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Previous scholarship winner - Lauren Canta

11/11/2014

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ATOOSA Nooralizadeh Asl is on her way to becoming a brain surgeon thanks to a scholarship giving refugee students educational opportunities in Australia.

The Year 11 student is one of nine Prairiewood High School pupils students with specific educational needs or talents awarded Public Education Foundation and NSW Youth Housing scholarships.

“I find the information very hard to recognise so my results are not what I have been used to,” Atoosa, who received The Friends of Zainab Scholarship, said.

“The scholarship is helping me to hire a physics tutor who teaches me in a small group so I can keep up and a maths teacher who teaches only me at my pace.”

Atoosa would like to study medicine at university and become a brain surgeon.

Lauren Canta was told to start packing her bags for Italy, after receiving The Mamma Lena and Dino Gustin Foundation Scholarship.

The Year 11 student will travel to Rome in December for a six-week intensive Italian language course through EF International.

“Learning Italian at school is really difficult because I’m learning it via correspondence,” Lauren said.
“I can speak it a little bit but going to Italy is going to help a lot with my HSC.”
The scholarships will provide life changing experiences for young people in public education.
Without the extra help, the students may struggle to reach their full potential.
“We have many students of low socio-economic backgrounds which lessen their ability to be competitive in Australian society on many levels,” student mentor and teacher Denise Smith said.
“The scholarships acknowledge the extent to which the students are prepared to strive and give them a chance.”

■ Medical: Jarita Lay and Anne Chung
■ Pinpoint: Vanessa Tran
■ Refugee: Atoosa Nooralizadeh Asl
■ Italy: Lauren Canta
■ NSW Youth Housing: Ayisha Ali, Landon Cao, Dean Vassalli and Jacob Scott

Fairfield Advance - June 21, 2014.

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Previous scholarship winner ... Francesca Smith

11/11/2014

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Francesca Smith said she originally wanted to learn to speak Italian so she could talk to her Italian relatives.

The year 11 Wade High student now has the opportunity of a lifetime - an all expenses paid trip to Rome for a six-week intensive language course.

Francesca, who has an Italian background, was only one of two students' statewide to be awarded the Mamma Lina and Dino Gustin Foundation Scholarship, set up to encourage students to learn Italian.

She was flown to Sydney last week to be a part of the Public Education Foundation Awards night at the city's town hall where students from throughout NSW and the ACT were recognised for their high academic achievement.

Francesca's Italian teacher Katrina Wolfenden admits to being a little bit jealous of her student's incredible opportunity.

"It was open for people in all NSW and ACT who were going to study Italian in year 11 and Francesca was good enough to beat all of them," she said. "It's so good that Francesca was able to win it from a country public high school."

To win the award, Francesca not only had to achieve good report cards, but also make a significant contribution to the life of the school and participate in extra curricular activities.

She was also required to demonstrate a strong interest in the language and culture of Italy and prove she was keen to study Italian in the HSC and possibly beyond.

"I wrote a recommendation as well and chatted to other teachers to see if they would support that and the Principal had to write a support statement too," Ms Wolfenden said.

Along with the scholarship, Francesca receives a range of Italian textbooks and a Lenovo laptop.

Francesca couldn't hold back her excitement about the trip, which starts in December.

"I can't wait to see how different things are; it's my first trip overseas so I'm looking forward to learning about the culture," she said.

Francesca will stay with a host family for the duration of her time in Italy and will also have the opportunity for some sightseeing on the weekends.

The other scholarship recipient, who will accompany Francesca to italy, is from Prairiewood High School in Sydney.

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