School disengagement in disadvantaged areas of the Northern Region of Melbourne, Australia has contributed to poor educational outcomes for these communities. In collaboration with Banksia Gardens Community Services, we created a catalog of after-school enrichment program offerings and determined that there is a deficit of program offerings to meet the community's needs and interests. In order to support stronger academic re-engagement, we analyzed the needs, interests, and engagement patterns among youth in the community through interviews, focus groups, and surveys with experts to produce recommendations for Banksia Gardens’ Study Group.

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Creator

• Aspinwall, Sarah
• Walsh, Timothy
• Deratzou, Luke
• Anderson, Deidra

Subject

• Community
• Project-Based Learning
• Innovation
• Well-Being
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121322-011905
• 82601

Advisor

• Ault, Holly Keyes
• Dominko, Tanja

Year

• 2022

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Banksia Gardens Community Services

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education

Date created

• 2022-12-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121322-011905

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-13