Helping teens with special needs

Students with disabilities at a Perth secondary school are now receiving real-life experiences of supermarket shopping in a simulated setting. The "Mini Woolies" program provides active learning in a safe and comfortable learning environment for young people with disabilities.

Each "store" simulates the operations of an actual Woolworths supermarket, with baskets for fresh food, shelving for groceries, Woolworths uniforms and operational cash registers.

Kensington Secondary School was delighted to be accepted into the program. The only problem? It had to prepare the room in a short amount of time and lacked funds.

Enter the local Dulux sales team, led by territory development representative Ciaran McAdden, who came to the rescue supplying paint and volunteers for the project to transform the space into a functional area.