Indigenous Youth Leadership participants meet Dragons

The St George Illawarra Dragons recently hosted the 2023 NRL All Stars Indigenous Youth Leadership Summit participants from the South Coast region at WIN Stadium.

Dragons representatives Tim Askew, Kyle Giltrow, Lalita Hicks and Lily Davis (from Magdalene Catholic College); along with local NRL School 2 Work project officers, spent time at the Dragons training prior to Magic Round.

During their visit, the group had the opportunity to watch the Dragons train before meeting Tyrell Sloan, Jack Bird and Jayden Sullivan.

The new head of NRL Indigenous strategy Danny Allende was also on hand to speak about embracing the opportunity and encouraging them to be proud of who they are as they represent the community and their families in Sydney at the upcoming Youth Summit.

Tim, Kyle, Lalita and Lily have all been selected to represent the Dragons at the summit as they have been identified by their school community as future leaders and representatives for the NRL School To Work program.

With the support of the Dragons and federal government, the NRL School To Work Program continues to spark real change for Indigenous students as they make the challenging transition from year 12 to further education and employment.

Congratulations to Lily for being selected to represent St George Illawarra Dragons at the Youth Leadership Summit next week. This is a huge honour. Well done.

Year 10 University and TAFE Campus Visits

On Thursday the 4th May, Year 10 made the early start into Sydney and down to Wollongong to visit the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong. The three groups participated in campus tours and received general information on the courses offered by the individual Universities. After the visit, students made their way to Campbelltown TAFE, where again they were shown around the campus. These included looking at the following areas on offer at the TAFE such as early childhood teaching facilities, automotive workshops, support worker residential facilities, beauty and hair salons, visual and graphic arts as well as an overview on pathways into Nursing. Overall, the day was informative for the students and offered them some valuable insights into various pathways they can take post school.