Since 2020, hundreds of schools and thousands of students across Australia have enjoyed these free My Place webinars, hosted by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation in partnership with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. In them, Nadia talks about the inspiration for the classic picture book, and passes on writing tips.

In 2023, 22,400 children attended!

In 2024, the event will be on the Friday of Children’s Book Week — a great way to end this culturally important week with a BUZZ. There will be more info closer to the time, but you can already Register at:

https://actf.com.au/education/resources/id/10512

The positive feedback we received following the 2023 virtual workshop highlights how much students and teachers alike valued the session: 

 “We were able to integrate the watching of 'My Place' into our reading planner and reflected on the workshop with the follow up activity in our writing planner.”

-       Michelle Craig (Langwarrin Primary School, VIC)

“It is wonderful for the students to have a chance to interact with an author. With the interaction they are able to make strong connections to the writing process and become more effective writers themselves.”

-       Sherydne Sawyer (Inglewood Primary School, WA)

“We are currently reading and watching the tv series as part of our inquiry unit. Students understood how the book came about and how the characters were created and why. Students loved seeing Nadia in real life and could make connections with currently reading the text.”

-       Lissa Lathwell (Koroit and District Primary School, VIC)