2022 Milpa’s Six Steps to Stop Germs Poster Competition
The Milpa’s Six Steps to Stop Germs Poster Competition is back again in 2022. The poster competition is one of the many initiatives that the NT Department of Education has committed to in its efforts to promote good health amongst students.
The NT Department of Education has worked with the Central Australia Health Service, Indigenous Eye Health, and other trachoma stakeholders since 2010. IEHU is proud to work alongside the NT Department of Education to promote Milpa’s Six Steps to Stop Germs as best practice daily hygiene actions to help stop infections. We all want children to be strong, feel and look good and enjoy participation in school.
We encourage NT schools to participate in the poster competition. Were asking students in primary schools, early learning centres and Families as First Teachers in the Northern Territory to create an artwork based on ‘Milpa’s Six Steps to Stop Germs’
Winning entries can win $1,000 and runners up $500 worth of art supplies for their schools.
Additional Information on Milpa's Six Steps to Stop Germs and other resources can be found here:
- Read about the development of the Six Steps to Stop Germs
- Teachers can access free Six Steps to Stop Germs Resources
- and the 3D Augmented Reality App
ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022
Categories:Central; Barkly; Big Rivers, Arnhem, Top End and Darwin will each have prizes for - early childhood (FaFT and preschool) - lower primary (transition to year 2) - upper primary (year 3 to year 6) | Send entries by MAIL OR EMAIL to:Milpa Poster Competition Attn: Lesley Martin & Walter Bathern Indigenous Eye Health 2/73 Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT 0870 e: lesley.martin@unimelb.edu.au or fiona.lange@unimelb.edu.au |
See some of the 2021 winners below:
BARKLY REGION
Winner: Alekerange Primary School (Category: Upper Primary)
BIG RIVERS REGION
Winner: Borroloola FaFT Program (Category: Early Childhood)
DARWIN REGION
Winner: Zuccoli Primary School (Category: Lower Primary)
