Civic engagement with Matt Cosgrove
Develop a growth mindset.
Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
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Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
Learn about looking after the environment and the places we live.
The close connections between Elizabeth II and the history of Old Parliament House.
Celebrate the unique and wonderful qualities about being human.
Learn about the first woman finance minister in Australia.
Souvenirs and stories from Queen Elizabeth’s 1954 visit to Old Parliament House.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
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