School Visits
Bringing UN Youth's interactive education to the classroom
School Incursions designed to bring an international civics perspective and practical, interactive mode of learning to the Australian curriculum in all States and Territories.
Civics Education
All activities are designed to prepare students to be informed, responsible, and engaged participants in their local and global communities.
Curriculum focused
With strong links to the Australian Curriculum, our content translates global issues and topics to local contexts and applications.
We design and deliver immersive educational experiences
Workshops
Interactive peer-to-peer facilitated discussions designed to introduce, extend, and explain complex topics in digestible formats.
Model United Nations Debates
Debate, negotiate and strategise responsive and pre-emptive actions to fix an international problem through the lens of a UN Member State.
Interactive Problem Solving
Negotiate, problem-solve, and resolve a hypothetical crisis situation that evolves based on the actions by students.
A jigsaw design of activities to integrate content and modes of learning together.
Our activities are designed to complement your curriculum by fitting into your scope and sequence. All activities can run standalone, introducing or extending existing knowledge from the classroom.
Introduction to International Law
Standalone Workshop. 1 hour or period long.
or
The Question of Child Rights
Standalone Model UN Debate. 90 minutes.
By using multiple activities in a jigsaw together, we can sequence a set of activities to introduce and investigate knowledge through our workshops and critically evaluate and apply knowledge to real-word understandings through our Model United Nations debates and Interative Problem Solving simulations.
The following example is a half-day of sequenced activities that links to the Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Australian Curriculum: How Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACHCK093).
Introduction to International Law
Workshop One. 1 Period long.
International Indigenous Rights
Workshop Two. 1 Period long.
The Question of Self-Determination
Model United Nations Debate. 2 Periods long.
Content designed to meet and extend the Australian Curriculum
Our activities utilise a peer-to-peer pedagogical model to draw upon the experience and understandings of the students’ themselves. Our existing content aligned with National Curriculum
- Advocacy, Leadership, and Skills Development
- Australian Foreign Policy
- Conflict Intervention
- Democracy, Power, and Revolution
- Economics, Trade, and Globalisation
- Gender Equality
- Global Social Movements
- Human Rights
- Poverty, Aid, and Development
- The United Nations and International Justice
- Youth Change Workshops
Don’t see a topic category that fits well? Our education team designs and writes new content that incorporates real-world issues and international affairs with links to your curriculum.
Led by young people, for young people
Our School Visits are facilitated by highly trained UN Youth volunteers. Passionate and typically studying or working in relevant fields, our facilitators are young people 18 to 25 because we know that young leaders have the vision and passion to create meaningful change within their communities and throughout the world, and aim to equip all young people with the skills and inspiration to do so.
Quality Facilitation
Our Facilitators are trained and experienced in facilitating sensitive discussions about real-world and nuanced issues. We don't shy away from large and complex international issues and know students want safe, accurate and engaging spaces to talk about issues that matter to them. We know how to best navigate our facilitation to enhance learning while ensuring appropriate child-safe discussions.
Strict Child-Safety
All Facilitators are cleared by their Working With Children/Vulnerable people authority in their state and territory. Our Federal Welfare Policy (child safety policy) are strict operating protocols followed by all volunteers that govern safe engagement with any child across our operations.
Interested? This is how it works.
Your local State or Territory UN Youth Division will collaborate and coordinate the school visit with you.
Step Two
Our education team will reach out to you to begin planning.
Step Three
We will design appropriate activities based on your needs.
Step Four
Delivery! Our facilitators will run the designed session.
Get in touch!
Request information or start organising a school visit by getting in contact with our education team. Fill out the form telling us the following few details to get started.
- Your name and contact details
- Your State or Territory
- Your school (Used to identify previous visits and location)
If you know the following information, let us know!
- What you want to achieve
- Possible Year Groups
- Possible topics and content
Alternatively, you can email schoolvisits@unyouth.org.au the above information and a team member will reach out.
Your information will be treated in accordance with our privacy policy.
Keen? Have some Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
While your local Education Team is best suited to support your specific questions and needs, here are our answers to the most commonly asked questions we receive.
School Visits are generally available and run all-year during school terms in the following Australian States and Territories:
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
School Visits in South Australia and Tasmania are assessed on a case-by-case for feasibility.
We do not currently operate School Visits in the Northern Territory.
Each UN Youth Division (State and Territory Branch) structures its program prices differently to support their local operations. Generally, costs are based on the duration of a School Visit and the number of participating students. Your local education team will explain their pricing model and work with you to provide an appropriate cost.
Discounts are generally available and automatically applied to schools in areas of socio-economic disadvantage, schools who have high populations of students from socio-economic or socio-cultural disadvantage, and schools from regional and rural areas.
Yes! School Visits are tailored for all student year groups and students with additional learning needs (where support is accessible).
Our content is differentiated to reflect the appropriate Stage and Year Group of the student cohort, including appropriate links and activities to their relevant curriculum. During your expression of interest, we asked for some information about the cohort so we can best evaluate the differentiation applied.
Depending on Stage levels and current student learning levels and progression, our Facilitators adjust their delivery and the activity progression to ensure School Visits are engaging and relevant to where students are at.
No! School Visits can be designed to whatever purpose is requested or best suited for you and your students.
School Visits have included introductions to Model United Nations, including our ‘FunMUN’ model where students learn the skills of negotiating, debating, argument formation and strategy, and public speaking all while debating fun and stress-free issues or topical content (including trends and popular culture).