Woombye Students tune in to important Child Safety Lesson

Morcombe Foundation Events & Fundraising Officer Kristanna Sutton and Woombye State School Principal Paul Lowik and pupils at the lesson... “ABCSL is a great way to educate our students about using the internet safely”.

Over 1000 schools across Australia last Thursday watched the first edition of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson (ABCSL) for 2020.

The event held particular excitement for students at Woombye State School who were eager to see themselves broadcast nationally.

Woombye State School’s Grade 4 to 6 students featured in the Lesson as they watched the live broadcast at the school.

To incorporate the perspectives of young people, the Foundation conducted vox pop interviews with Woombye State School students. The students provided insightful comments about what they love about being online and supporting a friend who might feel unsafe.

“Woombye State School is excited to be involved in Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson this year,” said Woombye State School Principal Paul Lowik.

“Our Year 4 to 6 classes have a ‘Bring Your Own Device’ platform with much of their schoolwork provided online. This is an amazing way to deliver the student’s work as they can access from home as well as school.

“However, with this accessibility our students also need to be aware of the associated dangers. ABCSL is a great way to educate our students about using the internet safely.”

The Daniel Morcombe Foundation is proud to create resources that reflect children’s voices and recognise their agency, along with authoritative figures. 

ABCSL recognises children’s capacity to engage with difficult topics, seeks their perspectives, and includes children as presenters and actors.

ABCSL also stars young actors from BYTES (Buderim Youth Theatre of Excellence) in a skit to teach children to Recognise, React, Report in unsafe situations, a key message of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.