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< Back Nabiha's experience through Game Changers! Emily Maiorana 28 Oct 2024 Building confidence and essentials skills through Game Changers. Nabiha Mohamed, recently completed Game Changers at The Huddle, working collaboratively with her peers to answer the question how can we plan a multi-sport event that promotes participation and social inclusion. “I heard about Game Changers from my educational program. What I enjoyed about Game Changers was to get to know the other girls in the group and also learning about skills I can use in my job and future wise and how to improve in getting a job in the future.” Through capacity building workshops, Nabiha used ideation strategies to develop and refine ideas that answered the question, before conceptually designing a program that could delivered in a community setting. Working in groups, participants then created engaging presentations to pitch their ideas to a panel industry professionals at our Game Changers Pitch Event. “My pitch was with a group of two other girls and it was based about a multi-sport for inclusion and we did it for people with disabilities and also students that are facing disadvantage in their homes.” Game Changers provides young people with opportunities to learn and develop essential skills through problem solving and project management activities, providing an immersive and engaging experience that replicates modern work environments and expectations. “What I learned in Game Changes was transferable skills that I can use in my future with getting a job and my career. I think it (has) helped me improve to speaking to people and with my confidence.” Check out Nabiha’s time with us in Game Changers in the video below. Previous Next

< Back Meet Selina from Study Squad! Patrick McPhee 29 Oct 2024 A safe space for young people engaged in education to learn, grow and belong. Meet Selina from Study Squad! Selina is a year 8 student who has been coming to The Huddle since term 4, 2023. In her spare time Selina likes to play video games and walk outside. She also likes to eat, especially sweet food! Selina started coming to The Huddle to attend our Study Squad program, and has been one of the most regular attendees coming over 50 times in 2024! Selina likes that coming to Study Squad has given her more time to focus on learning, she has also spent some time working with our volunteer tutors who she has found helpful and likes that there are snacks! As well as coming to Study Squad, Selina has also engaged in our Huddle Holidays activities. Study Squad will remain open until the end of November 2024. Study Squad is a safe space for young people engaged in education to learn, grow and belong while receiving academic support. The program offers subject-specific volunteer tutors, computers, and internet access, as well as a study space, at no cost to participants. If you are interested in attending, please join us in: North Melbourne: Every Monday and Tuesday from 3.30pm-6.30pm at The Huddle North Melbourne, 204-206 Arden St, North Melbourne 3051 Docklands: On Wednesdays from 3.30pm – 5.00pm at The Hub @ Docklands, 80 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands VIC 3008 Werribee: On Wednesdays from 3.30pm-5.30pm at The Huddle Werribee, Level 1, 150-226 Watton St, Werribee (Chirnside Park) Previous Next

< Back Participant Q&A: Nyaguich We had a chat to former participant Nyaguich about her experience at The Huddle with all our awesome volunteers Riley Goodwin Previous Next

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< Back Changing the game with Game Changers! ​ 12 July 2024 Helping young people in their career development and teaching them transferable skills. Changing the game through Game Changers! Game Changers offers participants the chance to acquire employability, transferable, and project management skills through workshops, one-on-one Career Coaching, and supported Employment Experiences. Additionally, participants engage in educational workshops and forums with industry professionals to enhance their skills, knowledge, and networks. Game Changers is a collaborative initiative with youth-led cultural groups in our communities to cater to the needs of local youth. It also enables The Huddle to support these groups in developing skills, knowledge, and networks for a collective impact. We express our gratitude to the Ubuntu Project for their assistance and support throughout the program. Previous Next

< Back Empowering Young Women to Learn, Grow and Belong with the River Nile School Josh Raymer 19 Sept 2024 The River Nile School has partnered with The Huddle to empower students' leadership and sense of belonging. For several years, the River Nile School in North Melbourne has partnered with The Huddle to participate in a range of different programs that empower their student’s leadership and sense of belonging through sports, education, and community engagement. The River Nile School offers full time senior secondary qualifications to support young women from a refugee background, who may have experienced disrupted schooling or find a flexible learning environment most suitable to their learning. We facilitated our True North program in River Nile School classrooms on multiple occasions to help develop students’ leadership, connections, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and resilience. By participating in various activities, the students find out more about themselves and others, including their identity and their values. River Nile School students also made the short trip down to the North Melbourne Recreation Centre to participate in our Huddle Up! program which brings young people together to participate in sports and recreational activities. Not only does Huddle Up! promote physical health, but it also continues to strengthen the social connections, teamwork, and a sense of belonging built through the True North sessions. River Nile School students have been actively participating in Huddle Up! and enjoyed the benefits of being physically active in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment. Staff at River Nile School have observed a marked improvement in students’ engagement and wellbeing, as well as providing new opportunities and perspectives that engaged students and provided them with a stronger sense of belonging and greater community connections. Students have echoed this sentiment by sharing that they have become more confident, emotionally intelligent, physically active and socially connected. The long-standing relationship between The Huddle and the River Nile School has provided students with a more supportive educational environment to empower their students to learn, grow and belong, and this relationship will continue to be strengthened in years to come. Previous Next

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A multi-sport program to learn fundamental skills and access to try a variety of sports. DSC04759-2.jpg DSC04813.JPG IMG_9683.jpg DSC04759-2.jpg 1/4 Huddle Up! Junior encompasses Sport and Recreation programs for juniors from 5-12 years. Huddle Up! Junior offers young people the opportunity to get involved and get active through social games of basketball, touch rugby, soccer, and hockey as well as health and fitness classes delivered in a safe and inclusive environment. Delivered across various locations throughout North Melbourne and Wyndham, there is a sport and recreation program for everyone. Get involved and get active today! REGISTER I enjoy having somewhere free to go after school to have fun and play sports with my mates Amar, Huddle Up! Junior participant Previous Next

An overnight camp for young women to connect, share stories, be inspired, and have fun through activities and challenges. pic6.jpeg pic2.jpeg pic3.jpeg pic6.jpeg 1/6 HERstory is an overnight camp designed for young women to connect, share stories, be inspired, and have fun through leadership and team building activities and challenges. REGISTER The camp intrigued me, and I really enjoyed the activities. The activities were engaging and challenging. They made me come out of my comfort zone. I made some new friends and caught up with some of my friends Program participant Previous Next