Cobram and District Specialist School held its annual Futures Expo on August 8.
Excitement was high as students, families, teachers and stallholders gathered at the Cobram Civic Centre.
The event provides an opportunity for students and families to look at what life could be like once school finishes.
The comprehensive range of stalls, and well-versed personnel, indicated there was something suitable for everyone at the expo.
Disability is not a limitation but an aspect of diversity and these young people require opportunities to create personal growth, learn new skills and make meaningful connections with others.
Students were offered showbags filled with information regarding training programs, becoming engaged in their community, increasing their independence and pursuing future employment.
Among the stallholders were representatives from Intereach, NDIS, GOTAFE, Pata Support Services and Shepparton Access, to name just a few.
About 75 people attended during the morning, possibly the largest number to attend the event since it began three years ago, and organisers and stallholders were delighted.
The event enables stallholders to network, which is proving extremely valuable.
For students and their families, the day offers an excellent source of information regarding their futures and what they can achieve once they leave school.
Students from Cobram Anglican Grammar School and Finley High School also attended the event.
Morning tea proved a popular activity with everyone, thanks primarily to the generosity of Woolworths in Cobram and Yarrawonga, Hungry Fangs and Ambience.
Senior students at the school were involved in setting up for the day, which was quite a job as they assisted organisers Bec Einsporn and Robyn Hicks.
For some weeks before the event, they engraved water glasses for each stallholder as a memento.
Moira Shire Council generously offered the facility to the school free of charge, for which the school said it was extremely grateful.