'Learning Together with Melinda Tankard Reist'

Year 10 & 11 Student Workshops
During the day, our Year 10 and 11 students will participate in workshops titled ‘P*rn Culture, Consent and Respect.’ Led by Melinda Tankard Reist, founder of Collective Shout, and Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones, these sessions will critically examine how the exposure to hypersexualised content is affecting young people's perceptions of themselves and their relationships. Students will learn to clarify their values, enforce boundaries, and form relationships based on mutual respect and empathy. They will also discover ways to collectively engage in cultural change and social transformation.

Parent Evening: Navigating a S*xed-Up World
In the evening, parents and caregivers are invited to attend a special session, ‘Navigating a S*xed-Up World: How Can We Help Our Young People Resist Harmful Messages and Seek Respectful Relationships?’ As adults, we often feel overwhelmed by the challenge of protecting our children from the flood of harmful ideas in today’s world. Internationally respected author and speaker Melinda Tankard Reist will draw on research and first-person accounts from young people to explain how media messaging impacts their healthy development. Together with Dr. Ballantine-Jones, she will share practical tips on how we can help our young people resist these damaging cultural forces and build resilience, self-worth, and respect in relationships.

Event Details

• Student Workshops (Years 10 & 11): Throughout the school day
• Parent Evening:
• Light Supper: 7:00 PM
• Presentation: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
• Venue: School Hall
• Bookings are essential – secure your free tickets today!
• Please note: The parent session is for adults only. Kindly arrange alternative care for your children.

This is an opportunity not to be missed. Melinda Tankard Reist is a globally renowned advocate for the protection of young people, and her presentations have received glowing endorsements. As Steve Biddulph AM, author of Raising Girls and Raising Boys, states, “Melinda’s presentations will knock your socks off. You will be left angry in the very best way and so much better equipped to talk to, and protect, your kids.”

Don’t miss this chance to better understand the challenges facing our young people and gain invaluable strategies for supporting them through these critical years.