We are proud to announce the Ambassadors who have been selected for the 2012 Ambassador Challenge. The Ambassadors have been selected from schools around Australia and will take part in a three month training and development program before travelling to Cambodia in December this year with Oaktree volunteers to visit our project partners overseas. Thank [...]
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The Schools 4 Schools Speaking Tour!
What have you been up to lately? School. Homework. Chilling with your mates? Well you can add building a school and changing some lives to that list too. Sound crazy? It is a little. But with your work in Schools 4 Schools, you’ve been doing just that! With your help, our local partner KAPE has [...]
Schools 4 Schools Mentor Profile: Laura Goddard!
Here at Schools 4 Schools, it’s the people that count! Laura Goddard is the Schools 4 Schools Mentor at St Andrews Cathedral School in Sydney. We caught up with her to talk about her insights as an Oaktree volunteer and what she loves most about volunteering with Schools 4 Schools! 1. Why did you get [...]
Schools 4 Schools in Queensland!
As the weather cools down and the Tour de France warms up, the Schools 4 Schools team will be enjoying a well-earned rest at the end of a very successful semester. With so much happening across all of our schools, we’re really excited to give a brief snapshot of the incredible work within the Schools 4 Schools community [...]
Join the S4S Ambassador Challenge!
The Ambassador Challenge is a new program from Schools 4 Schools in collaboration with out partner organisation in Cambodia, KAPE. If you are in Year 10 or 11 we are offering you the chance to become leaders in your local community and Ambassadors for the Schools 4 Schools program.
Seeking Refuge
In the final terms of the school year, S4S Seed Groups are exploring beyond our project countries and learning about global issues. During the recent election campaign, there was a documentary film produced by well-known business owner Dick Smith entitled the Population Puzzle. It was interesting viewing, with Australian entrepreneur Smith basically claiming that Australia [...]
S4S Featured Article
Global Health: Infectious Diseases FACT: Over 9.5 million people die each year due to infectious diseases –nearly all live in developing countries. When it comes to getting immunisations, it is not exactly a favourite time of the year. Nobody likes getting pricked in the arm, or that weird aching feeling you get for the rest [...]
S4S: Queensland Update!
The Queensland S4S Team has been busy over the past few months, with events at The Queensland Academy of Creative Industries, The Queensland Academy of Science, Maths and Technology, Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, Queensland Academy of Health Science and Marsden State High School. Have a read of what some of our S4S seed groups are [...]
Peer Educator of the Month: Sifiso Dlamini
Sifiso Dlamini is a Senior Peer Educator (Year 11) at Siqongweni Secondary School which is located near Pietermaritzburg. He is 20 years old. Sifiso is known in his school community for being a respectful, committed and hard working student. Sifiso strongly believes that everyone has the power to change their own lives. He knows many [...]
Global Education Month
The month is upon us! You are educated on the issues; you have learnt the facts; you know the stories… So get out there and start spreading the word! Change begins with you! Global Education Month is where you, as educated ambassadors, begin spreading the word on these issues and educating others on how their [...]
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