Please accept my apologies if you already subscribe to MOV and know about this .. <br><br>The Museum of Victoria has a good mailing lists for news and events. Here are some free lectures that might interest other educators. The last one has pricked my curiosity.
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:mvteachers@museum.vic.gov.au">mvteachers@museum.vic.gov.au</a></b> <<a href="mailto:mvteachers@museum.vic.gov.au">
mvteachers@museum.vic.gov.au</a>><br>Date: 25-Jul-2007 12:29<br>Subject: MVteacher update: The Melbourne Forum series<br><br></span>
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<p><br><br> <br><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><font size="-0"><font size="2">The University of Melbourne and Museum Victoria present<span> </span><strong>Kids & the City</strong></font><span>
<br></span></font>A <span>free </span><span>s</span>eries on the joys, perils and challenges confronting children and<span> </span>young people in Melbourne<span>.<br>Venue: The Age Theatre, Melbourne Museum - Bookings essential!
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><strong><em>Suicide and Self-harm in the Young</em></strong><span> </span><span> Thursday </span></font></font></span></font><font color="#000000">
<span><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span>2 August, 6:30–8:00pm<br></span>Why are rates of youth suicide and self-harm at an all-time<span> </span>high? And<span> </span>what is to be done? <br>Adolescent psychiatrist George Patton will
<span> </span>discuss<span> the</span> issues<span>,</span> together with people who've been <br>touched<span> </span>by suicide in the young.</font></font><span><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/Link.asp?link=169469" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<font color="#800000" face="Arial" size="2">More...</font></a><br><br><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><em><strong>They don't play like they used to?</strong></em><span> Thursday </span></font></font></span></span></font>
<font color="#000000"><span><span><font face="Arial" size="2">16 August<span>, 6:30–8:00pm </span><br>Play is crucial to the happiness and development of children.<span> </span>When should adults help children play
</font><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span>, <br>or just give them freedom, time and space</span>?<span> </span>Children's folklor<span>i</span>s<span>ts</span> June Factor and Gwenda Davey join <br>curator Carla Pascoe to discuss
<span>p</span>lay <span>in</span> the past and<span> </span>today. </font></font><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/Link.asp?link=169470" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<font color="#800000" face="Arial" size="2">More...</font></a><br><em><br><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Sex, kids and advertising</font></strong></em><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span> Thursday 3</span>0 August
<span>, 6:30–8:00pm</span> <span> </span><br><span>D</span>o advertisers overstep the mark when they sell<span> </span>lingerie, lipstick and sex-appeal to the tweenies? <br>Or is this just a<span> </span>case of little girls playing dress-ups? Julie Gale from
<span>'</span>Kids Free to be Kids<span>'</span> and the<span> </span>panel <br>debate the issues.</font></font><span><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/Link.asp?link=169471" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<font color="#800000" face="Arial" size="2">More...</font></a><br><em><br><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">The great education debate</font></strong></em><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span> Thursday </span>13 September 6:30–8:00pm
<br>We'v<span>e </span>heard the issues: core values,<span> </span>single-sex education, private v. public, <span>national curriculum</span>.<span>..</span> <br>But what do we really want from our schools? A panel of experts debate
<span> </span>the challenges.</font></font><span><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/Link.asp?link=169472" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<font color="#800000" face="Arial" size="2">More...</font></a></span></span></span></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><span><span><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span><span><br></span></span></font></font></span>
</span></span></font></p></td></tr><tr><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead