[Summer - Early Childhood Aboriginal Pathways Scholarship recipient]
Summer: Something I've learned about myself is that I'm more capable than I think. My studies have brought me confidence in my learning and with myself as well.
So the Early Childhood Aboriginal Pathway scholarship helped me with a lot of things, but it's there for you to use while you're studying. So if you are needing study resources, it's really good. Without the scholarship, I think I would have faced a lot of financial barriers and I would have found it really hard to get a little bit of a kick start as well with resources, but I'm grateful for the opportunity that I got to have it and where I am now.
I knew that I wanted to work with young children because I love seeing them grow. I love seeing them have a stable person in their life, and I wanted to make that difference for them. The first five years are really important for the child because they're taking in everything. They're learning about themselves, they're learning about the world. It's so warming and it's so close to my heart. I love everything about it. I could sit here for ten years explaining it.
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