On Saturday, Future Foundations held its first Cultural Tour of the 2014 program. The purpose of the tours is to connect the participants with free arts resources and art spaces that they can use during and long after the program has finished. It was fantastic to see all of our participants at Federation square, looking Read more about Exploring Melbourne’s art spaces with Future Foundations[…]
Last Saturday the Future Foundation mentors and participants had a team building event at Noble Park Primary School in Dandenong. The day started with games to break and ice and get everyone relaxed and comfortable. Everyone then took part in the first creative exercise so that everyone could get into creative mode! The exercise involved Read more about A successful team building event[…]
Last Saturday Future Foundations had its first event in the 2014 Community Program calendar. All our future personal and creative mentors met for their induction session. The mentors come from very diverse backgrounds both culturally and professionally. It was truly amazing to listen to all their stories. Angela, the Founder and CEO of Future Foundations, Read more about Meeting our mentors – the start of our program[…]
Angela Perry, the Executive Director & Founder of Future Foundations. She has been a mentor for over 13 years including three of years as an executive life coach. Angela has also mentored disadvantaged teenagers in a NSW school. During her extensive experience there are five traits Angela believes have helped her to build a good Read more about 5 traits of a good mentor[…]
People have different perceptions of what being a mentor is about. It’s not about training or achieving a specific goal but a journey into the unknown. It is about exploration and growth. For both the mentor and the mentee! Being a mentor in the Future Foundations program last year was a fantastic experience. The program Read more about A mentors experience – Elena[…]
Future Foundations are looking for personal mentors for young people aged between 10 – 14 years old who will be participating in a structured creative program. The program is run by arts professionals over the course of 15 weeks between June and October 2014 in Dandenong. What is involved? The role of the personal mentor Read more about We need mentors![…]
David Rothstadt, Principal of Noble Park Primary School tells of their experience with the Future Foundations pilot community program last year. Schools are in a privileged place when it comes to the education of young people. The good news is that they don’t have to do it alone. There are a range of organisations which cater Read more about Our experience with the Future Foundations program[…]
Our second cultural tour was in the City of Greater Dandenong. The City of Greater Dandenong has a great history of cultural regrowth and focus on the arts with lots of fantastic projects underway. Karen and I first connected to this through the Nocturnal walk several years ago and it was this connection that inspired Read more about Cultural Tour Number Two – Our Story Continues[…]
On 22 June 2013, we started our creative journey. Slightly later than we ever planned and certainly later than March 2012 which was our very ambitious initial start date. Our first cultural tour was in Melbourne CBD. We wanted to connect the participants with free arts resources and art spaces that they can use during Read more about This is Where the Creative Journey Started – Cultural Tours[…]
It’s seems so very long ago that this photo was taken. It was back when our film maker, Karen and I visited Noble Park Primary School to talk to some potential participants and see if they wanted to take part in our program. Noble Park Primary School has an incredible community connection and has a Read more about Our First Meeting[…]