Putting the Fun back into Fundraising
You there! Have a great cause but no moolah to fuel it? Never fear! 3things is here with a few ways of raising those much needed funds with a bit of style and pizazz of course! Read the full story
Class of Change
You there! Have a great cause but no moolah to fuel it? Never fear! 3things is here with a few ways of raising those much needed funds with a bit of style and pizazz of course! Read the full story
Win double passes to one of three festivals
By sharing the one thing that inspires you to change the world you can win tickets to either Playground Weekender, Golden Plains Sixx or The World’s Festival. You can enter the 3things competition by sharing the one thing that inspires you to help change the world. Read the full story
Do you know someone with a reputation?
If you do, read on. If you don't, read on anyway beacause, well just 'cause.Read the full story
Litter Free Lunches
"Pick up that rubbish" Nooooooooooo!!! During primary school there was nothing worse than 'paper picking up' duty, now it is time to get rid of such a horrid thing and have litter free lunches!Read the full story
Play With Your Food
Ah, holiday gaming. Is there a better way to fill your summer than by decapitating zombies, brandishing lightsabers or flinging furious feathered creatures? Probably. But we’ve discovered one alternative that will provide food for the world’s poor – while still ensuring that you get your gaming fix.Read the full story
Calling all arty high schoolers!
Do blank canvases make you salivate? Do DIY films inspire tears of joy? Ever planned a laser show in your spare time? Well hello there, art enthusiast between the ages of 12 and 18. You may have just stumbled across the most exciting opportunity of 2012 (so far).Read the full story
Food for Thought
High school, as we all understand or have well understood, can be very overwhelming. Trying to make changes can be difficult when you are just one voice in the crowd of other students. As a part of the year 10 English program at Buckley Park College, students are given the chance to tackle a national or global issue in the hopes of making a difference. For my group and my MAD (Make a Difference) project, we were highly interested in the environmental and social effects consumerism has not only in our country, but the worldRead the full story
Intelligent Idealism: What Pageantry Says About Poverty
Meet Nish. He may say that he's hungry to fight world hunger, thirsty to fight world thirst and hates world hate. But our new 3things blogger has a skeleton in the cupboard, and it’s wearing a leopard print mankini.
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Two schools doing good stuff. Dig.
3things gets a buzz when we get these stories about students doing good stuff using their what they know and what is available to them. These guys - creative, interested and onto it.Read the full story
How to get a Beaming Smile
You may have noticed the long dental aisle in the supermarket. With multi-coloured toothbrushes next to cavity combating toothpaste- it is hard not to miss. But what really makes your smile a beaming one? 3 words- Random Acts of Kindness! Here we look at how you can spread smiles and create change in your school community!Read the full story
Warning: You'll probably have fun running these two events in Term 4...
So, you have lunch right? Lunch was definitely in my Top 5 favourite things about school. Wanna know how to make it better? Gather to GROW is an event that you can run during Term4 which will guarantee that your lunchtime will continue being fun AND you'll be doing something to make a differnce to a big issue the world is experiencing at the moment.You and your friends will join tens of thousands of people around the world to raise money and awareness about why, in a world with enough food for everyone 1 in 7 people go to bed hungry.
What's involved?
All you need to do is get your friends, class, year level, or, your whole school and hold a Gather to GROW event - you don’t need to be an expert – you just need to care. We'll give you everything you need to run a wicked event - which you can Download here. The DIY kit has a “How to” guide, posters, placemats and coasters, videos and heaps more. So talk to you friends - and teachers if you need to - and get organising!
The newest 3things Action Guide will also give you some pointers and other ideas for Term 4.
Do you love fashion? so you wanna make a difference? Great, keep reading..! Oxfam Australia is excited to present 3things' Exchange for Change- a term long festival that explores behind the seams of the complex fashion industry. Whether you're interested in ways to reduce, reuse, recycle their wardrobe, finding out more about the environmental impacts of clothing production, learning about fair wages and safe working conditions for the people who make our clothes.
What's involved?
3things have stitched together a DIY KIT to guide you on how to run your own clothes swap for those who are ready to evolve their fashion sense.
The DIY kit has all the information you need to know to host your own swap as well as fundraising tips, tools and more information (some really great videos) about the fashion industry. If you choose to fundraise, all money will be donated to Oxfam's East Africa Appeal. Have fun with you r new funky threads and convincing your teachers to do it over a double period!
