Whilst our Primary School and Academy campuses are thriving, our Middle School students are still learning in a temporary building—one provided in the aftermath of the devastating 2022 floods. Now, we’ve found them a new home. But we need your help to rebuild it.
We have the chance to transform Lismore’s iconic Brown & Jolly department store building into a vibrant Middle School campus—a space that will breathe life back into the heart of the CBD while inspiring the next generation of changemakers.
This is more than a building project—it’s a living classroom. Our Middle School students aren’t waiting for a ribbon to be cut; they’re rolling up their sleeves to design, plan, and help bring their future home to life.
Through this project, up to 200 young people will learn what it truly means to build something that lasts—gaining not just knowledge and skills, but the confidence, empathy, and resilience to shape the world around them.
Imagine being 14 and able to say you helped design and build a world-class middle school.
Budget Overview
There is an immediate need to install all the ground serivces (water pipes etc) and seal the ground floor with a concrete cap to make the building flood-ready. This requires around $240,000.
Add your name to the Wall of Awesome!
Leave Your Mark on the School That the Kids Built Want to be part of something that lasts? Put your name on the building — literally. Sponsor a brick-shaped tile and help us transform an historic department store building into a world-class middle school designed by kids, for kids. This isn’t just fundraising. It’s future-raising. Every tile you buy helps create spaces where curiosity thrives, ideas spark, and laughter echoes through the heart of Lismore. Your tile is more than a name on a wall — it’s a promise to the next generation. A legacy of hope, resilience, and learning that matters. Buy a tile. Build the future.
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Make a donation
Support the Kids Who Are Building Their School Every dollar helps our students turn vision into reality. Your donation—big or small—directly supports Living School’s Middle School students as they help design, plan, and bring their new home to life in the heart of Lismore. This isn’t just a donation. It’s belief in a new way of learning—one built on creativity, courage, and community. Give what you can. Stand with the kids who are building their own future. Every donation over $2 is tax deductible in Australia.
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A Pot with Purpose
It may just look like a concrete pot. But fill it with rainforest green, and it becomes something else entirely— A place of stillness. Of wonder. Of life. Sponsor a pot. Help us grow a rainforest indoors—one leaf, one breath, one story at a time. Name the pot. Leave your roots in our space. Because every forest starts small.
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Old Timber. New Life. Your Legacy.
Restore a square metre of hardwood timber flooring. We’ve salvaged a serious stash of timber from the original building. But reusing it costs nearly three times more than buying new. Why? Because love takes labour—sorting, cleaning, restoring, reinstalling. But it’s worth it. With your help, we’ll bring as much of that timber back to life as we can. And when we do, we’ll mark it with a small plaque in your name— a legacy etched in wood. Because history belongs in the future.
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Name the Net. Float the Future.
Imagine this: a giant net, stretched across a section of a balcony floor. Part hammock. Part hideaway. Part study zone in the sky. A place for students to sprawl, read, nap, chat, dream. Call it a break-out space. Call it yours. Sponsor our suspended study net So kids can think big… while literally hanging out. The Chill Net. The [Your Name] Net. You name it. They’ll love it.
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Power a Panel. Charge a Future.
Support the installation of 1kW of solar + 2kWh of battery power—and light up more than just classrooms. You're not just cutting carbon. You're backing a school that powers learning and a neighbourhood that powers through. During floods or blackouts, this energy doesn’t stop at our gate. It helps surrounding shops, cafes, and businesses stay switched on—when they need it most. Sponsor a slice of sunshine. Store a little resilience. Be a founding sponsor of our community power network. The Spark of Change? Whatever it’s called, it’s a bright move—for everyone.
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Light the Mood. Shift the Mind.
One space. Infinite worlds. Sponsor an immersive light projector so we can turn a room into a rainforest. A coral reef. A galaxy. A dream. Every term, the walls breathe with whatever we’re learning. Nature. Cosmos. Culture. Wonder. All at the flick of a switch. Sponsor the light. Spark the transformation. The [Your Name] Atmosphere? The Mood Machine? The Beam of Belonging? Because when learning feels like a world, kids remember it forever.
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Help Us Rock… Quietly
As our Year 4s graduate from the 'School of Rock' into Middle School and their amps often come with them. To keep the music alive (and the peace intact), we’re raising funds for two soundproof booths. So they can keep jamming. And everyone else can keep hearing themselves think. Sponsor the silence. Support the sound.
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Name the Court. Play it Forward.
It’s not just a basketball court. It’s a launchpad. A pressure valve. A teamwork zone. It echoes with sneakers, laughter and banter. It builds coordination, confidence, and community. Sponsor our basketball court—because big dreams need big space to bounce. The [Your Name] Court. The Full-Court Feeling. Whatever you call it, they’ll be calling for one more game.
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Treehouse in the Rainforest
It would be rude not to build a treehouse in our indoor rainforest. And with your support, this won’t be just a treehouse. It’ll be a safe perch for wild thoughts. A wooden whisper of freedom. A space to read, to breathe, to belong. Help us lift learning off the ground. Sponsor the treehouse—and give kids a view that says, you can go anywhere from here. Name it. Love it. Leave your legacy in the leaves.
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Name the Slide. Own the Ride.
Any school can have a staircase. We’ve got a slide. Not just any slide. The Slide. Wriggle-down fun meets architectural wow. From top floor to ground floor, in one glorious swoop. And now—you can name it. The [Your Name Here] Slide The Norco Swoop? The Qantas Slipstream – no boarding pass required. The Auspost Parcel Chute – special delivery: adrenaline. Sponsor the joy. Slap your name on 12 metres of gravity-fed cantaloupe grins. And every time a kid/teacher/parent whooshes down with a giggle, it's all because of you. As part of this donation you can have: - Name plaque on the slide - Photo opportunity at the grand launch - Featured story in Living School newsletter - Priority invites to major school events - Inclusion in “Founding Visionaries” honor roll
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'Think Outside' (the box) Living School T-shirt
Living School thinks outside the box—whether it’s an educational doctrine, a classroom, in nature, or on expeditions. Order an official Living School 'Think Outside' T-shirt and join us outside the box.
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