Category Archives: Education Benalla Program

Participating in team building activities can help prepare young people for future work. Employees who have well developed personal skills, as well as the technical expertise to get the job done, are more attractive to employers. Team building activities can reveal strengths and leadership abilities that students have not yet…

‘Benalla Works’, a website to boost local youth employment opportunities, is now live thanks to nine months of hard work by a group of Benalla students The students, aged 11 to 16, were involved in an after-school project run by Tomorrow Today to help develop their critical thinking, communication and…

Churchill Reserve was buzzing with activity at the recent ‘Come and Try’ Day’. Nearly 200 young people and their families came to try out the many sports and activities available in Benalla. Fun ‘Come and Try’ activities were provided by over twenty local clubs and recreation groups including airforce and…

Investing time, effort and resources in children’s early years – when their brains are developing rapidly – brings lifelong benefits to them and to the whole community.  Results from a national survey of childhood development shows a dramatic improvement in the school readiness of Benalla’s children following a concerted community…

Local Reading Buddy volunteers are making a real difference for Benalla students, and more volunteers are needed in 2016. Operating in Benalla Primary Schools since 2012, the Reading Buddy Program matches children in junior classes in Benalla schools with a volunteer ‘buddy’ who works with them during the school’s literacy…

The Tomorrow Today Foundation hosted a Christmas party for the families involved in their Early Years programs to finish off a year full of fun, learning and strengthening friendships on Thursday 10 December 2015. About 200 people joined the festivities at the Rocket Park, enjoying a social barbecue thanks to…