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Update on AIME … |
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AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) AIME Indigenous Corporation provides a six-year Mentoring Program for Indigenous Australian students to access while undertaking their high school studies from Year 7 through to Year 12. AIME partners university student volunteers in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a high school Indigenous student, for an hour a week over the course of a 17-week program. AIME's goals are to improve Year 10 completion rates, Year 12 completion rates and university admission rates for all participating students.
You can find more information about AIME at the website: AIME Mentoring
Jack Manning– Bancroft is not only the CEO of AIME but has also recently been named in Sydney’s Top 100 most influential people. Jack has also been awarded NSW Young Australian of the Year for 2010.
For more information about AIME and some of the activities they are involved in you can have a look at their website: http://www.aimementoring.com/
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A reminder... If you are interested in becoming a mentor, the first steps are to consider the following:
First and foremost, are you committed to the program and interested in helping others to succeed?
Are you aware of active listening – not interrupting, picking up important cues from what someone says, able to reflect back the relevant issues and check understanding, minimising assumptions and judgements?
Are you able to question someone sensitively and empower them to explore their own issues?
Can you pass on your knowledge and expertise clearly with encouragement?
Let us know! We look forward to hearing from you. |
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Jawun email: alumni@iep.net.au |
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An interesting read….
When you have a moment, you might be interested in reading some of the attached articles that discuss different indigenous programs and initiatives.
Lease deal secures land for clan groups
Drug pushers preying on Indigenous kids
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