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The Experience

Using experiential learning to engage and inform, one of the AEC's electoral experts will guide your school group through a 90-minute program. Students will:

• explore the history of democracy and voting in Australia
• meet DemocraBot and be immersed in DemocraCity, our interactive virtual world, to learn about representation, enrolment, and voting
• experience the electoral process in action by running their own election in a dedicated polling place. Students will vote, count the votes, and declare the election result, while taking on the roles of voters, ballot box guards, scrutineers and polling officials!

Our Programs

The NEEC offers education programs for primary and secondary groups, and all of our programs are aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Highly skilled Electoral Educators deliver our sessions and can tailor session content to suit your school’s needs.

We have a range of programs on offer to suit various ages, interests and levels of knowledge:

We can also tailor program content to suit different learning levels and areas of interest. In particular, extension programs can be requested for secondary students of politics or legal studies. Please discuss your needs when booking.

Can't make it to Canberra?

The AEC’s Teach the Vote is a toolkit of downloadable activities and resources for schools who are unable to travel to Canberra. Central to the package is DemocraCity – the AEC’s 3D education game about elections and comes with comprehensive classroom resources, which are aligned with the Australian Curriculum.

Rounding out the Teach the Vote toolkit are:

• Professional learning – to support teachers in delivering electoral education.
• Democracy Rules – an enquiry-based electoral education resource for teachers.
• Get Voting – everything needed to run a free and fair classroom or school election.

Additional resources including Media Literacy and the popular Voting in Australia magazine are also available. Explore Teach the Vote and start your DemocraCity journey.