Arts and creative

Dance Break
Dance Break delivered by L2R Dance, helps students build confidence and community through hip-hop, reflection, and shared performance.

Fam Jam
Fam Jam delivered by L2R Dance, is an inclusive hip hop event that empowers young people to connect and express themselves through dance.

Game Day
Game Day is a North Melbourne Football Club–themed STEM excursion for Years 5 and 6, combining hands-on challenges and teamwork with concepts like intelligence, grit, and mindset, all aligned to key curriculum areas.
Community participation

Blue EDGE (Educate, Develop, Grow, Empower)
Blue EDGE by Blue Light Victoria brings students together through fitness, food, and teamwork to build confidence and connect with positive role models.

CoRE (Connected, Resilient, Engaged)
CoRE by Blue Light Victoria is an early intervention program for young people aged 15–21 that builds resilience, wellbeing, and social connection through practical, strengths‑based learning.

Frontline
Frontline by Blue Light Victoria is a full‑day, interactive program for Years 7–10 that builds safety awareness, teamwork, and community connection through hands‑on activities with police and emergency services.

Storm Waka Hang Out
Storm Waka Hang Out delivered by Melbourne Storm is a 6‑week after‑school program that supports Pasifika and other young people to stay connected through sport, creative activities, and cultural learning.
Cultural engagement

Le Mana Pasifika: Mana Ake
Le Mana Pasifika: Mana Ake, by the Centre for Multicultural Youth, supports Māori and Pasifika students to strengthen cultural identity, wellbeing, and connection through group learning.

Move, Groove & Culture
Move, Groove & Culture by Mzuri Dance ArtisTree is an one-day cultural immersion experience that combines music, movement, rhythm, storytelling, performance and workshops.
Life skills

The Table Project
The Table Project builds life and job readiness skills through shared cooking and conversation, helping students develop teamwork, communication, confidence and practical capabilities.
Mentoring

Early Intervention Program for Schools
The Early Intervention Program for Schools by 16 Yards is a 12 week, in-school group program for boys facilitated by consultants with lived experience of the justice system and school disengagement.

Le Mana Pasifika: Tuakana – Teina
Le Mana Pasifika: Tuakana – Teina, by the Centre for Multicultural Youth, is a mentoring program helping Māori and Pasifika students build connection, confidence, and wellbeing.

SHINE, STRENGTH and JET
SHINE, STRENGTH and JET are mentoring programs supporting school engagement, confidence, emotional regulation and goal setting through structured activities that strengthen identity, relationships and positive decision making.
Sports and physical activity

Academy Movement Program
Academy Movement supports schools to run in‑timetable sport academies that keep students connected to learning through sport, teamwork, and personal growth.

Academy Movement Pre-Academy Program
The Academy Movement Pre‑Academy Program uses sport to strengthen routines, respect, and learning behaviours that set students up for success at school.

City Football Academy – Immersion Days
Immersion Days give students a one‑day experience at the City Football Academy at Melbourne City FC, linking sport, learning, and future pathways through coaching, workshops, and career exploration.

City Futures
The City Futures Program by Melbourne City FC helps students build confidence, wellbeing, and school engagement through football, mentoring, and classroom learning.

City Young Leaders Program
The City Young Leaders Program by Melbourne City FC uses football to build leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through workshops, mentoring, and inclusive activities.

Community Sport Connection Program
The Community Sport Connection Program delivered by TeamSports4All helps students with higher or more complex needs join local clubs by removing barriers.

Cricket Victoria Academy
Cricket Victoria’s Academy, delivered under the Melbourne Stars, gives students a two‑day cricket experience focused on skills and teamwork.

Holiday-to-Club Transition Program
The Holiday-to-Club Transition Program by TeamSports4All supports students to move from school holiday sport programs into ongoing local community team sport when cost is a barrier

Komak Youth SportX-Soccer
Komak Youth SportX-Soccer by Uniting Vic Tas is an after-school soccer program designed for students from multicultural and newly arrived backgrounds, including Afghan young people living in south-east Melbourne.

Marngrook Kids
Marngrook Kids by the Essendon Football Club is a one-off session that brings Indigenous culture to life through movement, play and storytelling.

Parallel Sports
Parallel Sports by Leisure Networks Association Incorporated is an inclusive wheelchair basketball program for schools within a 30km radius of Geelong and at Try Boys Stadium in South Geelong.

Play Your Way
Play Your Way by Reclink is an inclusive multi-sports and active recreation program for students grade 5 and above.

Positive Kick: Football and Character Strengths
The Positive Kick: Football and Character Strengths by One Ball combines football (soccer) with character strengths learning to help students build confidence, connection and positive habits.

Soccer Skills are Life Skills
The Soccer Skills are Life Skills program by the Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club uses football (soccer), mentoring and structured activities to help young people build confidence, teamwork, leadership skills, resilience and positive social connections.

Shooters Shoot Basketball & Wellbeing Holiday Program
Delivered by Shooters Shoot, this school holiday program uses basketball to build confidence, strengthen social connections, and support positive wellbeing. Students engage in structured, high-energy sessions led by accredited skill trainers.

Victory Kicks
Victory Kicks by Melbourne Victory is a one-day football program developing soft skills and boosting student engagement through fun, values-based sessions.

Victory Outside the Box
A Melbourne Victory after-school football program for secondary students that builds confidence, connection, and positive relationships through sport, food, and discussion.

Victory Unites
Victory Unites delivered by Melbourne Victory is a football-based program building student leadership, engagement, and wellbeing through pro-social skill development.
Wellbeing and personal development

CHEZA! Dance, Drum & Culture
CHEZA! Dance, Drum & Culture by Mzuri Dance ArtisTree is an arts and wellbeing program that supports confidence, emotional wellbeing, leadership, school engagement and stronger connections to culture and community.

Empowerment Days
Empowerment Days are a half-day or full-day wellbeing program helping students build confidence, resilience and self awareness through guided activities that strengthen identity, emotional skills and positive decision making.

Girls Lead Culture
Girls Lead Culture by Mzuri Dance ArtisTree is a culturally responsive leadership and engagement program for girls who may be at risk of disengagement from school or community.

Shooters Shoot Identity, Journaling & Basketball Program
Delivered by Shooters Shoot, this school holiday program uses basketball to build confidence, strengthen social connections, and support positive wellbeing. Students engage in structured, high-energy sessions led by accredited skill trainers.

Stand Out Engage
Stand Out Engage by Stand Out Youth Empowerment Inc is a school-based youth engagement program that uses sport, mentoring and leadership activities to support students’ wellbeing, confidence and connection to school.

Leaders of the Pack
A program by the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation that uses sport and leadership activities to help high school students feel connected and confident.

Storm Waka In-School Program
A Melbourne Storm 6-week classroom program helping Pasifika and other students strengthen cultural identity, wellbeing, and school connection through teamwork and leadership.

True North
True North by North Melbourne FC (The Huddle), helps young people explore who they are through reflection on their stories, values, and strengths.
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