It is the people who give of themselves to make education better for students which make this project what it is. In 2000, the project was nominated as a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge Award and the Global Junior Challenge Award, which shows a 'people' project without a budget and corporate sponsorship can go a long way . Teachers and students have gained much through this project in there being a ready facility to 'open the walls' of the classroom to share learning across the world. There are some things which others may learn from Project Atmosphere Australia Online. The internet is about communities of people on line and the development of a website and project around a community provides a strong foundation for the project's activities and long term success.
Email lists become a vital part so that all feel a part - they can communicate and contribute.
The project is about sharing learning, not simply 'looking up stuff' on the web. Gradual growth can be achieved when an online community is encouraged - if people are given the chance to feel empowered and welcome, no matter what race, religion, world location or circumstance. They can become important players and web publishers with great ease and plenty of support. If a project is really going to make real change it should be ongoing, not something that is done for a short time and then dropped, whilst organisers give themselves great congratulations for what they have done. The project was developed in 1996 from ideas that two teachers had.