Secondary News

LGBTIQ

On Friday the 26th of August, several Carwatha students were invited to attend ‘LGBTIQ Ambassadors Training’, an event run by an organisation called Unite Alliance. Unite Alliance helps young people feel comfortable with who they are and teaches people around them to feel the same way.

At the event we learnt how to address those who are transgender, how to support those who have come out and understood the differences between gender, sexuality, expression and orientation.

The main point of the day was to encourage students to raise awareness for the LGBTIQ community around schools. We learnt we could be supportive through proper use of pronouns, showing acceptance and being understanding. Their message of equality inspired us as student representatives to help create a safe place at our school where students can feel that they belong. We are planning lunch time activities to support the students at our school who feel that they cannot express themselves in the way they want to. We encourage you to participate and support us as we strive to make Carwatha College P-12 a proud supporter of the LGBTIQ community.

Ema, Angel & Jacinta.