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The Friday Night School - VIC |
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The Friday Night School began in
1996 and is run by St Vincent de Paul. It helps tutor
underprivileged refugee children who have often missed their
early schooling.
The School was started to help just a few children, however the
need has been so great that the number of children who
voluntarily cram the halls at St John’s Parish in East Melbourne
each Friday evening has swelled to over 400.
The youngest student is just two, grasping a few words of
English, as she plays alongside her mother, who is trying hard
to understand a newspaper article. Many parents attend with
their children as they too have never had the chance to study
before.
The Dymocks Literacy Foundation donates much needed books to the
Friday Night School, helping the children develop their literacy
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