About Us
About Us
Embrace Education is a registered non-profit, University student run organisation that provides free services to disadvantaged high school students in Melbourne, Victoria. The program was started in late 2006 by a group of young Monash University students and obtained Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status in 2009.
We aim to support the ongoing education of disadvantaged high-school students, especially students from a recent migrant or refugee background. The main focus of the program is on providing students with free tutoring and mentoring from University student volunteers. This occurs through several programs including the Embrace “Homework Clubs”, “In-School Tutoring” and “Individual Tutoring.”
There is a growing inequality in access to good education in Melbourne, and around Australia. Students from refugee or international backgrounds and living in particular areas of Melbourne are still particularly disadvantaged.
Embrace is determined to help bring about a change to these inequalities by continuing to provide disadvantaged students with free assistance in their education. With students from a diverse range of backgrounds, a core part of the tutoring program involves a cross-cultural exchange experience. To date over 200 university students have signed up as volunteers with Embrace Education. Visit the Volunteer page to find out how you can get involved!
Embrace is committed to making a quality EDUCATION a reality for EVERYONE!
Past Achievements
Please view our Annual Reports for the a summary of each year.
Embrace in the Media
The Australian Newspaper. This article appeared in the Higher Education section of The Australian newspaper on December 3rd 2008. You can also view the article at The Australian website.
Monash Passport Advertisement. This appeared in The Age as part of the advertisement for the new Monash Passport system.
