Carinity Education Glendyne students are following the lead of a rugby league legend to help develop and achieve life goals.
Young people from the Hervey Bay school have been participating in the ‘You Got This’ program through the Johnathan Thurston Academy.
Led by former North Queensland Cowboys, Queensland Maroons and Australian Kangaroos star, Johnathan Thurston, the initiative is aimed at empowering young people by boosting their wellbeing, education and employment prospects.
Fourteen Carinity Education Glendyne students recently graduated from the Johnathan Thurston Academy’s ‘You Got This’ program.
The program supports vulnerable youth to focus on enhancing their internal strength and build resilience.
Inclusion Support Worker, Gail Parry, said weekly workshops focused on promoting family; community and prosocial connections; behaviour and goal setting; and building healthy relationships.
“Students also learned life skills and undertook activities to develop confidence, courage and self-belief,” Gail said.
“By participating in the course our young people have gained more confidence and have a much clearer vision for the direction they want to take their lives.”
Carinity Education Glendyne students met and were presented certificates by Johnathan Thurston at a recent course graduation event held at the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre.
