Mr Adams is the deputy principal and coordinator of the ‘e2’ initiative which is a curriculum collaboration between public high schools in the Orange area.

Mr Adams was named a winner of the 2008 Caltex and Rotary Club of Sydney Awards for Innovation in Teaching and wins a trip abroad to extend his skills so he can continue to develop the program which runs in Orange.

The e2 program offers more subject choices for students across all schools in the network and is possible through video conferencing laboratories in the participating school.

Senior students of Orange High School, Canobolas Rural Technology High School, Molong Central School, and Blayney High School can now study subjects which include physics, legal studies, geography, dance, drama and hospitality.

Supplemented by several hours of structured study at Orange TAFE campus with face-to-face teaching, the program offers more opportunities for students to gain accreditation and, in the case of Charles Sturt University, automatic entry when certain study criteria is met to nursing at CSU regardless of a student’s UAI following the Higher School Certificate.

“We are very proud of how our e2 schools work together with our industry and educational partners to increase opportunities for our students,” said Mr Adams.

“It’s a highlight for me that students now think that it is normal to learn a subject with students from other e2 schools.”.

Mr Adams has been teaching for 30 years and says the highly successful collaboration between CSU, TAFE and the e2 schools offers a career pathway choice for students, which wasn’t possible in the past.

Mr Adams will be travelling to the United States to use his prize money to extend his video conferencing studies and examine how the system can be expanded in Orange.

He will also study teacher training techniques used in the implementation of the technology to teach students.

The Orange model has been presented more than 50 times in the last 18 months to educational decision makers.