Many hands make light work. So the saying goes, but is it really true when the work is making the world a better place? Here’s our chance to prove that we can make a difference. Five schools in Melbourne are participating in the MyPlace Project and as students at these schools you can work together with other students to collaborate on answering this overall question:

What can we REALLY DO to make the world a better place?

Because this is such a big question, we will have different teams adding their own expertise in the areas of budgeting, world health, global economics and national cultures. The students involved range from year 5 to Year 11 and come from Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, St. Leonard’s College, St. Michael’s Grammar School and Toorak College. The activities below are here to get you interested in participating. You can join in as an individual, a pair, small group or whole class. If you are interested, you can download the workshop agenda.

Making Dollars & Sense?

Question: How can we manage our money so we have enough to live, but some left to give?

Interested? Go on to the Budget: Dollars & Sense page

Science & Cells

Question: How can an understanding of cells improve life on the planet?

Would you like to find out more about David Bolinsky, the creator of this animation?

Interested? Go on to the Cells & Living Connections page

The Rush is On!

Question: What can we learn from the Aussie Gold Rush to better understand today’s growth of China?

choking on Growth

Interested? Go on to the Boom: Then and Now page

Comparing Cultures: France / Australia

Question: What can we learn from other cultures to help nations grow and prosper in a rapidly changing world?

France

Australia

Environmental Refugees

Environmental Refugees #2


Interested? Go on to the Comparing Cultures: Fr/Oz page

Networking

Question: How can networks and emerging technologies support humanity?


Interested? Go on to the Networking page

Re-Cap - how to get involved!

Anyone from our four schools can participate. You can do this as part of your class or just because you want to get involved and make a difference. To get started, Choose one of the areas to help with:

Budget: Dollars & Sense
How can we manage our money so we have enough to live, but some left to give?

Boom: Then and Now
What can we learn from the Aussie Gold Rush to better understand today’s growth of China?

Cells and Living Connections
How can an understanding of cells improve life on the planet?

Comparing Cultures: Fr/Oz
What can we learn from other cultures to help nations grow and prosper in a rapidly changing world?

Networking
How can networks and emerging technologies support humanity?

On each link about is a way to register for that Blog/Tasks. You can download this document for instructions on getting started.

Besides making a difference in the world, we are also trying to help education, so all participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire about your attitudes toward learning. All information is made anonymous - we ant to learn about “types of students” not about “you.” Thanks so much for joining in!