budget, and with great results!

If you have a need for a COLA,   contact our
consultants on (03)9800 0755 or
info@reflexion.com.au