Edmund Rice Education Australia - St Joseph's Catholic Flexible Learning Centre / Alice Springs Campus

St Joseph’s Flexi offers a full-time and multi-year secondary education and social inclusion program for indigenous and non-indigenous young people who have disenfranchised from mainstream structures for a range of reasons.

St Joseph’s Flexi offers specialised support through two outreach programs.

The Bridge program is available for a small group of male students and is mainly delivered off site by a Teacher and Youth Worker working collaboratively with the Young People.  The mobile program provides the Young People with opportunities to focus on their wellbeing by sharing their stories, experiences and strategies for avoiding conflict and developing some positive goals. Students on the Bridge program are encouraged to attend the Flexi once they have reached a stage where they feel comfortable following a more structured daily routine and agree to operate safely with larger groups of Young People on site.

A similar offering is available for female students which also operates as a mobile, offsite program for young ladies who find it difficult to operate in confined spaces or among larger groups of students. The girls’ Outreach program has its own dedicated classroom space at the Flexi that allows for more structured learning activities and use of computer resources.