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Expo 2004 Review

The Learning Choices Expo a Dusseldorp Skills Forum initiative was designed to raise awareness of the value in providing relevant learning options for those young people whose needs are presently not being met in a traditional classroom setting,

The first of its kind, the Expo brought together more than 200 practitioners the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and share best practice. Of equal importance, a parallel activity ran whereby teams of (3) young people from 21 programs from around Australia & New Zealand were invited to both showcase their programs and participate in team building, personal development and motivational activities.

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•EXPO PROGRAM PDF 1060KB

•YOUNG PARTICIPANTS PROGRAM PDF 156KB | WORD 156KB

•COMMUNIQUE PDF 81KB

'Learn for Life' and 'Let Me Be Me'

Sixty young people over these two days showed what they can do. The Expo experience was built on this.

They left us with a message summed up in two phrases 'Learn for Life' and 'Let me be me'. But many other messages came through too. Relationships matter. The opportunity to be and to be treated as an individual makes the difference. Learning can excite and provide a real sense of achievement. It can be fun.

How often did we hear young people in their presentations describe the difference in these learning experiences in terms of the people: 'friends', 'like a family', 'safe'. At the same time, the programs they spoke of were often characterised by the high expectations that they have of the students, and a clear structure which enabled learning to take place in a personal and protected environment. Many stressed a preference for voluntary participation.

To read more download the 2004 Learning Choices Expo Communique