Program provider: Melbourne City FC
Using the power of football (soccer), CITC works with young people and schools to deliver programs that create healthy people, healthy communities and healthy futures. Sessions in the classroom and on the pitch focus on leadership, respect and teamwork, with potential pathways to further education and employment.
Melbourne City FC delivers community programs through its charitable arm, City in The Community (CiTC).
Program description
The City Futures Program is an in-school initiative that supports student engagement, wellbeing and personal development.
Run during school hours, the program combines football, mentoring and classroom learning to build key life skills such as leadership, respect, teamwork and goal setting.
What’s included:
- Weekly football sessions
- Classroom workshops on leadership, behaviour and goal-setting.
- Team-building and communication activities
- Mentoring from Melbourne City coaches
- Reflection tasks to connect learning to school and everyday life
- Weekly giveaways and certificates upon completion of program.
The program is delivered by graduates of CITC’s Young Leaders program, providing students with relatable, positive role models.
More information and program video is available in the link section ‘link to external website’
Optional add-ons include visits to the City Football Academy and inter-school tournaments.
Intended outcomes
- Improved school engagement and attendance (1)
- Interactions with positive role models (6)
- Improved confidence, motivation and self-belief (7)
- Improved communication and social skills (8)
- Greater awareness of pathways and future opportunities (20)
Program details
| Target audience | All students (adaptable across year levels) |
| Delivery window | During school hours and/or after school |
| Program duration | 4–8 hours of delivery per week as a term-based program |
| Group size | 10 – 45 students |
| Geographic availability | Statewide |
| Delivery setting | School-based |
| Program availability | 2026–2029, Terms 1 – 4 |
| Provider notes and assumptions |
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| Suitable for specialist schools and settings | Yes |
| Program category | Sports and physical activity |
| Procurement category | Sports and physical activity - Term program - football (soccer) |
| Program contact | Sunil Menon E: sunil.menon@melbournecityfc.com.au M: 0434 691 020 |
| Link to external website | In School Program - City Futures - Melbourne City |
| Provider has Betrayal of Trust Insurance | No |
| Supervision and duty of care | School staff must be present for the full program and provide supervision in line with school requirements. This is a condition of delivery for this program. |
Core program costs
| Activity | Total cost (ex GST) | Total cost (inc GST) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day per week over 1 term (up to 4 hours per day) | $5,000 | $5,500 |
| 2 days per week over 1 term (up to 8 hours per week) | $10,000 | $11,000 |
Additional costs or optional extras
| Activity | Total cost (ex GST) | Total cost (inc GST) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add on Immersion Day at City Football Academy for 10-20 students | $2,000 | $2,200 | N/A |
| Add on tournament or match with other participating school (end of Term 2) | $500 | $550 | N/A |
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