Our story
Alta-1 first began its journey in early 2000 when the co-founders and visionary leaders Dr Peter Havel, Garfield Thompson and Paul Trinder, came together to make a difference in the lives of disengaged young people and their families.
The founders believed that the best way to support disengaged students was to offer a safe and holistic approach to education that helps them on their journey of self-transformation.
This is the heart of ‘The Alta-1 Way’.
This approach created a partnership between a school and local Perth church “The Place” which hosted the first educational site in 2002.