Where you grow up and your family’s resources can strongly influence your access to critical educational opportunities and services from early childhood through to adulthood.
Ardoch seeks to change this.
Ardoch is a children’s education charity focused on improving educational outcomes for children and young people in communities facing disadvantage.
To support children and young people from disadvantaged communities to engage in learning and believe in a future of possibilities.
Every child’s potential is realised through full participation in education.
To build aspiration in young people and provide opportunities to look closely at careers in STEM, Ardoch recently delivered two inspiring Project Magnify sessions to grade 5/6 students from four of our partners schools. The first session took a closer look at careers in aviation at the Moorabbin Air Museum and the second focussed on……
Our first Ardoch Youth Advisory Group (YAG) funded by ENGAGE! was a great success on Wednesday, 2 November. The group of young advisors was made up of eleven Year 9/10 students from two schools in two different regions – Mount Alexander College and Mt Hira College. For many years, Ardoch has collected feedback from students……
Volunteers in our Pathways programs help build aspiration in children and young people by giving them the chance to ask them questions and learn about their careers. As the saying goes; if you see it, you can be it. A volunteer with Ardoch for five years now, Akuot has played a special role in connecting……
