Follow The Dream
The Albany Follow the Dream program is proudly hosted by Albany Senior High School and supports almost 70 students from Albany Senior High School, North Albany Senior High School, Mount Barker Community College, and Denmark Senior High School.
The program supports Indigenous secondary students to reach their potential and work towards tertiary studies, further training, or meaningful employment.
Students selected to join the program are already showing strong signs of success within their schooling. Potential candidates must exhibit high levels of school attendance, behaviour, and academic achievement.
The program aims to steadily increase the number of Indigenous students completing Year 12 and going on to further study. Higher levels of education open doors to satisfying employment opportunities, with the prospect of eventually undertaking meaningful work at a highly skilled level. The Follow the Dream Program helps Indigenous students to set their sights on such opportunities and take the necessary steps to achieve their goals.
Like a ripple spreading through water, every Indigenous child realising thier Dream becomes the inspiration of another.
The program provides students with:
- A safe and supportive environment to study after school, equipped with computers and educational resources.
- Access to tuition to assist with homework, study habits, and goal setting.
- An individualised documented learning plan.
- Career guidance and mentoring
- Educational and cultural excursions and camps to develop knowledge, confidence, and skills.
Invitations to the program depend on consistent attendance, behaviour and grades. Follow the Dream is held in the Frances Wright (MBCC) Library on Tuesdays from 3:15pm to 4:45pm.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Taylor – Mount Barker Community College – 9851 5800
Homework Classes
Homework classes are held every Wednesday during the school term from 2:30pm to 3:30pm in the Frances Wright (MBCC) Library.
For more information, please contact Leena Williams 9851 5800
AIEO (Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers)
At MBCC we have two AIEOs who assist teachers in delivering planned education programs and encouraging a supportive and inclusive learning environment with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. They provide mentoring and pastoral care to our students, whilst also assisting in the development and delivery of school policies, programs and events such as Follow the Dream and NAIDOC Week.
Leena Williams (M-W) 9851 5800
Tamika Coyne (T-F) 9851 5800