Jordan has completed all four terms at SHINE Academy. This was her graduation speech:
Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
Firstly, I would like to thank my Mum and Dad for sending me to SHINE Academy for Girls, for this amazing opportunity. Next I would like to thank Miss Anderson for being such an inspirational teacher, also I would like to thank my beautiful class mates especially Gracie who has been with me the whole way.
I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship for programs 3&4 by an anonymous member of the community and I am extremely grateful for that.
SHINE has helped me so much, before I came here, speaking in front of a crowd, making a speech or presenting a project to the class terrified me. Now, even though I still get nervous I don’t absolutely freak out!
Also before I came here I was saying “like” all the time; just ask my mum or Gracie they used to count! Now sometimes when I hear people talking, some of them say it every second word and I think to myself did I really used to sound that terrible? I can barely understand her anymore.
I’ve learnt so many amazing things at SHINE it’s hard to choose my favourite, but I think it would have to be learning how to handle some of life’s toughest lessons – rejection, criticism, conflict, bullying and failure. I think that course has helped me the most.
Now I don’t know what I am going to do with my Thursday afternoons. I look forward to coming to SHINE every week and seeing all my new friends.
I have 64 hours of knowledge that I can keep working at, to help me in my life.
All the courses have gone so fast and I can’t believe that it’s over and that I’m graduating. I really don’t want to leave and I hope that there will be many more courses in the future.
So again, thank you again to everyone.