How Aye Si found connection through VU

Aye Si came to Melbourne as a refugee with her family from Myanmar. In the time since she arrived, as well as a new home, she’s found a VU experience that was more than just a language class. Aye Si enrolled in a Certificate III in EAL – supported by the Western Melbourne English Program (WMEP).

“I chose Victoria University (VU) Polytechnic because this program would help meet my needs – especially English.

“This EAL [English as an Additional Language] class is like a formation for, and has powered up, my future study.”

Finding connection in class

“In our class, our teachers are really kind, and they really support the students.

“I’ve met a lot of people from different backgrounds from other countries in the class.

“We work together, and we communicate with each other in our class, then we talk about our countries – how they’re different and how they are good.

“I feel like I learned much more from my class.”

Campus facilities bringing people together

“What I enjoy the most at VU is using the gym. They have a lot of different kinds of sports: basketball, volleyball.

“I like volleyball, I like sport. So every single day, I play volleyball and basketball at lunchtime, there. I meet new friends and I improve my teamwork.

“I also love the library, there is a lot of material and tools that we can share there.”

A future in community service

“I want to move forward with community services for my future study.

“My future goals are that I want to work with a group or a community – not only a community from my country. I want to work with lots of different communities so I can get that experience, or I can help them with something that they need.”

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