Primary Years
Possible focus:
- Confidence
- Creativity
- Communication
- Technology
- Problem solving
- Curiosity
Melbourne • Australia
A Personalised Learning Experience in Melbourne
Visiting Melbourne with your family? Innovate Forge Academy can create customised one-to-one coaching, mentoring and learning experiences for international students who want to develop communication, confidence, leadership, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship or future-ready capabilities while in Australia. Experiences are tailored to the student’s age, interests, goals and available time in Melbourne.
Visiting in December?
Join the Melbourne Future Ready Experience
Enquire about the complete five-morning Future Ready Experience, 7–11 December 2026, or separately scoped custom experiences by arrangement.
- 30 November–4 December 2026
- 7–11 December 2026
- 14–18 December 2026 — Custom Experiences
Personalised by design
More Than a Class. A Personal Learning Experience.
Families visiting Melbourne may not want to enrol their child in a conventional multi-week course. A personalised program allows the student’s time in Melbourne to become a meaningful learning experience.
Depending on their interests, a custom program may combine:
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Communication
- Technology
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Project development
- Future exploration
Each experience begins by understanding the student.
The program is then designed around:
- Age
- Interests
- Current abilities
- Desired outcomes
- Available time
- Length of the Melbourne visit
Who it is for
Designed for Students Visiting Melbourne
- Overseas families visiting Melbourne during school holidays
- Students staying with relatives in Australia
- Students considering future study in Australia
- Students interested in technology or entrepreneurship
- Students wanting communication confidence
- Students seeking a personalised educational experience
- Existing international Forge or partner students visiting Melbourne
Age pathways
Shaped Around the Student’s Stage
Middle Years
Possible focus:
- Projects
- Communication
- Technology
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Independence
Senior Secondary
Possible focus:
- Future pathways
- Mentoring
- Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Project development
- Leadership
- Career exploration
Suitability is confirmed during the Parent Discovery Session.
Custom program areas
Build an Experience Around Their Interests
Communication & Confidence
Possible activities
- • Public speaking
- • Storytelling
- • Presentations
- • Explaining ideas
- • Communication confidence
Leadership
Possible activities
- • Personal leadership
- • Decision making
- • Communication
- • Reflection
- • Goal setting
Technology & Coding
Possible areas
- • Coding
- • Web development
- • Software projects
- • Computational thinking
- • AI literacy
- • Technology exploration
Robotics & Engineering
Where equipment and location allow
- • Robotics
- • Engineering challenges
- • Problem solving
- • Prototyping
- • Design
Innovation & Design Thinking
Possible areas
- • Identifying problems
- • Creative thinking
- • Idea generation
- • Design thinking
- • Prototyping
- • Presenting solutions
Entrepreneurship
Possible areas
- • Idea development
- • Customer thinking
- • Problem identification
- • Simple business models
- • Pitching
- • Founder thinking
- • Mini venture concepts
Future Pathways
For older students
- • Interests and strengths
- • Future study
- • Technology careers
- • Entrepreneurship
- • Emerging fields
- • Future-ready capabilities
- • Personal projects
Personal Project Mentoring
Begin or develop a project such as
- • Website
- • Coding project
- • Innovation idea
- • Business idea
- • Digital portfolio
- • Presentation
- • Robotics concept
- • Personal challenge
Robotics depends on equipment and location. We don’t provide visa, immigration or regulated education-agent advice.
Program formats
Choose an Experience That Fits Your Melbourne Visit
Private Mentoring Session
A focused one-to-one session around a particular goal, interest or project.
Half-Day Experience
A customised combination of coaching, mentoring and hands-on learning.
Full-Day Experience
A more immersive personalised student-development experience.
Multi-Day Melbourne Program
A custom pathway developed across several days.
Holiday Mentoring Program
Structured personalised learning during school-holiday travel.
Ongoing Online Mentoring
Where appropriate, selected students may continue coaching or mentoring online after returning home.
All custom programs are subject to educator availability, student suitability, location and program requirements.
Examples only
Sample International Experiences
Example
The Young Innovator
Possible combination:
- Design thinking
- Coding
- Technology
- Innovation project
- Presentation
Example
The Future Leader
Possible combination:
- Communication
- Public speaking
- Confidence
- Leadership
- Reflection
Example
The Future Founder
Possible combination:
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology
- Idea development
- Customer thinking
- Pitching
- Mentoring
Every student’s experience can be different.
Melbourne
Learn and Grow in Melbourne
Melbourne provides an inspiring environment for young people interested in education, technology, creativity, entrepreneurship and global perspectives.
Where appropriate to the program, mentoring conversations may connect the student’s learning with the broader Melbourne environment and their future aspirations.
Your family’s journey
From First Conversation to Continued Growth
- 1
Parent Discovery Session
Book a 15-minute online conversation before travelling where possible.
- 2
Understand the Student
Discuss age, interests, current experience and desired outcomes.
- 3
Design the Experience
Innovate Forge Academy proposes an appropriate customised program.
- 4
Learn in Melbourne
Complete the agreed coaching, mentoring and/or learning experience.
- 5
Continue the Journey
Where appropriate, continue through online coaching, mentoring, Forge or future Academy programs.
After Melbourne
Continue the Journey From Home
For suitable students, the relationship with Innovate Forge Academy doesn’t necessarily need to end when the Melbourne visit finishes. Depending on the program and student, ongoing development may include:
- Online coaching
- Online mentoring
- Forge learning experiences
- Future Academy programs
- Project mentoring
November – December
Visiting During November or December?
Explore our seasonal Melbourne holiday experiences for international students.
Travelling with a school or student group?
International Study Tours
For schools and organisations planning group learning experiences in Melbourne, explore our customised International Study Tours.
Have Fun. Build Something. Show What You Learned.
What Will My Child Have to Show for the Experience?
Holiday programs should be enjoyable — but enjoyment and meaningful learning can happen together.
Depending on the experience, students may finish with:
- A prototype
- A digital project
- A speech
- A story
- An innovation concept
- A venture pitch
- A presentation
- A completed challenge
Selected programs also contribute towards Forge Academy badges and credentials. Recognition is earned through completed practical challenges — never simply for attending.
Explore Certification PathwaysRecognition for international students
Participation and applied learning are recognised differently.
International students can choose optional recognition that reflects what they actually demonstrated.
- Melbourne Future Ready Experience — Applied Learning Credential. For students who complete the required practical evidence.
- Certificate of Participation. For participation-only experiences.
- Clear difference. The two are never confused — participation is not presented as assessed achievement.
More Than Attendance
Learn
Develop new knowledge and skills.
Create
Apply learning through something tangible.
Demonstrate
Explain, present or showcase what has been learned.
The goal is not simply to say, “I attended.” It is to be able to say, “This is what I learned and this is what I created.”
Supporting Young People Responsibly
Innovate Forge Academy coaching and mentoring is educational and developmental. It is not psychology, counselling, medical treatment, mental-health treatment or crisis support.
Programs involving young people operate within the Academy’s applicable child-safety and safeguarding practices.
For international students, parents or guardians remain responsible for:
- • Travel
- • Accommodation
- • Transport outside the agreed program
- • Guardianship arrangements
- • Visa requirements
- • Activities outside the agreed Academy experience
unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Innovate Forge Academy does not provide:
- • Immigration advice
- • Visa advice
- • Education-agent services
- • University admission guarantees
- • Guardianship
- • Accommodation
- • Medical services
- • Psychological services
15 minutes · Online · No obligation
Planning a Melbourne visit?
Start with a 15-minute online conversation before you travel, and we’ll explore what a personalised experience could look like.