Civic engagement with Matt Cosgrove
Develop a growth mindset.
Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
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Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
Use vintage typewriters to share your ideas.
Support students to help the environment by making small changes in their daily lives.
How by-elections work.
How Bob Hawke felt about his time as Prime Minister at both houses of parliament.
Journalist Gay Davidson was the first woman to head a press bureau in Parliament House.
Use this matrix to support students to consider how they can be the best version of themselves.
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