August 16th, 2024 kicked off the Hoops4School Challenge to take aim at the urgent issue of education disengagement in Australia. For 20 days, participants were sinking hoops daily to spotlight the 20% of teenagers disengaged from mainstream education.
As part of the fundraising activities over August through to September, team members from MGI had the pleasure to get involved and show support in the Hoops4Schools Corporate Challenge held at Coomera Indoor Sports Centre to also raise money for The BUSY Schools program. The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group which was formed initially to provide Apprenticeships support services to businesses across Queensland.
With the group continually growing to offer a range of additional services, The BUSY School started opening campuses in 2019, offering an alternative, supportive and innovative approach to education. Their initiative is to help transform the lives of year 11-12 students who have become disengaged from traditional education and support them to reengage, complete their QCE and find a career pathway. They now have 9 campuses in total across the south-east including Cairns. We were proud to get involved in the round-robin team corporate challenge and help fundraise for such an important cause. There was over 120 corporate attendees and students participating across 16 teams and MGI and CoAct finished a credible 3rd place overall.
This year, the Busy Schools goal has been to enlist over 1,000 participants and raise $80,000 for The BUSY School. The funds raised through the year including the Corporate Challenge will support students, staff, and programs for alternative learning solutions, expanding engagement in communities across Australia.
