Lunch with the girls
Brisbane Water Secondary College students have taken part in a program called "Lunch with the Girls".
The program targets 15 to16 year old girls and aims at inspiring young women to meet their full potential.
The 16 Year 10 girls were joined at Crown Plaza Terrigal by six local business women who volunteered their time to mentor the girls for the day.
The students took part in self-development workshops and sat down for a formal lunch with their mentors.
The program encourages self-help in young women before they leave school to develop the skills and confidence needed to achieve personal success for themselves and their community.
This is the first time the program has run on the Central Coast.
"However the program has been running throughout the country with the 120 schools we work with," said coordinator Dyan Thais from the Beacon Foundation, which organises the program.
Fact sheet, 20 Oct 2010
Dyan Thais, Beacon Foundation