EDUCATION
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarship
In 2012, the Foundation is supporting over 350 primary, secondary, and tertiary students on Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarships. The scholarships cover students’ tuition and boarding fees, school uniform, food, and school resources. Scholarships are awarded to students for the rest of their school lives and make an enormous difference to families struggling to pay expensive school fees in PNG. >> Read more about our scholarships >>
School Resource and Infrastructure Support
In 2012, we are supporting 40 elementary, primary, and secondary schools with vital educational resources and infrastructure support. Each of our schools are supported with a range of resources including textbooks and library books, stationeries, teacher resources, furniture, and other resources for classrooms. >> Find out more about this initiative >>
Elementary Teacher Training
Local elementary teachers are urgently needed for schools situated in many of the Kokoda Track communities. In partnership with the Provincial and National Education authorities, the Foundation has trained 58 elementary teachers in 2012 via its Certificate in Elementary Teaching. These teachers will return to their home villages to operate the elementary school after they have graduated from the course. >> Read more about the future teachers of the Kokoda Track >>
Primary Teacher Training
In 2012, The Foundation is also supporting some members of the communities along the track to train as primary teachers via the PNG Diploma of Primary Teaching. The students undertake a 2-year diploma at teachers colleges in PNG and are supported on the Foundation’s bonded scholarships. The teachers then return to teach in the primary schools in or near their home village after they graduate >> Read more about our Primary Teacher Trainees >>
Furniture Distribution
The Foundation recently embarked on a large project in partnership with Rotary Australia. This exciting initiative saw us deliver 80 classrooms worth of furniture to 21 elementary and primary schools in the Kokoda Track catchment area. Furniture was delivered to students and teachers in classrooms who were previously sitting on the floor. >> Read more about this exciting distribution initiative >>
Track Teacher Salary Incentives
This year, the Foundation is continuing to support elementary teachers along the Track via its Track Teacher Salary Incentives program. This initiative was created in 2011 to ensure that the elementary schools along the Kokoda Track remain open. The Foundation pays the salaries of 20 elementary teachers along the Kokoda Track in 2012, and is working with the government to have them transferred over to the official provincial payrolls in the future. >> Discover more about the teachers we support along the Track >>
Bisset Medal
Every year, the Kokoda Track Foundation awards the Bisset Medal to the top student graduating from its Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarship Program. Named after Stan and Butch Bisset, Bisset Medal winners are supported with their university tuition and boarding fees, food and living allowances, a school resource allowance, mentoring, and an exchange program to Australia. The Foundation has recently awarded its third Bisset Medal to Saeve Teke from Kagi village. >> Read about this exceptional scholarship >>
Archer Leadership Scholars Program
This year, The Foundation is also continuing its Archer Leadership Scholars program. Funded by the Fred P. Archer Trust, this exciting scholarship is the first of its kind in PNG. It is awarded annually to six exceptional tertiary students from across PNG who have demonstrated exceptional academic abilities, promising leadership skills and a desire to go on to future leadership roles in PNG. >> Read more about the 2012 scholars here >>
Volunteer Teacher
In 2012, the Foundation is also continuing to support Australian volunteers to be placed in schools along the Kokoda Track, providing a rich exchange for both the teachers and the students.The Foundation identifies and supports Australian trained teachers to go into the Track schools and provides vital training and professional development courses for the local elementary teachers. >> Click here to read more about volunteers in the schools of the Kokoda Track >>