1.0 Executive Summary The Outreach School is proud to be the premier provider of at-risk youth alternative education and career assistance in The Northern Territory, and seeks to make this experience even more valuable for its clients. This is done through a series of curricula funded by the Anglicare, YouthWorx NT, The NT Department of Children and Families, and the NT Department of Education. The most recent program we have developed is a culinary arts program in which students learn about food preparation and safe handling and then put this knowledge to use by preparing lunches for their peers at the Outreach School. After completing the 9-week curriculum, students are placed with a local food service business for a 60-hour practical training where they can continue to develop their skills. Currently, the culinary arts program is available to six students per 9-week school term, or approximately 24 students per year. Students enrolled in the program are selected because of their sincere interest in the culinary field and their excellent attendance. After a successful first year of operating a pilot of the culinary arts program, we are looking to expand the program further. By developing the program into a full day program of academic and culinary arts training, we can develop an entrepreneurial curriculum that will allow our students to gain an insight into the operation of a small business. Specifically, by launching a lunch box catering business (called the Catering4Teens), we could offer our students the opportunity to gain valuable work experience for which they can earn both school credit and a stipend, acquire entrepreneurial business skills and achieve a real sense of accomplishment. According to the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial training can help foster in students a sense of vision and personal responsibility for their future, creatin a beneficial effect on self-esteem and outlook