Education
We know that the next generation are the key to making a more sustainable planet.
Learning about recycling teaches us valuable lessons about sustainability and how we want to leave the world for future generations. MobileMuster in partnership with Cool.org provides practical curriculum material and engaging supporting resources for the classroom. Our education program allows students to look at the impact of mobile technology and encourages them to take action for a sustainable future.
We also run a competition each year to encourage kids to use the lessons learnt to create something fun, and win prizes.
Students can take a look at our digital library and learn more about recycling. Teachers can use our curriculum guides and access our digital library of videos, interactives, books and articles. You can even register your school to join MobileMuster as a collection partner and order a school kit.
MobileMuster in partnership with Cool.Org provides lessons for Years 3-8 designed to support teachers and students to produce quality films, photographs, and drawings for the competition. You can access the latest education resources from Cool.Org here. Through these lessons, students are given opportunities to apply their learning in real world situations, in the classroom, school, home or the local community.
Phones donated and recycled with MobileMuster through Zoos Victoria’s They’re Calling on You campaign raise funds for Gorilla Doctors who help protect Critically Endangered Eastern Lowland Gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zoos Victoria provides many teaching and learning resources for school students, including animal toolkits, e-books, Ask a Zoo Expert resources, video showcases, and real-world examples to support the VCE Study Design.
Check out their Western Lowland Gorilla toolkit (Primary/Secondary) for more about gorillas and the positive impact recycling old phones can have on protecting their habitat. If you or your students are keen to run a They’re Calling on You community campaign themselves, check out their Community Campaign toolkit (Secondary).
Enter the Schools Competition
MobileMuster’s School’s Competition is back once again, to encourage students to creatively participate in learning about mobile phone recycling. The theme this year is ‘What’s in a phone?’ and there are big prizes to be won! Learn More.
Order a school kit
You can register your school and we will send you an education kit to help you run and muster and learn about recycling. The kit provides a collection box, stimulus material, flip chart book and badges.
Recycling poster
Display our recycling poster at your school and local community notice boards.
Teacher resources
Use our tip sheet which will provide you with information on the curriculum material we have developed and stimulus material that you can use in the classroom.
How to run a muster
Take a look at our guide so you can plan a successful event at school. We will set out all the things you need to do to plan, run and evaluate your muster activity.
Download or Order a free curriculum guide
Our Mobile Connections guide (available to order a printed version here or download here) has been developed for high schools and addresses key inquiry questions in the Geography of Interconnections content area and covers personal connections, technology, trade, production and consumption all through the lens of a mobile phone.
Educational use statement
We encourage teachers to use our education resources – please read our educational use statement for further information.