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The business of success
An Edith Cowan University researcher has completed his PhD thesis on the study of resilience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students.
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Achieving against the odds
Six women from Darwin Correctional Precinct successfully graduated in Certificate II Indigenous Environmental Health recently.
Study space helps student doctor
Originally a graduate of a Bachelor of Science, Lee Vocale lacked direction and wasn’t applying himself. It was his dad who got him back on track.
Experimenting with science
A new project developed by Edith Cowan University aims to encourage Indigenous students in Western Australia to pursue a career in science.
Barunga Festival: a chance for learning
As well as the Remote Schools Attendance Strategy, the Barunga Festival has been boosting school attendance in the top end.
Morrgul’s Kimberly moguls
A Kimberly-based Indigenous business development program is behind a new initiative providing advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Breaking the cycle at Mimili
There were many reasons that school attendance was dismal at Mimili, but with the implementation of a new strategy, changes are already evident.
Star student picks up TAFE Award
Samantha Mancuso won the award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year.
Creative Change winners announced
Over 30,000 school students got involved in this year’s Generation One Creative Change competition. now in its third year, the competition has been a big hit with students and schools with $15,000 prize money up for the winning entries. To enter, students performed two songs and recorded them. In the primary division, students were asked […]
A good start
An innovative before-school fun and fitness program set up at Prairiewood High School by Aboriginal teacher Jarred Hodges has been running for 10 years. It now attracts more than 200 students each morning. The fun and fitness program operates every Tuesday and Friday morning before school during Term Four. After an hour of games and […]
Move It Mob Style Class Activity Worksheets
The Season 1 & 2 classroom worksheets are FREE, written by teachers drawing from health, dance and cultural stories presented in each episode of Move It Mob Style ®. So catch Move It Mob Style® on TV and get your students up and dancing to some deadly moves. Move It Mob Style® – a healthy and […]
UNSW doubles Indigenous enrolments
Funded by a $1.5 million donation from The Balnaves Foundation, the new centre Balnaves Place – Home of Nura Gili provides a central hub for Indigenous education on campus and will play a key role in doubling Indigenous student enrolments at UNSW to 500 by 2015. There are currently 263 Indigenous students studying at UNSW, […]
Indigenous students head to Canberra
Close to 150 of tomorrow’s leaders from across Australia gathered at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra last month to continue their academic and leadership journey at the 2012 indigenous youth leadership program’s (IYLP) year 10 national student gathering. The Year 10 Gathering happens annually as part of the IYLP Scholarship funded by […]
Talk about recognition at your school
As Australians, we pride ourselves on our values of fairness and equality, but our founding document, the Australian Constitution does not recognise the unique contribution that our First Peoples have made to our nation. As our country grows and changes over time, our laws and foundations need to shift a little to develop with us. […]
Body of interest
Biomedical Science student Dylan Shaw has just been awarded the Australian Rotary Indigenous Health Scholarship which will help her with university and living costs over the coming 12 months. Dylan from the Paredarerme people in Tasmania has been studying at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). It’s all part of her dream to one […]
Guiding light
Aboriginal Mental Health Trainee Kristen Ella is passionate about helping her people and Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Djirruwang Program in Wagga NSW is helping her achieve her goals. Kristen is undertaking a Health Science (Mental Health) degree and is interning with Ryde Community Mental Health Centre in Sydney as part of her degree through CSU. […]
‘My Story’ Competition
Send us your story and win cool prizes! My Story is Vibe’s writing, drawing and story-telling competition open to students of all ages. Stories can be written, drawn or captured with a mobile phone, Nintendo DS, iPod, Flip Camera, or XO laptop or other mobile device. By submitting a story on a chosen topic, you […]
School’s in
Providing Aboriginal students with the opportunity for a holistic education is a core value of Guildford Grammar school in Perth, WA. The program has been formally running since 2005, though the school has been taking Indigenous students for about a decade. “It really is at the core of everything the school does – it’s not […]
NT academy in the works
It’s the home of many of the AFL’s most talented Aboriginal footballers, and yet the Northern Territory remains the only state in Australia to not house an elite training facility. That could soon change, however, with plans underway for a new facility, The Michael Long NT Thunder Learning and Leadership Centre that will focus on […]
Career head start
More school-based automotive apprenticeships will be on offer this year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders thanks to a partnership between the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) and K-Mart Tyre and Auto Services (KTAS). The partnership will develop 14 school based automotive apprenticeships across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Northern Territory and Western Australia. The AES is an […]
Joelene Puntoriero
This month›s Young Achiever is an Indigenous science scholar, who has won the prestigious Mulpha Leadership Award at an International Science School. Joelene Puntoriero from Noonamah near Humpty Doo, NT, was selected for the award from 150 of the world’s top secondary-school science students who attended the renowned Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS). […]
Heading in The Right Direction
Peter Hoehn, a teacher at Tullawong state high school says, “in order to get to where you want to go in life you need clear goals.” The school runs an innovative program in indigenous leadership, health and cultural awareness that is making a real difference in students’ lives. Tullawong State High School, in Caboolture, is […]
Bright Spark
At the Australian Training Awards held in Brisbane, Joshua Toomey took home the Student of the Year award in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award category. Joshua completed his Certificate III Electricity Supply Industry – Distribution (Power Line) and is proud to be a qualified tradesman now. However, finishing his studies was not always […]
Bound For Adventure
Recently, 27 indigenous students, from the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation’s partner schools across NSW and QLD, took on a week-long outward bound wilderness adventure in the Namadgi national park, act. The students came back raving about how many new friends they made and how much they learnt. Taking students away from their usual environment and […]
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