51 st ALA National Conference

51ST ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Village of Learning

• Alternative secondary education inside an Adult Community Education Centre• Aimed at 300+ not in school, not employed 15-19 yo in Wodonga – recurrent funding, not youth project based• Commenced 2006 – 31 students (Wodonga)• In 2011 – 150+ students (campus Albury and Wodonga)• Low class sizes• High levels of social welfare student support• Students = 90% sofa kids• Outcomes have been academically high (given the starting point), socially wonderful but with some failings

Village of Learning

Village of Learning notion• Reversing numbers – more adults than young students• Adults who are eager, happy to learn• Adults who bring calmness, tolerance, opportunity• Adults who are de-facto grandparents• Adults who help – dance, employment, health etc• Mix of students - Migrants, PWD, Children Services, accredited and non-accredited, • Connections to a wider community• EAT WELL, DO WELL – NAB, Scholarships +

Village of Learning

Presentation was to challenge the notion, why couldn’t more adult educational centre’s of any type/style/location be an avenue to school age students who are/have found difficulty with secondary school environments?

Thank you

Village of Learning

Contact details

Claire Cooper – Deputy Principal (02) 6043 8200 claire @awcc.edu.au

Rodney Wangman (02) 6043 8200 ceo @awcc.edu.au

Village of Learning

51 st ALA National Conference

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