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51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

• Alternative secondary education inside an Adult Community Education Centre• Aimed at 300+ not in school, not employed 15-19 yo in Wodonga – recurrent funding, not youth project based• Commenced 2006 – 31 students (Wodonga)• In 2011 – 150+ students (campus Albury and Wodonga)• Low class sizes• High levels of social welfare student support• Students = 90% sofa kids• Outcomes have been academically high (given the starting point), socially wonderful but with some failings

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

Village of Learning notion• Reversing numbers – more adults than young students• Adults who are eager, happy to learn• Adults who bring calmness, tolerance, opportunity• Adults who are de-facto grandparents• Adults who help – dance, employment, health etc• Mix of students - Migrants, PWD, Children Services, accredited and non-accredited, • Connections to a wider community• EAT WELL, DO WELL – NAB, Scholarships +

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

Presentation was to challenge the notion, why couldn’t more adult educational centre’s of any type/style/location be an avenue to school age students who are/have found difficulty with secondary school environments?

Thank you

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

Contact details

Claire Cooper – Deputy Principal (02) 6043 8200 claire @awcc.edu.au

Rodney Wangman (02) 6043 8200 ceo @awcc.edu.au

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

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