School Events and Awareness Days
Welcome to the 2025 schools event calendar!
Awareness events are an awesome way to get kids, parents and educators involved in meaningful learning! We have aligned each awareness event or day with a package of free curriculum-aligned resources aimed at getting your whole school involved. Popular events like Reconciliation Week, National Science Week, Book Week and Harmony Day all feature, and you can use these resources to teach lessons that help kids build empathy and make change in their local community.
Here’s to a great new year of learning, stay cool!
July
Celebrating the history, culture & achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC week is celebrated by Indigenous communities & Australians from all walks of life. It's a great time to participate in a range of activities & support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day is the largest tree-planting and nature care event in Australia. It's a day to take the classroom outdoors and connect with your community, and most importantly, to have fun!
Following these lesson plans is an ideal way for your school to participate in Schools Tree Day. You’ll join thousands of amazing teachers in making a difference, fostering a child’s love of nature, and creating positive environmental change.
If you plan on hosting a planting at your school, be sure to register today to make your efforts count in the national tally. To find out more about grants from The Seedling Bank, visit treeday.planetark.org.
The day is celebrated every year on 26 July as a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of mangroves as a “unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem” and to promote their sustainable management, conservation and use.
The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. The resolution places emphasis on involving young people as future leaders in community activities that include different cultures and promote international understanding and respect for diversity.
August
Entries for the MobileMuster Schools Competition are now closed, but will open again later in 2025.
For more details about the Competition and to find resources to help you need to help your students create drawings, take photos or develop short films that 'Inspire Recycling Action', click the button below.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day is held annually on 4 August and is a day dedicated to celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Learn more here.
Dental Health Week is the Australian Dental Association's (ADA) major annual oral health campaign. It takes place each year in the first full week of August.
This year's School theme for National Science Week 2025 is: ‘Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language’. The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) is thrilled to announce that the National Science Week Schools Theme for 2025 is ‘Decoding the Universe – Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language.’ This theme invites students and teachers across Australia to delve into the mysteries of the Universe by exploring the fundamental languages of nature, including mathematics and the groundbreaking field of quantum science.
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