The knowledge objectives of Race Around Edith Cowan University are as follows. The skills objectives of Race Around Edith Cowan University are as follows. This project has been funded by an ECU Equity Grant and is aimed at low transfer schools in the northern suburbs. At present about a dozen schools have expressed an interest in the project. Prizes are being sought from various businesses in the northern corridor and thus far we have been fortunate in having a video camera donated.
Negotiations are also underway for the donation of video editing equipment.
Through this kind of active collaboration we hope to break down barriers and cross boundaries both culturally and artistically. Culturally, this is occurring through a cross fertilisation between secondary and tertiary cultures and the business community and artistically, through the integration of art, music, drama and film to tell stories which have the potential to effect change. One of the strengths of the ABC Race Around the World was that it offered young people another vision, a sense of a reality greater than the one they encounter on a day to day mundane level. It enabled the participants and the viewers to become global citizens and often presented a picture of the extraordinary potential of human beings. We need to create spaces for storytelling and give young people opportunities to grow and connect with the wider community.