Wavemakers GC is an exciting and innovative new collaboration between City of Gold Coast’s Climate, Resilience and Sustainability (CRS) and Arts and Culture units, and multi-award-winning local arts organisation Shock Therapy Arts.
WHY
The project aims to amplify the voices of Gold Coast youth on climate action, through their engagement in creative expression and interdisciplinary arts. It will deepen young people’s understanding of climate systems, provide a safe and supported way for them to process Eco-anxiety, and allow them to explore complex problems using critical and creative thinking. The theme of RESILIENCE is intended to be a unifying element to both identify challenges and also ways to move through them using the attributes of preparation and adaptability. The goal is is for them to feel heard, empowered, and to feel a sense of hope for the future by drawing a link between creative expression and real-world impacts.
WHO
The project will target secondary school students from grades 8 - 10 across a range of curriculum areas including Science, English, Drama, Media Studies, and STEM/STEAM. Selected schools will represent a cross section of local students from various regions of the City, with balanced representation of gender and State and Private schools.
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