There is a great story about the Big Picture Program at Yea High School (Vic) in The Age. The article gives some background about BP which was founded by Elliot Washor and Dennis Littky.
Elliot was instrumental in bringing BP to Australia. You can read the article at the link below.
Congratulations to John O'Meara and the team at Yea High for engaging their students in exciting and authentic learning.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/pupils-passionate-about-big-picture-20110701-1guwd.html