http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au Learn to Earn Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:56:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gateway’s Project Officer, Marc Swensson, recently invited SA Great’s “Speakers In Schools” to visit Port Pirie and surrounding areas.  Making the trip from Adelaide, Jessica (SA Great), Lesley & Helen (ElectraNet), Andrea (Technology Industry Association) joined Marc (Gateways), Shaker & Elmore (JHI Builders) at John Pirie Secondary School, Mid North Christian College and Gladstone High [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/10/23/making-a-difference/ September 16th saw over 30 students from Gladstone High School, Orroroo Area School, Mid North Christian College and Quorn Area School attend Gateway’s annual road trip to Olympic Dam.  For most of the students, it was their maiden voyage to Roxby Downs.  The bus chucked a mainy and a quick look around the town was followed by [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/09/16/mnsec-go-mining-at-bhp/ During Term 3, Gateways Project Officer, Marc Swensson assisted Year 10 students at Jamestown Community School prepare for life in the work force.  One lesson saw the students divide into groups of three and perform mock interviews to the rest of the class.  In these groups, one person played the part of the interviewer, while [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/09/08/jamestown-mock-interviews/ For year 10 students at Samaritan College in Whyalla, Week 10 is WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK!! Fast approaching their first opportunity to undertake work experience in an industry setting likely to be their intended career path, it was identified that preparation would be advantageous. Students were given information around industry expectations, punctuality, presentation, communication, body language [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/09/07/work-experience-preparation-samaritan-college/ On September 2nd, over 40 students from John Pirie Secondary School and Australian Technical College took part in Gateway’s annual road trip to Olympic Dam.  It was the first time many of the students had been to Roxby Downs, so after a tour of the town and some lunch, it was off to Olympic Dam.  [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/09/02/olympic-sized-fun-bhp-billiton/ http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/08/17/a-steamy-experience/ http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/08/17/vibe-alive-2009/ On Wednesday, 12 August 2009, Gateways for Youth in conjunction with the Northern Regional Development Board, South Australia Works, CRS Australia, Business SA and the National Disability Coordination Officer Programme successfully conducted an interactive all day workshop focussing on Disability in the Workplace. The day commenced with a Business Breakfast, which certainly lived up to [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/08/11/disability-in-the-workplace/ These boys from the Port Pirie branch of Boystown were the very first off the rank for the Save-a-Mate presentation about the negative effects of drugs and alcohol featuring the ever-popular “Beer Goggles”. The boys listened intently to information and statistics about the effect drugs and alcohol can have on a healthy young body and [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/08/04/boystown-feel-the-vibe/ Gateways for Youth was once again excited to be a part of the Full On Future section at the VIBE Alive festival in Port Augusta for 2009. Marc, Sally and Rhianna were on hand all day giving very valuable careers advice to the 1600 strong crowd that Full On Future accommodated during day 1 of the [...]]]> http://www.gatewaysforyouth.com.au/2009/08/04/gateways-come-alive-vibe/