Amongst the mayhem of Branson,
Twitter, Mentors 4 Life, and feeling like the AIME plane is about to head to
space (magic school bus styles), you'll be happy to know that the program on
the ground is going from strength to strength.
In fact, we have just completed the biggest week, working with the largest amount of kids and mentors, in AIME world history.
For a feel-good story sure to put a smile on your dial check out National Program Operations Director, Sam Refshauge’s wrap on the week that was!
In fact, we have just completed the biggest week, working with the largest amount of kids and mentors, in AIME world history.
For a feel-good story sure to put a smile on your dial check out National Program Operations Director, Sam Refshauge’s wrap on the week that was!
Who would have ever thought that after 4 months
planning, preparation, pitches and punch-ups (just joking, there weren’t any punch-ups), we would find ourselves in the position
to deliver the AIME Program across the country, within 22 university campuses
to 41 regions, with 200 schools for around 1600 mentees and 1200 mentors!!
But above all the numbers it’s the stories of success,
the connections made, the relationships built and the magic moments shared
between AIME staff, mentors and mentees that encourage us all to keep striving
to be bigger and better.
So follow me back to the beginning of the week, where
I’ll take you on a whirlwind tour of what has just been an amazing 5 days for
the AIME record books!
Monday morning started on the Sunshine Coast of QLD
where the newest member of our team, Jordan Dwyer, after 2 weeks on the job was
about to deliver sessions alongside our CEO, Jack Manning Bancroft. Talk about
pressure!
Sunshine Coast Program
Manager Jordan Dwyer, National Presenter Arthur Little and the USC crew hanging
with the Kangaroos
Whilst
Jordan was doing his last minute vocal warm ups, another new arrival on the
scene, Tom Nice, was getting his crew together at Monash University for their 2nd
Outreach day (They’re already half way through the program, geez!).
Smiles all around at Monash University Peninsula
campus
UOW South Coast Program Manager addressing the
troops in Shoalhaven
Sydney University
Outreach Year 10 players
And with all this happening on Monday, the stage was set for what was about to be a week of absolute intensity.
Along with the launch of the program in our newest regions of Ballarat, Perth
& Bega, we continued to roll out the red carpet for mentors and mentees on
the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Frankston Peninsula. Did I mention that in the
middle of all this we saw the biggest ever AIME session, with 130 Indigenous
high school students gracing the grounds of the University of Queensland?
Brisbane Program Manager Billy Marshall, Program
Manager Assistant Shae Spierings and the UQ year
11&12 mentors and mentees
So as I fly back across Australia after celebrating
the unveiling of AIME West Oz, I think about how far we’ve come in my short 2.5
year journey with AIME. A massive smile creeps upon my face as I realise we are
going to achieve unbelievable things in 2013 and beyond!
Curtin Uni Program
Manager Lauren Cramb kicking off the West Coast program at Curtin University
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