Glen Waverley
Monday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Innovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Young Leaders
Lead yourself. Support others. Make a difference. Practise initiative, teamwork and values-led leadership.
Enrolment OpenCommunication & Leadership · Lead
Enrol Now 2027 term programme
$220 per term
Just $27.50 per session.
- • Years 3–8
- • 8 weekly sessions
- • 60 minutes per session
- • Max 12 students per instructor
- • In-person learning
Weekly timetable
Choose in-person or live online learning.
All classes run weekly in Melbourne local time. Choose your location, class and term in the enrolment portal.
Glen Waverley location
Narre Warren
Tuesday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Chadstone
Thursday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Live Online via Zoom
Wednesday 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm
- Term 1: Wed 3 February – Wed 24 March 2027
- Term 2: Wed 14 April – Wed 2 June 2027
- Term 3: Wed 14 July – Wed 1 September 2027
- Term 4: Wed 6 October – Wed 24 November 2027
Programme description
Lead yourself. Support others. Make a difference.
Develop practical leadership skills through collaboration, communication, teamwork and creative problem-solving. Students participate in interactive challenges that encourage initiative, responsibility, confidence and positive contributions to a team.
What students will learn
Purposeful skills, built through practice.
Identify personal strengths and values
Understand different leadership approaches
Practise listening and teamwork
Take initiative appropriately
Consider the consequences of decisions
Contribute to a group challenge
Reflect on their leadership development
The Forge difference
Why Families Choose Forge Innovation & Entrepreneurship
From curiosity to contribution—students develop ideas through guided inquiry, practical projects, feedback and reflection.
Coaching-led learning
Guided questions, encouragement and feedback help students develop their own ideas.
Educators support independent thinking rather than simply providing ready-made solutions.
Real-world problem-solving
Students investigate meaningful challenges and explore practical ways to address them.
Learning connects to everyday experiences, communities and potential user needs.
Creativity & experimentation
Students generate ideas, experiment with solutions and learn through iteration.
Unsuccessful experiments can become useful sources of feedback and learning.
Teamwork & leadership
Collaborative challenges create opportunities to practise communication, initiative and responsibility.
Students may contribute through different strengths, personalities and roles.
Age-appropriate development
Learning challenges are matched to students' age, interests and experience.
Younger learners may use guided activities while experienced learners tackle more complex projects.
Meaningful project outcomes
Students work towards tangible projects that demonstrate their ideas and learning.
Projects may include prototypes, invention models, leadership projects, venture concepts and pitches; commercial outcomes are not promised.
Proposed innovation inquiry cycle
Find. Observe. Reimagine. Generate. Evaluate.
This course-specific inquiry cycle connects curiosity, human-centred observation, creative problem-solving, practical application and reflection. The academy-wide Explore · Build · Apply · Master progression remains authoritative.
01
Find
02
Observe
03
Reimagine
04
Generate
05
Evaluate
Curriculum
Core learning, clearly connected.
Each area is developed through guided explanation, practical work, testing and reflection.
Learning area 1
Developing self-awareness and identifying personal strengths.
Learning area 2
Understanding values, responsibility and ethical decisions.
Learning area 3
Practising listening, communication and empathy.
Learning area 4
Building effective teamwork and collaboration.
Learning area 5
Developing initiative and constructive problem-solving.
Learning area 6
Leading a small project and reflecting on its impact.
Eight-session curriculum
A clear journey from first practice to final reflection.
This introductory term sequence runs across one term, and later terms build on it with new topics and more complex projects rather than repeating the same activities.
- Session 1
What Is Leadership?
Students explore different examples of leadership and identify ways young people can contribute.
- Session 2
Knowing Myself
Students reflect on their strengths, interests, values and development goals.
- Session 3
Listening and Understanding Others
Students practise active listening, empathy and respectful communication.
- Session 4
Working as a Team
Students participate in collaborative challenges and explore different team roles.
- Session 5
Taking Initiative
Students identify opportunities to contribute and practise making responsible decisions.
- Session 6
Managing Challenges and Disagreements
Students explore appropriate responses to conflict, setbacks and different perspectives.
- Session 7
Leading a Small Challenge
Students plan and undertake an approved individual or team leadership activity.
- Session 8
Leadership Showcase and Reflection
Students present their leadership experience and reflect on what they learned.
Student project
The Leadership in Action Challenge
Students identify a small opportunity to contribute positively within their learning environment or community, such as organising a learning activity, creating a peer-support resource, improving a classroom process or leading a small team project. They prepare a leadership goal, action plan, team roles, action or proposed implementation record, reflection and presentation. Activities involving other children, fundraising, volunteering or community participation require adult approval and supervision.
Core skills and outcomes
Learning students can explain and apply.
Identify personal strengths and values
Understand different leadership approaches
Practise listening and teamwork
Take initiative appropriately
Consider the consequences of decisions
Contribute to a group challenge
Reflect on their leadership development
Proposed Growth & Care approach
More than a course. A supported learning journey.
Coaching supports self-awareness, listening and reflection; appropriate mentoring can encourage initiative and future possibilities; and pastoral care maintains professional boundaries without promising confidence outcomes or an individually assigned mentor.
The exact coaching, mentoring and pastoral-care practices included are confirmed for each program. An individually assigned mentor is not promised.
Explore our learning approachResponsible entrepreneurship
Educational simulation, not commercial pressure.
These courses develop thinking, communication and project capability. They do not promise profitable ventures, investment, guaranteed leadership outcomes or implemented solutions.
Forge Learning App
Potential support between sessions.
Where included in a Young Leaders intake, Forge may support learning goals, teamwork reflections, leadership activities. No new module, student record, authentication or AI capability is created by this website update.
Learning goals
Teamwork reflections
Leadership activities
Suggested learning journey
From curiosity to contribution.
This journey is flexible, not a mandatory prerequisite chain. Students may enter at an appropriate point based on age, interests and experience.
Enrolment Open
Young Leaders
Young Leaders supports teamwork, initiative and responsible leadership across the journey. It is not a mandatory prerequisite.
Explore Young LeadersForge learning support
Where included in a Young Leaders intake, Forge may support learning goals, teamwork reflections, leadership activities. No new module, student record, authentication or AI capability is created by this website update.
Available sessions
Weekly in 2027 (Melbourne time): Glen Waverley — Monday, 6–7 pm; Narre Warren — Tuesday, 6–7 pm; Chadstone — Thursday, 6–7 pm; Live Online via Zoom — Wednesday, 8:15–9:15 pm. Term 1: Wed 3 February – Wed 24 March 2027; Term 2: Wed 14 April – Wed 2 June 2027; Term 3: Wed 14 July – Wed 1 September 2027; Term 4: Wed 6 October – Wed 24 November 2027
View proposed Term 1 catalogueFees and enrolment
$220 per term (8 weekly sessions). Just $27.50 per session. Enrol through the academy's enrolment portal.
Enrol NowFrequently asked
Course questions.
Who is this programme suitable for?
Years 4–9. Beginners welcome. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience. Educators can help families identify an appropriate entry point.
How are students grouped by age and experience?
Grouping is confirmed for each intake. Educators consider age, interests, previous experience and the complexity of the project.
What happens during a typical session?
The programme combines guided inquiry, practical challenges, individual or team work, constructive feedback and reflection. Exact activities are adapted to the learner group.
Do students work individually or in teams?
The curriculum may include both individual and collaborative activities. Roles and expectations are adapted to age, strengths and the approved project.
What project will my child develop?
The Leadership in Action Challenge: Students identify a small opportunity to contribute positively within their learning environment or community, such as organising a learning activity, creating a peer-support resource, improving a classroom process or leading a small team project. They prepare a leadership goal, action plan, team roles, action or proposed implementation record, reflection and presentation. Activities involving other children, fundraising, volunteering or community participation require adult approval and supervision.
How does coaching support individual learning?
Educators use questions, encouragement, appropriate challenge and constructive feedback to support independent thinking rather than provide ready-made solutions. An individually assigned mentor is not promised.
Does the programme require expensive equipment?
An internet-connected device is required for online sessions. Any other requirements are communicated before enrolment.
Do students need to establish a real business?
No. Venture work is an educational simulation. Students are not required to register a business, accept payments, make financial commitments or enter binding agreements.
Will students use AI?
AI is not promised. Any future use requires separate approval and age, privacy, authorship and safeguarding controls.
How are student projects and personal information protected?
Public sharing, fundraising, external engagement and identifiable student material require appropriate adult approval, supervision and permission. Student intellectual property and authorship are respected.
Does completing this course guarantee confidence or business success?
No. Students receive opportunities to practise and reflect, but no confidence, leadership, commercial, investment or profitability outcome is guaranteed.
What programme should my child take next?
Young Leaders complements the innovation journey and is never a mandatory prerequisite. Suggested next steps include Public Speaking Foundations, Debating & Critical Thinking, Entrepreneurship and Future Founders; Leadership in Action remains an enquiry-only possibility.
Where and when are classes available?
Young Leaders is available in person at Glen Waverley, Narre Warren and Chadstone, and live online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm (Melbourne time). The 2027 online term dates are: Term 1: Wed 3 February – Wed 24 March 2027; Term 2: Wed 14 April – Wed 2 June 2027; Term 3: Wed 14 July – Wed 1 September 2027; Term 4: Wed 6 October – Wed 24 November 2027.
Related courses
Continue the learning journey.
These are suggested routes, not mandatory prerequisites. Existing experience can support a different entry point.
Communication & Leadership
Public Speaking Foundations
Learn structure, voice and presence in a supportive environment.
Years 3–8. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience. Beginner to developing.
Explore programCommunication & Leadership
Debating & Critical Thinking
Build reasoned arguments, listen closely and respond thoughtfully.
Years 5–12. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience. Beginner to advanced.
Explore programInnovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Explore how ideas become useful, sustainable ventures.
Years 6–10. The suggested year range is provisional and requires curriculum approval. Beginners welcome. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience.
Explore programInnovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Future Founders
Develop a concept, understand its audience and deliver a persuasive pitch.
Years 7–9 for the existing curriculum specification. This guidance requires curriculum approval. Developing entrepreneurial learners. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience.
Explore programInnovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Future Readiness
Build adaptable skills for changing study, work and community contexts.
Years 7–12. This suggested year range is provisional and requires founder approval.
Explore programInterested in this program?
Tell us what your learner is curious about and we’ll help identify an appropriate next step.