Helping teens with special needs
Dulux Accredited Painters helped set up a Mini Woolies supermarket in Perth to help teenagers with disabilities experience hands-on learning.
Students with disabilities at a Perth secondary school are now receiving real-life experiences of supermarket shopping in a simulated setting. The "Mini Woolies" program provides active learning in a safe and comfortable learning environment for young people with disabilities.
Each "store" simulates the operations of an actual Woolworths supermarket, with baskets for fresh food, shelving for groceries, Woolworths uniforms and operational cash registers.
Kensington Secondary School was delighted to be accepted into the program. The only problem? It had to prepare the room in a short amount of time and lacked funds.
Enter the local Dulux sales team, led by territory development representative Ciaran McAdden, who came to the rescue supplying paint and volunteers for the project to transform the space into a functional area.
“Dulux saved the day. The Mini Woolies store is going to be an amazing program for our students.
"Thank you to the Dulux Accredited Painters who helped support doing good in their local community."
Vanessa Booth, program coordinator.
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