ANU Walks vs BAS Portal

The Australian National University (ANU) is situated on 145 hectares in the heart of Australia's 'bush capital'. It is this inspiring setting which helps drive the creativity of ANU staff and students. The ANU Walks app provides you with detailed information on outdoor sculpture, heritage and sustainability features on the extensive ANU campus. The app contains images and detailed descriptions, as well as a map to help plan your walks around ANU. Put on your sensible shoes and start exploring the campus. - The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Heritage Trail highlights the cultural significance of the ANU Acton campus and the continuing culture and connection to Country. - The sculpture walk is a delightful way to access and explore a significant part of the ANU art collection at your leisure. - The heritage walk provides a window into the early history of the Acton area, and the distinct architectural styles of the time. - The Mt. Stromlo heritage trail shows the history and scientific aspects of Mt. Stromlo, while taking in stunning views over Canberra. - The sustainability walk exhibits some of the best examples of the natural environment on campus, as well as energy, water and waste efficiency and innovation. - The Lindsay Pryor walk commemorates the life and legacy of Professor Lindsay Dixon Pryor - an important figure in the establishment of Canberra’s urban forest. - The architecture trail shows the campus’ earliest buildings, to some of its most modern and sustainable sites. Learn about the architects, designs, and disagreements which helped to create the spectacular University you see today. - The landscape trail shows the designed landscape around buildings as well as the native and exotic vegetation of the campus. - The political history trail will guide you through the ANU campus on a journey highlighting the founding of the university, its historic relationship with Australia’s capital city, and its association with several of Australia’s most famous politicians.

The Burgmann Anglican School App is developed in partnership with Digistorm Education and Alaress. It is designed to give parents, students and teachers a seamless environment with ready access to important information about events and daily activities at the School, as well as key contact details. The BAS Portal App provides an easy way to access personalised content and communication from the School's online environment, Schoolbox. Key features: The Dashboard: The dashboard provides an overview of the latest notices, unread notices, timetables for staff and students and a timeline view of the day's events. Messages: The messages section provides notifications of activity within Schoolbox. As content is added to groups that you are a member of and follow, you will receive a notification that will allow you to click through to the relevant Schoolbox page. Push notifications can be configured and used. Calendar: The School Calendar contains details on events and key dates at the School. Click on the event to see further details and information or search for an event. The calendar can also be used as an eDiary with students having the ability to add homework tasks for completion. The calendar menu item will show how many events are in your calendar for that day. Work: Students and staff will see a reminder in the app to any due work and its relevant date within Schoolbox. Notices: The notices section contains daily communication from the School to parents, students and staff. The BAS Portal App means you will receive the communication relevant to you. Timetable: Parents, students and staff can see a copy of their 10 day timetable with an easy to read view of the current day's timetable. By clicking on the class, students and staff will be able to access the class' Schoolbox page. Contacts: Call and email the school directly from BAS Portal App. All key contact details are listed. You can also email and notify your child's absence through the app. Links: Links to other frequency used online sites for parents, students and staff are provided here for easy access. Settings: Settings allows you to review your settings and turn on push notifications. Clicking on notifications allows you to review your Message Settings in Schoolbox that will apply for both Schoolbox and the BAS Portal App. From here you can choose the frequency and method for a range of different content within Schoolbox, as well as choose to follow groups to receive messages.