Educate to empower: Free program for Year 7 & 8 students
Building on the success of the Agent C project in NSW, All Together Now is now expanding the program Australia-wide. As research indicates that exposure to online fake news and disinformation starts at an increasingly younger age, we are now offering the program to young people aged 12-14.
Generous funding from Deutsche Bank has enabled us to tailor the program to the specific needs, vulnerabilities and capacities of young people aged 12-14, to develop a new 2-hour program for school children who are in Year 7 and 8, and to roll out the program for FREE to schools throughout Australia.
Interested in participating? If you’re a teacher, deputy principal, school support officer or other school staff member, you can sign up your school or class using the form below! We will be in touch to discuss your enrolment in the program and finalise your booking.
Places are limited, so express your interest today!
Empowering young people against online mis/disinformation
Children and young people are increasingly being confronted with online content that is misleading and divisive in nature. The proliferation of AI-tools and the impact of geo-political events have only increased young people’s exposure to online misinformation, including hateful forms.
In 2021, All Together Now launched the Agent C project, focusing on developing specialised training with and for young people in order to challenge divisive and hateful misinformation and disinformation. Funded by the NSW Government through Multicultural NSW between 2021 and 2024, Agent C has successfully enhanced the capacity of young people aged 14-21 to better understand and challenge hateful fake news and conspiracy theories, as independently evaluated by Urbis.
Program Details
- Cost: Free of charge for school and students!
- Delivery: Online only via Zoom with 2 expert facilitators
- Duration: 2 hours (or 2 school periods) – can be delivered in one go or over different days, we are flexible!
- Participants: Maximum of 1 group per school in year 7 or 8 (up to 35-40 students)
- Availabilities: Workshops need to be delivered in 2024
Want your whole school or year trained? If you’re interested in bringing Agent C to Years 9-12, please contact us at [email protected] to explore our fee-for-service options today.
Additional Resources for Teachers, Educators, Parents and Frontline Workers
Building on our “Agent C” work, we have developed new resources for teachers, educators, parents and frontline workers in Australia.
The Challenging Hateful Misinformation Training is specifically designed to enhance their skills to recognising and responding to people who are engaging with hateful misinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories.
Contact Us
Simply complete the form below to express your school’s or class’s interest in the Agent C program.
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