Make a difference
Creative activity ideas for young people to support those around them.
This thought-provoking matrix will inspire students to consider how they can support others and create positive change in their home, school or local community.
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This thought-provoking matrix will inspire students to consider how they can support others and create positive change in their home, school or local community.
Everything you need to know about the 1975 dismissal.
Use this matrix with Kate and Jol Temple's books to empower student voice and agency in the classroom.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
The room where party members worked quietly and debated loudly.
Help students understand media literacy with comics by Kate and Jol Temple, and David Conley.
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