10 Apr 2019
We know young people have a lot to say about the social issues that affect them, but they are often not given the opportunity to be heard. Videos for Change provides a platform to amplify their voice to an international audience, with last year's winning videos reaching more than 600,000 people in 91 countries.
Videos for Change is a real-world, student-led, project-based learning experience that empowers high school students to be advocates of social change. Students create one-minute videos to inspire others to take action on a social issue they are passionate about. This engaging learning experience allows students to develop the critical global competencies needed to be active, responsible and engaged citizens and can be delivered as a unit of work, part of a wellbeing program or simply used as an assessment item across multiple subject areas.
Participants in Videos for Change can also enter the national competition which can amplify students’ voice to a global audience. The 2019 competition will be open for submissions from 24 June - 13 September and award categories include, Junior High, Senior High, People's Choice and Indigenous Youth Voice. The winning videos will receive a share of $12,000 of prizes and have the chance to be featured on Network 10's The Project.