Connecting Communities – Changing Lives

• Would you love to offer an inquiry-based program that teaches social and service-based education?
• Are you looking for a program that integrates global citizenship, personal development, sustainability and values?
• Would you like to connect your schooling community in a cross-cultural, service learning partnership?

Destination Dreaming is an Australian, not-for-profit enterprise that empowers young people through service learning and social education. We lead education programs for schools and communities, providing learning experiences that promote independence, social awareness and self-confidence.

What young people learn on a Destination Dreaming program is:

• the self-confidence and social awareness to build relationships within society and across cultures
• problem solving skills through inquiry-based learning experiences
• an awareness of self and the positive difference one can make in the world
• organisation and accountability in preparation for adulthood
• the value of cultural diversity and the essence of our common humanity
• our connection to global society and our responsibilities as global citizens

Our programs are perfect for:

• schools looking to develop or extend its social justice program
• schools looking to offer an inquiry-based, social education program that enhances academic performance
• teachers looking to contribute to a rural, low-resourced school on a volunteer holiday
• schools offering the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Health and Human Development or part of the Round Square network
• families looking for an experience that strengthen their relationships and contributes to a development project
• schools looking to offer a service learning and/or intercultural program that’s unique to their school

 

Principal Barr, Scotch Oakburn College                  Carl, Caloundra State High School

Graham, Parent, Scotch Oakburn College                Neelson, Melbourne High School

P.S. You are always welcome to contact one of our Directors directly. Kate Miller can be reached on kate@destinationdreaming.com.au

“In the eight years I have worked in youth education, I have learned we must provide our young people with real experiences that are about life itself. Opportunities for self-reflection, challenging community experiences that necessitate a degree of tolerance and strengthen character.

What this means for schools is the provision of programs that go beyond traditional learning and classroom study. Working in partnership with a select number of schools, we deliver social education and service programs that empower young people to contribute in a meaningful way. To develop self-confidence and empathy, and learn about their responsibilities as a global citizen.”

Kate Miller
Program Director, Destination Dreaming