Tag: mentoring

A simple coin left an important impact on ABCN alumni Yasmina Elmerkhaoui, who now works full-time as a social media influencer with an online following of almost 95,000. ‘I was someone who was nervous in...

Receiving an ABCN Accelerate scholarship has helped Raegan see beyond self-criticism and doubt to achieve big goals. She is now excited for where this opportunity can take her, with additional support for her tertiary education...

With 12 family members and a busy schedule between school and home, setting budgets and financial goals were a whole new world for Yasmine when she attended a financial capability workshop as part of the...

A challenging experience in Year 10 speaking to a crowd containing a hostile peer but supportive mentors taught former Keysborough College student Kristy Chung a crucial life lesson. Now 18, the health sciences student at...

ABCN Foundation scholarship winner Jweel arrived in Australia from Syria five years ago with her family and none could speak English. In her successful application for a three-year Accelerate scholarship, the Fairfield High School student said...

‘Meeting with intelligent, successful people showed me I had options.’ Kim Quinones, 24, still vividly remembers the Aspirations program she participated in at Lalor Secondary College, Victoria, almost a decade ago.    ‘We learnt so...

Thanks to a collaboration with Lendlease which funded ABCN’s Regional, Rural and Remote program, Australia’s cotton capital Wee Waa is now home to one of ABCN’s first regional partner schools.  Wee Waa High School has...

ABCN’s New South Wales team kickstarted 2022 with the return of a series of Full STEAM Ahead programs after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.    Full STEAM Ahead engages Years 7-8 students with Science, Technology, Engineering,...