Join schools around Australia and support UNICEF Day for Change in 2010. 

A little change from many can make a big difference. Get involved in a fun and educational event at your school by changing something - your clothes, your classes or your day's activities - and donate your spare change to help improve education for other children around the world. Click here to find out more.
 
Register Now: Follow the link to register your school to take part on (or around) 27 October 2010 - Universal Children's Day.

 
Photo: © UNICEF Australia : A student from Ryde Secondary College puts a hand on the canvas celebrating UNICEF Day for Change 2009
Photo: ©UNICEF Australia: Elka Whalan lends support to students at NSBC Mackellar Girls High School

Join in the fun of holding a UNICEF Day for Change at your school. Schools can participate in various activities on (or around) the day, such as playing games from around the world, learning about development issues or simulating how other children live and learn around the world. Every school is different and your school can get involved in many ways . Click here for more ideas.

Additional information about UNICEF Day for Change 2010 will follow shortly so keep visiting this site to learn more.

UNICEF Day for Change 2009

In 2009, UNICEF Day for Change was a great success, with an estimated 200 schools participating - a record number.

The day was launched at Ultimo Public School on 28 October and celebrated by holding a cake stall to raise funds for Child Friendly Schools in Mozambique, a UNICEF program which provides necessities such as books, teaching materials and water and sanitation facilities to help give children in Mozambique the opportunity of an education. Other schools across the country celebrated UNICEF Day for Change in other ways, holding events such as mufti/cultural days, fashion shows, sports days, assemblies, food stalls and crazy hair days.

Here are some examples of schools who participated:
· Ryde Secondary College celebrated UNICEF Day for Change by holding a teacher/student barefoot soccer game, painting a huge canvas and having a coins for chocolate coins exchange.
· Parramatta West Public School held a special assembly to raise awareness about Mozambique and about how children there often have to carry their own chairs and learning materials to school each day. Some students carried their own chairs into the assembly to experience what this might be like for a child in Mozambique and drew a big picture of a Mozambican school in chalk on the playground.
· Ironbark Ridge Public School changed their clothes for the day by holding a mufti day and also created a helping hands garden.



Photo: © UNICEF Australia : The principal at Ultimo Public School talks to students about Mozambique and creating Child Friendly Schools.

About UNICEF Day for Change
In 2006 an unprecedented partnership was established between UNICEF Australia and Public Schools. With support from the NSW Teachers Federation and the NSW Department of Education and Training, NSW public schools united as part of the inaugural UNICEF Day for Change.

On 25 October 2006, public schools held a variety of events to help raise funds for children around the world.  Activities included multicultral days, festivals of games from around the world, child rights education lessons, sporting tournaments, parades and more. Teachers also integrated development issues and elements of UNICEF's work into their lessons. Student leaders have played a vital role in encouraging fellow students to raise awareness about their role as global citizens. 

Since 2006, UNICEF Day for Change has been held in public schools across the country, on (or around) Universal Children's Day, celebrated each year on the fourth Wednesday in October. 

  
Photo: © UNICEF Australia :
Staff and students take part in a barefoot soccer game to raise money for UNICEF Day for Change

Supporters of UNICEF Day for Change include: 
                                        


This initiative began as a partnership between the NSW Department of Education and Training, the NSW Teachers Federation and UNICEF Australia.