High school Dungeons and Dragons program a hit with disengaged kids

Geordie Little

By Geordie Little
Published January 31, 2020

In a bid to get some of her less engaged students switched on at school, Campbell Town District High School teacher Julie Howard turned to the school community for help.

Around a dozen students are currently involved in Campbell Town District High School’s two Dungeons and Dragons groups.

She put a notice in the school newsletter seeking volunteers for a new ‘Co-Pilots Program,’ in which community members ...

This story appeared in the December 2019 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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