Thursday, June 07, 2012

Working with Teach for Australia associates

We are proud to work with Teach for Australia - an organisation dedicated to closing the education gap for disadvantaged kids (did you know that the least advantaged kids in Australian schools lag two and a half years behind the most privileged?).

Our main role with TFA is "train the trainer" - training teachers to coach debating teams and use debating in their classrooms. Sometimes we are also able to help out at an individual school - like Fairhills High School in Knoxfield, Melbourne. Recently one of our most experienced FD trainers, Lynne Featonby, and a TFA associate teamed up and coached a Fairhills junior team to its first victory! Well done to all concerned, especially the members of the team.