A little change can make a big difference

Join schools around Australia and support

UNICEF Day for Change in 2010

UNICEF Day for Change is a day when public schools across Australia arrange an event that represents the theme ‘Change’, raising awareness and funds for a UNICEF education project overseas. Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the

leading, effective global organisation working to provide all children with access to a quality basic education.  Schools can participate in various activities on or around the day, such as playing games from around the world, learning about development issues or simulating how other children live and learn around the world. Every school is different and your school can get involved in many ways.

For more information, please visit www.unicefdayforchange.org.au

No donation is too small, so get involved and enrol your school today.

$1.42  – can provide two children with a pencil and exercise book

$14.36 – provides 10 children with a sketch pad and set of 8 colouring crayons

               each.

$57.44 – will provide a School-in-a-bag with individual school supplies for 40 

               students andone teacher. Each student receives a carry bag, ruler, two

               pencils, exercise book, eraser,sharpener and box of colouring pencils- the

               basic supplies for a good education.

$157  – provides double desks for classrooms

$280   – is the cost of a UNICEF School-in-a-Box kit – a ready-made educational

              solution packed in a lockable metal box, containing equipment such as

              pencils, erasers, exercise books, writing slates, scissors and carrier bags

              sufficient for 80 pupils, and marker pens, posters, registers, and

              blackboard equipment for a teacher. These kits are vital when school is

              disrupted due to emergency situations.

How to get involved:

1. Register by calling UNICEF Australia’s Education team on 02 9261 2811 or send the following details to education@unicef.org.au

School Name:                                                                                                                                    School Code:

Address:

Contact name & role:

Contact Ph:

Contact Email:

2. Decide how your school will celebrate UNICEF Day for Change. You will receive a registration pack with ideas and activities from UNICEF Australia. You can also call UNICEF Australia’s education team on 02 9261 2811 or visit www.unicefdayforchange.org.au

3. Hold a UNICEF Day for Change at your school.

4. Send the raised funds to UNICEF Australia before 1 December 2010 and

help support children in Mozambique.

What kinds of things can schools do for UNICEF Day for Change?

UNICEF Day for Change can be celebrated in many ways. For example some schools may have a ‘non-uniform’ day with the theme of ‘Change’ referring to changing your clothes. Others may have special assemblies or classroom activities, focusing on how children and young people can help change the world. You can decide how your school takes part, but all activities will work in the same way; pupils make a donation to UNICEF in exchange for doing something different for the day.

                                                                                                                     

Where do funds from UNICEF Day for Change 2010 go?

Funds raised for UNICEF Day for Change 2010 will go to UNICEF’s projects to improve education for children in Mozambique.

Since the end of years of conflict in 1992, children in Mozambique now have much better opportunities

to learn than before. However, education in Mozambique faces many challenges, such as lack of teaching materials,

trained teachers and basic infrastructure like classrooms and water points.

Over half of primary school aged students leave school before completing  grade five. Many of them are girls, orphans, or

otherwise particularly vulnerable children, such as those affected by HIV/AIDS. Without an education, the situation for

these children is unlikely to get better.

UNICEF education projects in Mozambique help establish Child Friendly Schools, which get children into school and keep them

there by providing an integrated school package, including essentials such as health and sanitation

facilities. The Child Friendly School initiative also engages community participation to support children enrolling in and staying in school.

Your participation in UNICEF Day for Change will provide much needed funds to provide quality education for more children in Mozambique.

© UNICEF/NHQ2007-2269/LeMoyne

Supported by the Queensland Children’s Week Association Inc.

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC     

OPEN DAYS – Face painting will be available, balloons for children, stickers and various activities

PORT DOUGLAS NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

$3.00 Per Family

Save the Children Mobile Playscheme

Children’s Week  Schedule

Monday                               9 – 11am                                     Carrara Caravan Park

                                                                                    Portia Park (Kingston)

                                                                                    Deception Bay

Monday                       12.30 – 2.30pm                             Varsity Lakes

                                                                                                Oxley Pines Caravan Park

                                                                                   Four Star Caravan Park

                                                                                        (Deception Bay)

Tuesday                        9 – 11am                                  Pioneer Park

                                                                                   Aussie Gardens Caravan Park

                                                                                   Redcliffe Youth Space

Tuesday                       12.30 – 2.30pm                           Still Waters

                                                                                   Willowbank Caravan Park

                                                                                   Zillimere Community Centre    

Wednesday                   9 – 11am                                  Wallum (young mums) Banora

                                                                                   Portia Park (Kingston)

                                                                                   Waterford West State Primary

Wednesday                 12.30 – 2.30pm                            Wallum Banora

Thursday                      9 – 11am                                  St Joseph’s      

                                    8.30 – 10.30am                         Carole Park Primary School

                                                                                  Woodridge North State School           

Thursday               

                                    11.30 – 1.30                             Ray Lynch Park, Holland Park

                                    12.30 – 2.30pm                         Yumba Hostel ( Hill End)

Friday                           9.30 – 11.30am                         Eagleby

                                     9 – 11am                                 BWCC

                                                                                   Helena Jones 

CONTACT:                     Teresa Pitman   Mobile Playscheme Coordinator   3844 269907 /  3034 8127  0411 869 147

WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER   UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY                   

We open our play sessions to the community and will hold them in the park if weather permits.  We will try to book the ambulance or police to come along to our play sessions as well.

We open our play sessions to the community and will hold them in the park if weather permits.  We will try to book the ambulance or police to come along to our play sessions as well.

PICNIC IN THE PARK, WITH CRAFT ACTIVITIES, STORY TELLING AND GAMES

Yokeys Knob Community Hall. Wattle st. Yorkeys Knob

9.00am - noon                 

Jodie Hill   0738885558                   

SPECIAL PERSONS DAY – morning tea at the centre, grandparents, aunties, uncles and other special friends are welcome

Simone Sullivan   3852 1288

SPECIAL DAY – hosting a free sausage sizzle for children, family and community members

MARLIN COAST FAMILY DAYCARE

CELEBRATING CHILDREN’S WEEK – OUTDOOR FUNLAND

MUSIC & MOVEMENT – KINDERMUSIK FAMILY TIME CLASSES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED NEWBORN – 7 YEARS. This 45 minute free class celebrates children and the family-bond through music.  Families will enjoy singing, dancing and playing non-pitched percussion instruments together in a warm & inclusive environment. Each session

• Involves the whole family in music making & provides parents with valuable insights  into their child’s development
• Nurtures the bond between parents/caregivers and child
• Acknowledges each child unique responses and development & encourages participation in a music-making community
• Vema Hewitt is a trained teacher and licensed Kindermusik Educator.

STORYTELLING MORNING AND MORNING TEA - VISIT BY LOCAL PLAYGROUP WITH STORY TIME AND CRAFT

ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ASHMORE HOUSE AND GEEBUNG SPECIAL EDUCATION  PREP CHILDREN

Karen Prestedge  3393 3544

½ DAY OF ACTIVITIESTO PROMOTE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FOR  THE UNDER- 5s. THERE WILL GUEST SPEAKERS(Physiotherapist, speech Pathologist, Social Worker, Art Therapist) covering areas such as story telling in promoting speech and cognitive abilities, movement for the development of gross moltor skills in babies, and artistic expression for children with developmental delays