8 Feb 2021

Calling all South Australian schools: Anzac Day Schools' Awards now open

The 2021 Anzac Day Schools' Awards are now open! The awards, hosted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA), are a fantastic opportunity for schools to engage with veterans and honour Australia's wartime history.

This year, the awards theme is: What does commemoration look like in your community?

Schools can submit an entry from a class, a year level or as a whole school.

Entries close at 5pm AEST Wednesday 30 June 2021.

Ideas for your entry

• Commemorating Anzac Day or Remembrance Day in the 21st century
• Changing attitudes towards commemoration over time
• Engaging with veterans, hearing their stories
• Experiences of families of service men and women
• The changing roles of women in war
• Commemoration in a multicultural community

You may wish to:

• conduct historical research
• interview veterans
• tell stories
• create artworks
• make a movie
• create a website

Prizes:

• National School Award ($5000)
• State/Territory School Awards ($3000 each)
• Brigadier Bill Rolfe AO Award for Veteran Involvement ($2000)
• Award for Innovative Commemoration ($2000)
• Award for Creative use of Technology ($2000)
• Remote Schools Award ($2000)
• Specialist Educational Settings Award ($2000)

More details can be found here: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au...

If you have any questions or experience technical difficulties when submitting your entry, you can contact: education@dva.gov.au