Girls Take Over!

Welcome to Term 3, where the girls are taking over! 

Girls Takeover Parliament is a bipartisan, innovative program that pairs young women and girls with politicians to ensure their voices and opinions are heard. It is a program on a mission to show the world the benefits of unleashing girls' potential and inspire more women and girls to enter politics.
MoAD is proud to support this youth leadership initiative in 2019.
Find out more! 

Music Video Competition

A Call To Action - teaching democracy with music

Do you like music videos?  Have you ever wanted to create one?  Is it time for your students to do something creative? If so, this competition is for YOU.

A heads up that in Term 4 MoAD Learning will be accepting submissions of original music videos for our song titled  A Call to Action , which is all about Democracy.  You may wish to create the video as a class project, or with a few friends.  We want you to tell us what Democracy means to you, and to do so in a creative way.  Information about the competition will be up available on our Competitions page 5th October. 
Competition submissions close 3rd December 2019.  The prize? Your video will be hosted on our MoAD website and our MoAD YouTube channel!

Secondary Digital Excursions Launch

It's My Right, Isn't It?

Secondary students in Years 8-10 are invited to join us for our new digital excursion It’s My Right, Isn’t It? where we explore the freedoms of speech, association and assembly by looking at key historical events and decisions that have taken place in our building.  Students examine these freedoms in relation to current events and consider why it’s important that they are active and engaged citizens in our democracy and how they can contribute for positive change.  ‘
Book now!

Brain Break

Democracy Kahoot!

Want to see how much your colleagues know about our democracy? Want to put your own knowledge to the test?
Why not check out our video and PDF resources featuring 10 Fast Facts about our Australian Democracy, and then challenge your recall with this quick Kahoot quiz!

Student Voice

Democracy 2025 survey

As part of an ethics committee approved joint research project initiated by The University of Canberra, MoAD is collecting information from young people regarding their understanding of democracy.
We are inviting secondary students to participate in an important survey trial during their visit to the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD).
The survey supports the Learning principles of MoAD’s school programs, where students critically engage with the democratic concepts and processes of political participation, representation and decision-making. It also represents a real example of student voice and agency in action.
Find out more about D2025

Teacher Professional Development

Democracy 101

Want some great resources to explore civics and citizenship, democracy and active citizenship with your students?  Connect with the Learning team for a professional development session directly into your own staffroom.   
Need a particular focus for your PD?  Be in touch so we can tailor a program to enhance your teaching.  Interested? Want to learn more? 
Check out the website or contact digitalexcursions@moadoph.gov.aufor more details.

Save the date

Kids’ Conference - Canberra 2019

Thursday 21 November 2019, 9:00am - 1:00pm, MoAD

Join us in celebrating student voice & agency through new approaches to digital technology in the History, Geography, Science, English, Maths and Music classroom.
This part-day conference will involve presentations in which primary & secondary students showcase innovative projects relating to curriculum areas and digital technologies to their teachers.
Find out more.