Brighter Futures, Summer 2021

A brighter future

Student aspirations

Dan, an engineering graduate from regional WA, wants to design spacecraft. A laptop powerful enough for aerodynamic analysis carried his final-year research project, and our support helped him complete an internship with Boeing.

Mo, in Year 12, is aiming for cybersecurity and joined our Job Readiness webinars to learn about CVs and interviews. Tom, in Year 6, wants to be an IT specialist. Mimi, in Year 12 in regional Queensland, hopes to study Medicine.

The Team and all of their supporters are my role models, teaching me the power of generosity and kindness.Mimi, Year 12

Reflecting on 2020

A very different year of learning

When Pepper's grandmother Diane had to self-isolate, Diane turned their sunroom into a home library. With worksheets and reading books from our team, Pepper's reading improved, and she now proudly runs the library herself.

Lockdown showed Jo gaps in her son Matt's learning, so we bought workbooks matched to his level. He went back to school able to answer more questions than ever. Anna, studying Law, took online voice lessons to manage the stress, and Ange turned a cancelled sport season into a Certificate in Floristry and a part-time job.

Ensuring students don't go without

Inspiring ways to help

For six years, Terry Munright has run a lawn bowls day at Tea Gardens Country Club, complete with raffle, auction and sausage sizzle, with proceeds going to our students.

A business founder now donates a percentage of his companies' profits. And one late supporter returned recyclables for refunds and gave the money to us, living by the motto "everything helps".

Student achievements

Strengthening educational networks

Dani and Cam live with their father Rob, who has a chronic illness. Their school welfare officer, Christine, introduced them to us, and together we set up study spaces, a laptop and internet. Both children are now more engaged at school.

Hal was diagnosed with a developmental language disorder after a speech assessment we funded. A specialist tutor helped her apply the recommendations, and she is now working at the level of her peers in Maths and English.