THE OASIS: Youth Homelessness
Matters resource is about raising the awareness of youth
homelessness, celebrating the resilience of young people who are
experiencing homelessness in Australia and empowering the next
generation of young people to take action to prevent youth
homelessness in the future.
The resource is broken into four sections:
• Section
1: Background information on youth homelessness in
Australia
• Section
2: Teaching and learning modules
• Section
3: Useful links and resources
• Section
4: Curriculum links
The teaching and learning activities are broken into three
modules. These modules can be taught across key learning areas as a
themed unit taught simultaneously by a number of teachers or can be
taught individually in a single subject.
Module 1: Understanding youth
homelessness
This section of the resource will guide students through an
exploration of the issue of youth homelessness in Australia. The
investigation will begin at the national level and will narrow the
focus to the issue of homelessness in the local community. The
activities will explore the following themes:
- About homelessness
- Causes of youth homelessness
- Exploring local youth homelessness issues
This module also includes activities for undertaking an in-depth
exploration of the issue of urban youth homelessness by using The Oasis documentary and other
short films created with and by young homeless people.
Module 2: Act Now: Making change and taking
action
This section of the resource will guide students through a 5 step
process for making change and taking action on an issue that they
are passionate about. The issue that will be the focus in the
resource will be youth homelessness, however the 5 step process can
be used for taking action or making change in any social issue.
Each step of the process will include a scaffold for action that
students will work through to create and make the change they
envision.
Module 3: Many voices, moving
images
This section of the resource will provide teachers with practical
activities to support their students to create digital media pieces
that highlight the issue of youth homelessness in their local
area.
This section includes activities such as:
- Identifying themes and issues
- Developing a storyboard
- Locating content, images and locations
- Film-making tips such as rule of thirds, lighting, location and
sound etc.
- Using digital editing software and equipment.
Use the links below to download a full version of the THE OASIS
resource and student workbook.
THE OASIS teacher
resource
Making Change
student workbook