The Friendship Stop was launched in 2004, and now 14 years later it has developed into a ‘living legend’ among the school community.

Principal Matthew Mann said the Friendship Stop worked the same way as a bus stop.

“Just like a bus picks people up from a stop, it works the same way,” Mr Mann said.

“It has many uses, students can make new friends at the stop and it’s a place where you can find other people to join in on games.

“The parents talk about it and its legend is constantly passed on to the new students.”

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Teacher Kate Bombardieri was part of the team which created the stop and said it was the ideal location for students to create new connections.

“The Friendship Stop came from the need to have a space within the school for students to meet new people,” Mrs Bombardieri said.

“It’s the perfect gathering space.”

The stop is located in what was described as the ‘crossroads’ of the school and features student contributed artwork.

From the initial plans of creation to when the stop was launched took around six to nine months.

“The board for the artwork was donated by a local builder and a former parent of the school designed the art,” Mrs Bombardieri said.

“The students were then given the opportunity to contribute to aspects of the artwork, including the mosaic border.”

“They were all excited to be involved in the project.

“It has always been well received by everyone and it really brightens up the space.”

Student Baxter Jackson said it was great to have the stop within the playground.

“I wouldn’t have made a good friend like Ned, he’s a really nice kid and we do lots of thing together,” Baxter said.

“Ned was sitting there by himself one day.

“So I went over and introduced myself and since then we’ve started playing together.

“It’s really nice to see it here in our playground and lots of other kids will get to use it.”

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