Success Statistics
In 2008, ABCN has expanded the reach of its activities to be working with 29 member companies, over 80 schools in areas of high social need, involving 3,400 students and over 1,500 company volunteers working in sustained programs nationally. We are also piloting a number of new programs in 2008.
There are many outstanding highlights from the 2008 programs.
Partners in Learning
- 69 partnerships
- 59 schools
- 42 new participants
- 100% of educators say the program has had a positive impact on their school
GOALS
- 27 programs
- 600 mentors
- 12 new schools
- launched GOALS in two new states
- 3 programs in VIC and 1 in the ACT
Mentors
- 100% value the opportunity that their company has given them to participate in GOALS
- 91% agree that participating in GOALS has made them feel more positive about their employer
- 84% feel that they have developed professionally from participating in GOALS
- 99% feel proud that their company is a part of ABCN
'You are wondering whether GOALS has made a difference? On the last day of term 2 of all the students in year 9, 25 of them were at school. 24 of the 25 were our GOALS students.'
Teacher (2008)
'The program is an excellent opportunity for the mentors to make a contribution to the community in a meaningful and direct way and draw on their own skills and experience.'
Spark Reading
- 606 mentors
- 305 students
- 44 programs - an exponential increase from 13 programs in 2007
Mentors
- 100% value the opportunity that their company has given them to participate in Spark
- 100% feel proud that their company is a part of ABCN
'The mentors are making such a significant impact on the students both academically and socially.'
Teacher (2005-2006)
Career Choice Day
- 5 states
- 56 schools
- over 1,400 students
InterAct 2008
The InterAct Arts Experience program aims to provide opportunities for students from partnered schools to experience arts performances and activities in and around their city. In 2008 over 700 students have participated nationally in experiences such as:
- The Sydney Writers Festival in New South Wales
- Paradise City’ by Performance Space held at Carriageworks in New South Wales
- 'VX18504' performance by the Australian Theatre for Young People in New South Wales
- Rogue Traders concert in Queensland
Performances by Bell Shakespeare Company in Western Australia
The students from Hoxton Park High School in New South Wales who attended the Sydney Writers' Festival this year said:
"We gained knowledge as well as enjoying the time we had. The writers inspired us to be creative and helped us to understand that creativeness is a great way to become a professional writer."
The InterAct program engages students from both primary and secondary schools and works with arts organisations from a wide range of areas such as dance, drama, music and arts festivals.
100 Faces 100 Stories
- over 200 students
- 150 mentors
- 10 companies
- 12 schools
- first ABCN program to include Intensive English Centre Students
Transitions
- pilot with Alexandria Park Community School to assist their students from moving to the High School
- high Indigenous population > 50% of students
Aspirations
- 2 schools
- 6 companies
- coaches work with teams of 4 students to develop individual action plans for pursuing pathways beyond school
Leadership Exchange
- pilot with Microsoft SLT
- executives matched with Head Teachers
- up to 10 schools
