Free inclusion awareness programs for your school. We help break down misconceptions and encourage inclusion for people with disability.
Social Futures has created free inclusion awareness programs for your school that has a lasting impact on young people. Our school inclusion programs help to break down misconceptions and social barriers, and encourage awareness and inclusion for people with disability.
We are delivering two programs on the Central Coast with Maree Jenner, a Community Engagement LAC. Maree lives with dwarfism and her programs engage young people as she speaks to her own experience of difference and the challenges she faces.
The programs are linked to the primary school curriculum areas of Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) K–10 syllabus.
Both programs are designed for Stage 3 but can be facilitated for other primary stages including Kindergarten. For flexibility each program is stand alone or they can be facilitated consecutively a week or two/term apart.
Drawing from Maree’s personal experience of “growing up little” in a world built for average-height adults, she actively challenges the students’ attitudes and thinking around difference, build empathy, encourage them to find inclusive ways of communicating, and to be allies and upstanders for one another at school, within their sports teams and out and about in the community.
Champions for Change aims to build creative thinking in children and young people, using design, technology and imagination to improve accessibility and independence for people with disability, by creating a HelpBot piece of Assistive Tech for people of short stature and other disabilities. Maree encourages children to make change as they apply their awareness and knowledge within their homes and communities.
“I would 100% recommend this program for all other schools.”
Courtney Riddle, Year 6 teacher, Brooke Avenue Public School.
“In our school, we should make it more inclusive and accept everybody for how they are.”
Year 6 student, Brooke Avenue Public School.
“Definitely the best thing is the impact it has had on students’ behaviour and language. It’s much more positive now.”
Amanda Austin, Assistant Principal, Brooke Avenue Public School
