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Year 11s came from all over rural NSW to meet, and talk about education and growing up rural. "Over the past few days I was humbled and privileged to participate in the NSW Rural Youth Ambassador Orientation Forum. Heading in, I was rather nervous as I was about...
The first South Australian RYA forum finished on Friday. From the minute we all arrived in Adelaide, the Ambassadors instantly made connections and friendships with each other.For the first few hours we identified the main issues about education in rural...
This week, 20 year 11s from rural and remote South Australia have come together for the first forum of the 2021 Rural Youth Ambassador program.So far the South Australian Ambassadors have started sharing their experiences, thoughts and ideas about growing up in...
The 2021 Rural Youth Ambassador program has kicked off with the Victorian group’s first meeting in Melbourne.What is a Rural Youth Ambassador (RYA)? The RYA program runs annually, within several states and territories of Australia. Each year, a new Ambassador...
Friday was day 3 of the National Forum. By midday the meetings were finished and ambassadors started rushing off to catch flights back to their home states.Our third and last day in Canberra started off with a quick breakfast before we headed to our first...
Day 2 wrapped up late last night, after a day full of meetings, discussion groups and appointments.Yesterday was a jam packed day for the Rural Youth Ambassadors. In the morning, we participated in many discussion groups. We met with Robbie from the National...
The National Forum is an event held at Canberra in the ACT. The forum lasts 4 days, includes meetings with politicians, government officials and tours of universities in Canberra. We started our day with a buffet breakfast before preparing for the day ahead. After...
In December the Victorian group of Rural Youth Ambassadors met (online) with the Victorian Minister for Education the Honorary James Merlino.We presented our final report for the year which included details of rural student experiences throughout 2020 and...