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POEM Rozelle is a pilot program funded by DEST and represents
part of the initial response to the Footprints to the Future report in 2001.This
project is aimed at young people aged 13-19, who have been dis-connected from
mainstream education and offers an innovative approach to different learning
pathways.
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| The following programs and schools have been selected to showcase at the Learning Choices Expo 2006. A student team from each will present at the Expo providing delegates with an insight into how their program works for them. |
| ACCESS Program, Swan View Senior High School |
WA |
| Authentic Learning - education and industry liaison, Newstead College |
TAS |
| Caught In The Web, Brooks High School |
TAS |
| Changing Lanes, Bairnsdale Secondary College |
VIC |
| Flex-eLearning program, dEadly mOb, Gap Youth Centre |
NT |
| Great Alternative Program (GAP), Urangan State HS & Hervey Bay State HS |
QLD |
| Healthy Active Resilient Kids HARK, Sorell School |
TAS |
| Metwest High
School, Oakland, California |
USA |
| Pialla Garang, MTC Work Solutions |
NSW |
| Players United, Greater Dandenong Community Health Youth Service |
VIC |
| POEM Rozelle, Leichardt Community Youth Association |
NSW |
| South Australian Indigenous Sports Training Academy, Para West Adult Campus |
SA |
| Southside Education |
QLD |
| Studentworks, Launceston Student Workshop Inc. |
TAS |
| TE KOTAHITANGA
AT KERIKERI HIGH SCHOOL |
New Zealand |
| VET Multimedia in remote communities in the Northern Territory, NT Open Education Centre |
NT |
| VIP Plus @ Communicare, Communicare Inc. |
WA |
| Year 10 Certificate 1 in Engineering, Youth Connect / Holmesglen TAFE |
VIC |
| Young Ambassadors Program, National Gallery of Victoria Youth Access Project |
VIC |
| Young Parents Access Project, Corio Bay Senior College |
VIC |
| Youth Education Centre and Partners |
SA |
| Yunggullungalla Indigenous Medicinal Garden, Southern Futures |
SA |
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ACCESS PROGRAM, SWAN VIEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- WA
The ACCESS Program at Swan View Senior High School has transformed outcomes for
Indigenous students at this Perth High School. Implemented three years ago, retention
and graduation rates are now at 90% with record numbers of Indigenous graduates,
school-based trainees, improved literacy, numeracy and work-readiness and vastly
raised expectations. All students attend school 3 days per week and follow school-based
traineeships 2 days per week. Additional one-to-one literacy support is provided
if necessary. An Aboriginal parent action group has been established to give
direction and guidance to the program. |
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PLAYERS UNITED, GREATER DANDENONG COMMUNITY
HEALTH YOUTH SERVICE - VIC
Players United provides Year 9 boys with the opportunity to develop life and
leadership skills through a series of sport training programs run over a 12-week
period. The skills learnt also give students the ability to apply for employment
in local sporting clubs as junior coaches. Staff from the Greater Dandenong Community
Health Service Youth Team work alongside school staff ensuring a sustainable
model of delivery. The program is currently delivered within the English curriculum
and addresses the following areas; communication, confi dence, planning, problem
solving, sequencing ideas, learning styles and writing tasks. |
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SOUTHSIDE EDUCATION - QLD
Southside Education is a flexible school for young women aged between 12 and
21. Students attend both full and part-time and develop basic life and social
skills as they work towards their Senior Certificate and various other qualifi
cations. A multi-disciplinary team of teachers, counsellors, youth workers and
family workers support the young women. The school also has a Vocational Education
Co-ordinator to assist young people to access further training at Southside and
elsewhere. |
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VIP PLUS @ COMMUNICARE, COMMUNICARE INC. - WA
Communicare is a Registered Training Organisation delivering the Certificate
of General Education for Adults (CGEA) to disconnected young people. All students
are on holistic, individualised programs that include literacy and numeracy
integrated with ethics, work ethics and lifeskills. The organisation currently
runs three programs; Back on Track, Young Parents and Track 2 (residential substance
abuse programs). A post-support program assists the young people with their transition
out of the program. |
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CAUGHT IN THE WEB, BROOKS HIGH SCHOOL - TAS
At Brooks all students have the choice of taking part in a range of challenging
activities including the No Dole Program, Traineeship and Apprenticeship Pathways
Program, work-skills, rebuilding cars and motorbikes, video production, TAFE
delivered girls courses, sculpture, and How to get a car, get a license and keep
both. Its unique timetable model enables this fl exibility and its long history
of innovation and belief in providing stimulating options for all students has
contributed to its success. |
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POEM ROZELLE, LEICHARDT COMMUNITY YOUTH ASSOCIATION
- NSW
The POEM Rozelle program, from its location in a three-storey Victorian terrace
in Sydney, has a strong emphasis on maintaining a holistic learning and living
environment. Students work towards a variety of academic goals from completing
Year 9 to the HSC. As well as core studies, students are offered extension activities
including Rock and Water, Taking Charge (cognitive behaviour program), Cred (to
assist with obtaining their driver's licence), and drama and art workshops. Strong
links with TAFE and regular staff development workshops strengthen the program. |
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YOUNG AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, NATIONAL GALLERY
OF VICTORIA - VIC
The NGV Young Ambassadors Program provides positive personal, social, educational
and vocational experiences to young people with an interest in the visual arts
who are not engaged in education or employment. Nine young people participated
in a year long paid training program in 2004 involving research, gallery tours
and the development and delivery of workshops for a range of audiences including
young people from alternative community settings. The program is evolving and
a regional Young Ambassadors program has commenced in the Latrobe City area involving
some of the original participants. |
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HEALTHY ACTIVE RESILIENT KIDS (HARK), SORELL
SCHOOL – TAS
The HARK program, operating in south-eastern Tasmania for over six years, has
been working with students excluded from
mainstream education. Having recently expanded the program to include mainstream
students they have seen improved transitions
back into mainstream education for their core group, as well as a signifi cant
reduction in suspension rates from their mainstream students. Incorporating workshops,
classrooms, a commercial kitchen, boat repairing and a dance studio they are
able to offer a diverse range of options – with the most recent addition
a Clown Therapy program. |
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PIALLA GARANG, MTC WORK SOLUTIONS - NSW
The Pialla Garang Indigenous Hospitality Training Program operates at three inner-Sydney
locations; Marrickville, Redfern
and Glebe. Program participants, who are typically 16-25 years old, undertake
self-paced vocational work experience, a Certifi cate II in Hospitality Operations
and the Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA). A number of community
elders are involved with the program providing mentoring, support and guidance
for the young people. The program also provides a vital daily food service for
disadvantaged residents, as well as education on health and nutrition & a
meeting place for community elders. |
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YEAR 10 CERTIFICATE 1 IN ENGINEERING, YOUTH CONNECT / HOLMESGLEN
TAFE - VIC
A signifi cant challenge for the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne's area is
attracting young people to local manufacturing jobs. Youth Connect, alongside
the local manufacturing industry and TAFE colleges have been working to increase
student and employer participation in VET and School Based New Apprenticeship
programs. This Year 10 program engages young people through a mentoring process
involving a oneday per week accredited training program followed by an 80-hour
work placement. |
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THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL, YOUTH EDUCATION CENTRE AND PARTNERS – SA
Students are enrolled at Youth Education Centre, however they attend a range
of settings to access services and education. These may include juvenile detention
centres, within community juvenile justice settings, mobile training programs
or an alternative education setting. Time spent in the program varies from a
3-day vocational short course, to two years completing a range of programs and
qualifi cations, including a TAFE certifi cate in Employment Skills Training
and industrial qualifications. Staff at the Virtual School include teachers,
youth workers and service providers from a range of organisations. |
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YOUNG PARENTS ACCESS PROJECT, CORIO BAY SENIOR
COLLEGE – VIC
Based at Corio Bay Senior College, the Young Parents Access Project supports
young parents to complete their schooling, while providing on-site childcare
and the assistance of a parent support worker. In addition to timetabled classes,
students participate in parenting and life skill programs and one-on-one after
school support with teachers. Community partners are actively involved in the
program, delivering workshops, providing mentoring and scholarships. The college
is committed to tracking individual student progress once they leave the program
to offer support and to assist with program evaluation. |
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STUDENTWORKS - TAS
Studentworks is a dynamic and innovative vocational training centre which for
the last 28 years has offered high school students whose preferred learning styles
are more practical than academic, the opportunity to develop vocational skills
that will prepare them for work. The program is fully integrated with their base
school with students spending alternate weeks at Studentworks and back in their
regular classroom. Students gain real life experience in a number of skill areas,
producing
goods for commercial sale (e.g. nursery furniture, catering service) and are
therefore armed with specific knowledge and industry experience when they move
into the workforce. |
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VET MULTIMEDIA IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY, NT OPEN EDUCATION CENTRE (NTOEC) - NT
NTOEC caters to a diverse range of students who choose or need to access secondary
education by distance mode. This program engages older indigenous students in
education through culturally appropriate media projects including documentaries,
music videos and digital stories. NTOEC VET teachers in Darwin deliver the program
with help from supervising teachers in each community. Students gain vocational
knowledge and access to professional media practitioners via work placements
at the annual Garma Festival. |
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AUTHENTIC LEARNING - AN EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY
LIAISON, NEWSTEAD COLLEGE - TAS
This digital media based program operates at Newstead College to provide students
with the opportunity to undertake authentic
project-based learning opportunities. Projects are either industry based, or
part of an intra and inter school morning program. The morning program involves
skilled college students in mentoring roles working alongside primary and high
school
students to establish production teams. One such project is the creation of a
Friday morning TV program (Dogs Breakfast) |
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GREAT ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (GAP), URANGAN & HERVEY BAY STATE HIGH
SCHOOLS – QLD
Operating as an annex of Urangan State HS, GAP assists young people (12-19 years
old) who are 'at risk' of not completing their schooling. The program primarily
aims to assist students to achieve numeracy and literacy at a Year 10 level.
In addition, on offer is a wide variety of learning experiences such as living
skills, welding, spray-painting, nutrition, drug awareness, metal art and mechanics.
Three different GAP programs are offered with 15 learners in each group. |
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FLEX-ELEARNING PROGRAM, DEADLY MOB – NT
The Flex-e Learning program takes place in the Gap Youth Centre internet café in
Alice Springs with Indigenous young people undertaking multimedia projects and
interactive online activities. Their information, communication and literacy
and numeracy skills are developed. Over the past 2 years over 200 young people
have accessed the program; building up electronic portfolios, being mentored,
and being assisted to take the next step to further education and work opportunities. |
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YUNGGULLUNGALLA INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL GARDEN, SOUTHERN FUTURES - SA
Yunggullungalla is situated at Christies Beach High School. Lead by the local
Indigenous community, it is an educational resource that engages the students,
their families and Elders. It is a source of knowledge and pride for the whole
school and surrounds. Students study a Certifi cate 1 in Horticulture with Tourism
competencies where they learn the skills to manage the upkeep and development
of the garden. |
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS SPORTS TRAINING
ACADEMY - SA
Conducted at the Parra West Adult Campus, the SAISTA program is an initiative
in indigenous education for young people who have not been successful in mainstream
education but who have an interest in, and aptitude for, sport. The students
are given the opportunity to complete their Certifi cate 2 Sport and Recreation
(coaching) as well as completing their South Australian Certifi cate of Education
(SACE). They are involved in intensive lifeskills and mentoring programs and
are actively involved
in professional sports coaching. |
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CHANGING LANES, BAIRNSDALE SECONDARY COLLEGE
- VIC
A Victorian Certifi cate of Applied Learning (VCAL) program, Changing Lanes works
with 'out of school' young people in East Gippsland. Operating as a workplace,
as opposed to a school, young people acquire both life long and work related
skills in an applied learning context. Literacy and numeracy is integral to the
program, as is tracking the students once they
leave. Local Rotary clubs have formed a committee to support the work of Changing
Lanes, including the development of a mentoring
program. |
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