Ireckon has been a proud supporter of the Beacon Foundation, a national not-for-profit aimed at helping young people create their own future. They work with schools to provide positive influence and leadership to help young people avoid unemployment and to think forward.
Today I got to experience first hand the work they do, and how well it works.
Ireckon was asked to provide some financial support to Forest Lake High School, and we were invited to hand over the cheque to the Student Leaders involved in this year’s program. The presentation was held at their assembly for Years 10,11,12 and not only did we get to have our small minute of involvement but watched and listened to the senior staff and school leaders conduct their assembly.
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Those familiar with the historic fairy tale of the 3 little pigs will recall that 3 pigs set out in the world to make their way and fortunes. Each of the pigs chooses materials to make their house from. 1 chose straw, 1 chose sticks and 1 bricks.
The first 2 are able to finish their houses quickly and set about doing other things, while the 3rd pig takes a lot longer to build his brick house. As time goes by the wolf appears looking to feed on the pigs and one by one attacks the houses with some famous lines “Little pig little pig let me in” and “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down”.
The first 2 pigs meet a horrible end when the wolf is able to blow their houses down and swallow them up. The 3rd pig’s house being built on solid foundations and in a very strong / solid way is able to easily repel the wolf’s efforts to blow it down.
The wolf then tries to outsmart the pig to get him out of the house but the pig uses its head to outsmart the wolf and in the original versions ends up killing the wolf in a boiling pot of water (a trap).
Okay so you are wondering where this is going?
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