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.
A chess set with pieces made to look like federal politicians.
Explore how to encourage students to have positive discussions and the impacts of AI.
Why PM Deakin invited US battleships to Australian waters in 1908.
How we can make everyone feel welcome?
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
The party room was a place to celebrate achievements, build camaraderie and even take a nap.
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