About Just Like You!
Just Like You! is a disability awareness program for primary school children, designed to build understanding, acceptance and tolerance. The aim is to show school students that people with a disability are the same as everyone else - they are ‘just like you’.
The Just Like You! program comprises 2 x 90 minute sessions presented on a class-by-class basis. Two people present each session, one of whom has a disability.
The sessions cover:
- understanding of the word disability
- the power of language
- types of disability
- communicating with a person who has a disability.
The program is mapped to the NSW school curriculum - Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) Human Society and its Environment (HSIE) and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
Students are supplied with a colourful booklet of activity sheets for each session and a show bag which includes a reading list, brochure, bookmark, ruler, pencil and rubber. Each class is presented with a thank you plaque and a book from the reading list.
Testimonials
‘Thanks to the team from Just Like You for delivering such a valuable program. The messages and lessons delivered had a great deal of impact and provided much discussion during the week. We then wrote a persuasive piece of writing arguing that, 'we must change the way we treat people living with disabilities'.’
Annandale North Public School
‘Just Like You was outstanding! The content was interesting, it was presented really well and the boys thoroughly enjoyed the program. Thank you.’
Mosman Prep
‘Thanks so much for the opportunity to participate in Just Like You! The children were so engaged and keen to participate in all activities. Discussion around this course continued in the classroom and has made the children very aware that a disability does not have to stop you doing anything!’
St Kierans Catholic Primary School
More Details
Who Is It For?
Just Like You! is designed for Years 5 and 6 primary school students, but can be adapted to suit younger students or high school students on request.
The program is currently available to schools in the Sydney metropolitan area, the Hunter and Central Coast regions of NSW, Orange and Armidale.
When is it Available?
Monday to Friday, during school hours.
Cost
Just Like You! is free of charge to the school.
Contacts
- Perri-Lee Sandell, Just Like You Coordinator (NSW and Sydney Metropolitan)
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- psandell@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 9479 7200
- Fax
- 02 9479 7290
- Hayley Ward, Senior Administrator (Armidale)
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- hward@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 6772 0978
- Fax
- 02 6772 0154
- Toni Roberts, Administration Assistant (Hunter Region)
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- troberts@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 4979 4333
- Fax
- 02 4946 9852
- Prue McCarthy, Just Like You Coordinator (Orange)
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- pmccarthy@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 6360 1455
- Fax
- 02 6360 1644
- Sophie Reynolds, Just Like You Team Administrator (Alstonville/Ballina)
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- sreynolds@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 6628 5976
- Fax
- 02 6628 3875
