The third edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at how the boys in New South Wales are doing everything they can to combat COVID-19 and stay on track at school. We also hear from Clontarf’s first ever Olympian, see how the Dripstone boys fared on …
During Terms 2 and 3, Year 11 Casuarina Academy (Darwin, NT) member Lloyd Johnston has been developing his mentoring skills through work experience with Moulden Primary Academy (Darwin, NT). Every Friday, Lloyd helps prepare lunch for the academy boys and participates in table tennis competitions. The young Clontarf men have relished the chance to test …
Clontarf’s broad geographical spread has been important during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for three young men enrolled in the Endeavour Academy, located at Endeavour Sports High School in Caringbah, NSW. Academy members Jacob Gray (Year 12), Donovan Roberts and Josh Munro (Year 11) all hail from regional locations across NSW and reside at Kirinari Hostel, …
By Gerard Neesham, Clontarf Foundation CEO Over the last few months, several Clontarf academies across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland have been affected by school closures and restrictions, however I’m proud to say that like in 2020, our academies continue to operate and are supporting the young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
The second edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at how our network of academies are supporting Clontarf members to get their driver’s licences and become safer, more confident drivers on our roads. We also get a view from the top of mining giant …
Close to 60 eager young primary school boys participated in the second annual Clontarf Primary Schools Football Carnival in Alice Springs, NT in June. The carnival provided a great opportunity for Clontarf’s Remote Programme participants from Yuendumu and Ntaria (Hermannsburg), as well as boys from Tennant Creek Primary School to put into practice the skills, …
In mid June, over 100 senior boys from across Western Australia descended on Optus Stadium in Perth for the annual Clontarf Employment Forum. The event saw boys from Belmont, Cecil Andrews (Seville Grove), Clontarf (Waterford), Ellenbrook, Esperance, Fremantle, Girrawheen, Northam, Sevenoaks (Cannington) and Swan View participate. They were joined by representatives from 22 Clontarf partners …
On Thursday 20 May, a group of senior boys from the new Western Cape Academy visited a local Rio Tinto mine site in Weipa, QLD. In what was the academy’s first worksite visit, 19 Year 10-12 boys were able to get an inside look into the mining giant’s vast bauxite operation. From diesel fitting to truck …
Close to 30 Year 12 Clontarf boys from across the Townsville region came together in early May for a special dinner to celebrate the imminent completion of their secondary school studies. Dubbed the ‘80 Day Dinner’, the event was attended by boys from Kirwan, Heatley, Thuringowa and Townsville academies as well as school principals, teachers …
The first edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this edition, we look at the six new Clontarf academies that opened in WA, SA, NT and QLD in Term 1. Also, we catch up with a 2020 Clontarf graduate who is working with his former Clontarf mentor at a local primary …
