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Redlands Teams Up with Unicef

Published on: November 2023

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-137351

Redlands Teams Up with Unicef

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Over nine months, UNICEF Australia partnered with Redlands students in year 6 to create solutions to challenges faced by children during natural disasters. This highly successful program culminated in a presentation by these students in a 'science fair' at UNICEF headquarters in September. Throughout the unit, students demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving to respond to natural disaster scenarios. Not only did they develop innovative solutions to protect children's rights, but they also carefully considered ethical and environmental factors that had an impact on individual situations. The solutions prepared by the students were discussed with insights from experts within UNICEF, making valuable contribution to how these ideas could be put into practice. Redlands Principal Sean Corcoran has expressed his delight in this collaboration and how these real-world scenarios are a brilliant method of encouraging the next generation to become innovative and compassionate global citizens. I acknowledge UNICEF Australia for developing such a successful program, which is anticipated to become widespread across the nation and even the globe. I congratulate the Redlands year 6 cohort on completing such a challenging program. This really is the first step in changing the world for the better.