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Port Phillip Community School Yard
“All young people need to be surrounded with networks of individuals and institutions that provide them with support, opportunities, boundaries, & structure that nurtures in them commitments, values, competencies, & a positive identity that they need to grow up healthy & competent ” Search Institute.
Port Phillip Community School Yard connects people from local services, local industry, local communities and Local Government to create an exciting new initiatives that put young people first.
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Aims of Community School Yard
- Develop and explore new ideas and understandings around the community's role in providing effective support for all young people and children.
- Develop common understandings and strategies to collectively support all young people to reach their personal potential.
- To improve life opportunities for all young people.
- Commit to a future strategy and develop new opportunities that enable all stakeholders to work together to support all young people.
- To provide the opportunity for young people to acquire the
 forty developmental assets that will enable them to make wise choices and cope with life's challenges
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Who should attend?
- Local Government
- School communities
- Students, families and interested community members
- Community organisations
- Local industry & employer groups
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Innovations & Excellence:
A cluster of eight schools in the City of Port Phillip have been awarded funding for the development of 'Innovations & Excellence' in the middle years of schooling by the Department of Education and Training. The substantial funding will employ an 'Educational Leader' for the Community School Yard initiative to co-ordinate local school involvement over three years. The priorities will include linking schools to the community, widening the understanding of 'Developmental Asset Building' (SEARCH Institute) across schools and community and developing practices in ' real life experiential learning' for educational reform and learning improvement in local schools. This exciting opportunity is a part of the government commitment to providing support for excellence in local government education.
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Current Priorities
Community Education
- Developing community network and support
- Key projects development
- Asset building
- Mapping of community and support services
Youth leadership
- Mapping current leadership opportunities within Port Phillip via schools and community networks
- Development of leadership support and training opportunities for young aspiring leaders within the City
- Support young people to actively take on a leadership role within the Community School Yard Visioning Committee.
Research
- Development of a strategy to complete research on the community asset profile within Port Phillip
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Further Information
Use eServices to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online. If you prefer phone ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 or TTy (03) 9209 6713 and ask for the Youth Development Officer.
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