St Kilda Football Club will share its extensive high-performance resources, personnel and expertise as part of its streamlined new initiative, STK Education.

Committed to delivering rich learning experiences for all within the realm of the club’s elite-level industry, STK Education will facilitate a variety of programs for primary, secondary and tertiary levels, tailored to suit the needs of participating schools.

STK Education will also offer its state-of-the-art services to educators, coaches and leaders across different industries to further individual professional development.

STK Education will be led by Community Football Education Manager Scott Whyte, Community Football Education Lead and St Kilda AFLW captain Hannah Priest and Education Programs Coordinator Dean Ingrisciano.

“We’re proud to officially launch STK Education and allow students and educators from all walks of life to unlock their full potential,” Community Football Education Manager Scott Whyte said.

“Our bespoke programs, which will be run across schools all across the country, are backed by leaders in our industry who are passionate about imparting knowledge to help the next generation thrive.

“There is no other sporting organisation in the country sharing its high-performance resources and expertise to this extent and we are proud to lead the way in this space.”

Priest, who previously held a role as a teacher at St Joseph’s Flexible Learning College prior to her appointment at St Kilda, said she was excited to bring STK Education into schools over the coming weeks and months. 

“I’m thrilled that STK Education is officially off the ground,” Priest said.

“Teaching has always been a passion of mine and STK Education is another way to connect that love with football and make a difference to many people, no matter who they are and where they come from.

“Being in the Saints’ elite environment every day as both a player and member of staff, I get to see first-hand what our club has to offer and I’m thrilled that the community will be able to experience this as well.”

St Kilda CEO Matt Finnis said broadening the club’s reach beyond the football field was increasingly important as its footprint in the community continues to grow.

“At St Kilda we’ve been fortunate to assemble a host of knowledge, programs and services which drive high performance, and I’m thrilled that our talented leaders are so committed to sharing their expertise beyond our athletes,” Finnis said.

“We’re seeing this develop further with our numerous community programs, the newly opened Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing, and now STK Education.

“We are committed to extending our influence as a club beyond the field of play and are fully invested in bringing the best out of all who are involved with St Kilda.”