Tuesday, 21 June 2011

3things

While reading one of my favourite magazines Peppermint I came across a campaign run by Oxfam Australia called 3things. It is a wonderful initiative where people are asked the question What are 3things you can do to help change the world? The 3things can be very simple from riding bikes, taking public transport, eating organic, being nice, listening, recylcing - anything to make the world a better place.  Everyone is encouraged to add their 3things to the website.  You can also view other supporters pledges.  


I thought this would be a fantastic project for children to become involved in.  3things states that they are challenging the perception that young Australians are self involved and chained to their mobile devices not caring about the world at large.  I think if we use this initiative in classrooms we can start the ball rolling in the mind of our students and the future custodians of the globe.


Think HSIE, Science, English so many ways we could use this in a positive way in the classroom.


So check it out www.3things.org.au

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  1. Sharon from 3things24 June 2011 at 12:57

    Hi Jane, I love your enthusiasm! I am the Schools program officer for 3things and we have lots of opportunities for teachers, student teachers and students to get involved in 3things.
    Class of Change is the schools page on 3things.org.au/schools - students can send us their stories and we'll feature them whether its written, video, photos etc.on how they are changing the world (big or small, it all counts)

    We're also developing a 3things classroom resource and are looking forward to collaborating with innovative teachers and student teachers in the next few months. I'm happy for you to share my email to anyone who wants to know more about 3things in schools. sharons@oxfam...org.au

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