pictured clockwise; team feedback sessions, TYI Ambassador Jian O’Neill and (above) the TY students from St.
Aloysius Secondary School with TYI and teachers
analyse the situation. The
situations were purposely
open-ended to encourage
engagement and included:
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At school
At the sport / gym /
dance / art club
At home
At a party
On holiday
On social media
In a relationship
The feedback was excellent
and formed the basis of some
interesting discussions. TY’S
know when they are being
manipulated and shared many
examples of FAKE NEWS !
The second session of the
morning was kicked off by one
of the students and TYI
Ambassador Jiang O’Neill.
Her presentation involved the
challenges she’s faced due to
bias relating to race (Jiang is
born in China, raised in
Ireland), and how she’s
overcome various tests and
obstacles in her life. Hearing
this message from a peer
brought the issues of
unconscious bias home to
many of the students and
parallels were drawn with
situations applicable to their
personal lives.
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The talk also touched on the
issues of advantage and how
bias is formed, and how these
affect one’s point of view.
Stu dents were shown how,
through critical thinking, they
might address their own
biases to see situations from
alternate viewpoints.
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The final presentation focused
on the creation of a campaign,
with the practical component
focused on the creation of a
Critical Thinking campaign in
the school.
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The group returned to their
teams and considered what a
campaign might include.
So many great ideas, but this
is where we left it …..for the
day.
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Part 2 of the workshop (to be
held in early April) - will
concentrate on evaluating and
prioritising the elements of
the campaign, setting up a
steering committee and
identifying a timeframe.
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The workshop was hosted by
TrendMicro who generously
let us use their fabulous
amenities, provided a
fantastic lunch AND gave the
students a tour of the
facilities.
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