Supporting Our Community to Bridge the Digital Divide
Have you been wondering what we’ve been up to with our Be Connected Program? Since November we’ve been training community members and high school students to become Digital Mentors!
Through our Community and Intergenerational Digital Exchange program we trained 24 community members and 60 high school students to become Digital Mentors and they have gone on to support people over 50 in their community or family to build important digital skills.
Through our Community and Intergenerational Digital Exchange program we trained 24 community members and 60 high school students to become Digital Mentors and they have gone on to support people over 50 in their community or family to build important digital skills.
In total, our Mentors invested 133 hours of their time training and supporting 82 community members, bringing digital literacy learning and support safely into the community. We recently celebrated with an awards event acknowledging their positive work and involvement helping others and making a big difference in our community. We're very proud of our mentors and we've had a blast working with them! This program was made possible through funding support from the Good Things Foundation as part of the Australian Government Be Connected Program.
If you or a high school you know of would like to get involved in future rounds of the program express your interest by contacting Grace at programs@theplacecharlestown.org.au or on (02) 4032 5500.
Read more about this program in our Newcastle Weekly article here
Dates: Wednesday 5th November 2025 & Thursday 4th December 2025 Time: 5pm - 6:30pm (arrive from 4:45pm) Cost: FREE Tickets: HERE Are you a Hunter Region STEM educator with an interest in building your professional connections? Join in the launch of the Hunter Region STEM Network! Connect with fellow educators, get hands-on with STEM activities, and boost your STEM teaching confidence. Meet other educators and build your professional networks, engage in hands-on STEM activities, and discuss classroom implementation, gain insights into high quality STEM resources and programs, access Q.Ed Community, Questacon’s Education Community of Practice. With the support of local educators, Questacon facilitates state-based STEM network meetings, connecting educators with each other, with resources, and with the local STEM community. Each meeting you’ll hear from local educators about their classroom practice, connect to your local Questacon Regional Leader, complete a creative hands-on STEM activity, and explore how you can extend and enrich your STEM teaching. Things to know: Suitable for NSW primary and high school teachers, school lab techs, pre-service teachers and outreach educators, as well as those with an interest in STEM education Meetings are FREE to attend, but registration is essential to secure your spot Afternoon tea provided If the location or dates don’t suit you, you can express your interest in future opportunities via the application form Meetings are held each term, but places are limited. About the Program: Questacon Regional Leaders are in every state and territory, building networks of educator communities across the country. Q.Ed community is a hub for state-based communities of practice led by teachers and facilitated by Questacon. With regular, in-person and virtual meets, a Teams channel to chat, professional learning resources and grab'n’go activities and more, Q.Ed community gives you the access, networking and resources to elevate your STEM classroom, wherever you are. For more information contact: teachers@questacon.edu.au or view the event on the Questacon website
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