Darlinghurst Public School is a growing, diverse inner city school. The school motto is "strive to achieve" and there is an expectation that students achieve excellence through best practice teaching. Academic performance is highly valued and is supported by a strong visual and performing arts program.
Reading Out of Poverty is a non-profit organisation that supports children and families in the pre-literacy and early learning stage of development. Established in Melbourne, with the support of volunteers and community partners we provide early literacy programs that aim to promote a love for and habit of reading. Children need to engage in reading activities from birth so that they develop the literacy skills they need to succeed at school. Children who do not have this critical foundation will quickly fall behind and lose confidence in the classroom. For many of these children, they may never catch up which directly impacts life outcomes. We focus on children who are at high risk of developing poor literacy and numeracy skills and low-level educational outcomes from an early age including refugee, migrant and indigenous children. Our organisation establishes unique partnerships with parents and carers, pre-schools, community hubs and centres, health and welfare centres, migrant groups, government housing estates and Indigenous Cooperatives to develop essential early literacy and language skills in children from disadvantaged backgrounds where illiteracy is common. We are committed to seeing cultural change in attitudes towards reading in early childhood. Reading out of Poverty is focused on developing the early literacy skills of Melbourne’s most disadvantaged children including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, new migrant families, refugee and Indigenous backgrounds. Our primary purpose is to provide a strong foundation for children to learn to read so that they can succeed in education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world.
What is Dreams2Live4?
BT and EE have long supported Unicef emergency appeals for children in danger whenever and wherever disaster strikes.Unicef helps more children than any other organisation. They keep them safe when disaster strikes. They provide life-saving food, clean water and vaccinations. They protect children from violence and exploitation. They give them a safe place to laugh and play. They get them back to school and give them the chance of a better future.With your help, Unicef can provide clean water, life-saving food, medical care, education and safe places for children in danger. With your help, Unicef can protect children from trafficking, violence and exploitation. With your help, Unicef can build schools and train teachers so that children have a better chance at a brighter future. The money that you raise will help make the world a safe place for every child. Thank you for your support.United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF. Registered charity 1072612 (England and Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland). Charity No: see above