Y Challenge is a free program that supports teams of young people to make positive social change through the development of community projects. A group of young people must have an adult mentor in order to become a Y Challenge team.
Y Challenge resources include manuals, online modules and support from Red Cross.
For more information about the Y Challenge and to access online resources, go to http://www.redcross.org.au/ourservices_acrossaustralia_youtheducation_programs_Ychallenge.htm.
Designed to reach high school students discovering their financial feet, Pocket Money is a 12-page tabloid lift-out all about money. From earning and spending to saving and investing, this is a must-read tool kit for young people making their first decisions about money, spending and their financial and consumer future.
A Teachers’ Guide accompanies the lift-out. It has appropriate classroom activities based on the main articles in the lift-out. All these activities are mapped to VELS.
A new resource (book and CD) which focuses on core skills (learning, reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) development in agrifood. It supports project-based learning in either vocational education and training in schools or community contexts.
“From the Ground Up” resource materials are available to you at no charge from www.agrifoodskills.net.au/display_page.php?id=323
This workshop is delivered by a Foundation House counsellor. It builds on the understanding of the impact of trauma on learning and wellbeing to explore case studies and develop strategies for handling difficult situations and supporting the individual in the classroom.
Date: Tuesday 1st September 2009
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Address: Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick
Cost: The training is free, but registration is essential. A light lunch is provided.
This workshop showcases a range of activities from the Foundation House resources and programs (Klassroom Kaleidoscope, Healthwise, Taking Action and Rainbow) that help promote safety, dignity and identity for those who have refugee experiences. These activities also help build connections between new arrivals and the wider student body in the classroom.
Date: Tuesday 15th September 2009
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Address: Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick
Cost: The training is free, but registration is essential. A light lunch is provided.
Centrelink has issued a new factsheet online to provide students and young people with a general overview on payments and entitlements. See: http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet.nsf/publications/ah1852.htm
Oxygen Factory is an organisation that provides personal development, leadership and values training for secondary students across Australia. They also produce a range of resources, including “Oxygen Uptake,” a weekly e-zine containing motivational messages for students and teachers, and “Oxygen for Educators,” a free mini-magazine containing topical articles on youth issues and information on upcoming Oxygen Factory motivational seminars for secondary school students, teachers and parents. They have also recently released the book Oxygen: 102 Doses of Inspiration, which contains short inspirational messages and activities that teachers can share with their students. This book is particularly suitable for use with tutor, pastoral care or home groups. For further information about Oxygen Factory, visit their website or email them.
Dates: 21 July and 8 September 2009
There will be two field trips to Melbourne and Moorabbin airports to help you discover the diverse range of career options available in the Air Transportation Industry. Open to Year 11 and 12 students and Career Advisors.
For more information, contact the Faculty Marketing Office. Phone: (03) 9214 4859
3 – 7 August 2009
Engineering Day @ Swinburne
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Swinburne Hawthorn
Registration: www.swinburne.edu.au/feis/workshops
Virginia Laurinaitis
Phone: (03) 9214 8936
Email: vlaurinaitis@swin.edu.au
Women in Engineering @ Swinburne
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Swinburne Hawthorn
Registration: www.swinburne.edu.au/feis/workshops
Virginia Laurinaitis
Phone: (03) 9214 8936
Email: vlaurinaitis@swin.edu.au
Engineering Day @ Swinburne
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Swinburne Hawthorn
Registration: www.swinburne.edu.au/feis/workshops
Virginia Laurinaitis
Phone: (03) 9214 8936
Email: vlaurinaitis@swin.edu.au
Careers Breakfast
For students interested in Science and Engineering
Date: Thursday 20th August
Time: 7am – 9am
Venue: RMIT University, City Campus
Registration: Milena Nicola
Phone: 03 9925 9695
Y Challenge is a free program that supports teams of young people to make positive social change through the development of community projects.
A Y Challenge team is also supported by a mentor. A mentor provides advice when it is needed and can be a teacher, university or TAFE student, youth group leader or retired person interested in helping out.
For more information about the Y Challenge and to access the manuals go to http://www.redcross.org.au/ourservices_acrossaustralia_youtheducation_programs_Ychallenge.htm
