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Empowerment program at Canberra's Caroline Chisholm School helps teenage girls build confidence, community connections

Reaching the end of year 10 can be daunting for any high school student, as you prepare for the unknown hurdles and challenges ahead. 

But a group of girls from Caroline Chisholm School in Canberra's south are feeling a little more ready to tackle the world, after participating in an empowerment program organised by two of their teachers.

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, teachers Hillary Swann and Yooga Kumar noticed students were withdrawing from their work and disconnecting from others around them.

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