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After-school space for young people

A supervised place for high-school students to do homework and be around each other two afternoons a week, run by parents from the community.

PilotBrought to us by someone in the communityLed by Project lead (volunteer)Updated

What it is trying to achieve

Twenty students attending regularly by the end of the pilot, with parents comfortable enough to keep sending them.

This is an example entry — replace before launch.

The idea came from two parents at a gathering who had independently noticed the same gap: the hours between school finishing and a parent getting home.

Where it is up to

A venue has been secured for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Six sessions have run, with attendance between eight and fourteen. Two volunteers are supervising each session, and a homework-help roster is being put together.

What happens next

The pilot runs to the end of the term. If attendance holds, we apply for a small grant to cover the venue for a full year and hand the running of it to the parent group.

What would tell us it worked

Students choosing to come back without being sent, and parents who did not know us at the start trusting us with an afternoon.

Want to be part of this?

Send us an email and say what you would like to do — help run it, take part in it, or something we have not thought of. Somebody reads every one.

Roles on this project

Volunteer

Homework helper

Sit with high-school students while they work, and help when they get stuck. You do not need to be a teacher.

Time commitment
One afternoon a fortnight, 3.30–5.30pm
Location
Melbourne — in person
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