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The Pillowcase sessions will be held during the school holidays (Monday 23 September – Friday 4 October).
Pillowcase Program is a program that Australian Red Cross offers a FREE disaster resilience education program to schools nationwide.
The program is delivered by trained Red Cross volunteers, who bring all the resources with them.
This is 60-minute workshop designed to help children prepare for, cope with and respond to emergencies.
Children are also encouraged to act as advocates for emergency preparedness in their households and communities.
The program has been developed with links to the Australian and State-based Curriculum Learning areas (Health & Physical Education and Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences) and general capabilities (Personal & social capability and Ethical understanding).
It is aimed specifically at students in Years 3 and 4 as they have proven to be a responsive and enthusiastic demographic who love to share what they have learnt with friends and loved ones.
The Pillowcase Program has been shown to enhance the preparedness knowledge of students, help to reduce fears around emergencies and has led to positive behaviour change in response to emergency situations.
