Since attending the Academy, I ….(n=28) Note: Figures with less than 5% are not labelled in the graph. As can be seen from Figure 33, since attending the Academy: 100% of boys felt good about school 100% of boys felt positive about getting a job after school 100% of boys felt proud of themselves 100% of boys felt more confident when talking with teachers and other adults 97% of boys felt a part of the Academy 86% of boys felt like a role model for their family and community The boys interviewed highlighted that the Academy was a family’, in which they each other ‘like ‘helped out’, each other’ and practised Being part of something’ gave them confidence ‘encouraged ‘teamwork’. ‘a to face the world, take on challenges and aspire to better things. One school staff member noted the pride with which the boys wore their Academy shirts: can see the difference in their bodies how they ‘You – stand proud and they tell other kids: that’s not how we do it, bro”.’ – “hey Parents commented on signs of their sons’ increased pride in their own cultural identity, evidenced by more enthusiastic participation in events such as Indigenous dance performances, welcome-to-country ceremonies and public speaking. Life skills Self-discipline, teamwork, taking responsibility and working to achieve goals were among the important life skills that interviewees associated with participation in the Academy. One parent noted that if there were any difficulties between the Clontarf boys, they would get together and resolve the problem among themselves: thing for Aboriginal kids they learn to stick together.’ Another said: say they ‘Biggest – ‘They come as strangers and leave as brothers.’ Figure 34 presents the feedback from students who were asked to identify what life skills they learned through attending the Academy at Girrawheen. Since attending the Academy, I am…(n=28)
Since attending the Academy, I ….(n=28) Note: Figures with less than 5% are not labelled in the graph. As can be seen from Figure 33, since attending the Academy: 100% of boys felt good about school 100% of boys felt positive about getting a job after school 100% of boys felt proud of themselves 100% of boys felt more confident when talking with teachers and other adults 97% of boys felt a part of the Academy 86% of boys felt like a role model for their family and community The boys interviewed highlighted that the Academy was ‘like a family’, in which they ‘helped each other out’, ‘encouraged each other’ and practised ‘teamwork’. Being ‘a part of something’ gave them confidence to face the world, take on challenges and aspire to better things. One school staff member noted the pride with which the boys wore their Academy shirts: ‘You can see the difference in their bodies – how they stand proud – and they tell other kids: “hey that’s not how we do it, bro”.’ Parents commented on signs of their sons’ increased pride in their own cultural identity, evidenced by more enthusiastic participation in events such as Indigenous dance performances, welcome-to-country ceremonies and public speaking. Life skills Self-discipline, teamwork, taking responsibility and working to achieve goals were among the important life skills that interviewees associated with participation in the Academy. One parent noted that if there were any difficulties between the Clontarf boys, they would get together and resolve the problem among themselves: ‘Biggest thing for Aboriginal kids – they learn to stick together.’ Another said: ‘They say they come as strangers and leave as brothers.’ Figure 34 presents the feedback from students who were asked to identify what life skills they learned through attending the Academy at Girrawheen. Since attending the Academy, I am…(n=28)
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