The Whitten Project is one the most inspirational and most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.
At the beginning I was shy and kept to myself. But after a few workshops, I’ve found that I am a lot more confident in myself then I was before.
We have had a little tour through the Western Bulldogs building, having seen the training room, meeting room, main cafe, oval grandstands and the training rooms. We’ve met the Vice Captain of the Western Bulldogs, Jordan Roughead and the Vice Captain of the Melbourne Vixens, Geva Mentor.
We have had an inspirational presentation run by the Reach Foundation about self-worth. They used a five year old version of yourself as an example, the five year old that wasn’t affected by judgement.
I really enjoyed this workshop because it brought across a topic that has been discussed a lot at school but the Reach foundation did one thing that schools fail to do, they inspired the group through discussion and activities.
The Whitten Project has given us young leaders many opportunities already such as meeting Jordan Roughead and they also gave us the opportunity to watch a Melbourne Vixens game at courtside which unfortunately I could not attend.
Future workshops include participating in the AFL 9’s, to gain a Stage 1 Coaching Level in AFL and Netball, to meet the Melbourne Vixens Vice Captain and to also take a tour of Victoria University.
We have some extra-curricular workshops such as attending the EJ Whitten Legends Match and running the WRFL Presentation Night.
I personally am looking forward to playing in the AFL 9’s and obtaining my Stage 1 AFL Coaching Level. I also plan to go to the EJ Whitten Legends Match as an extracurricular activity.
The Whitten Project is a wonderful program that works to gather a handful of young leaders and help improve our leadership skills and inspire us to be the best leader we can be.
I have worked on my confidence at the Whitten Project and in just three workshops, I can see my confidence has soared from being a shy and quiet person that hangs around the back of the group to going out, striking up conversations with other people.
This just shows how well the Whitten Project develops young leader’s leadership skills.
– Brandon Cross, Year 9, Buckley Park Secondary College.
