The Final Quarter - A powerful tool gifted to Australian Schools

Jen McAsey

By Jen McAsey
Community contribution / October 21, 2019

The Final Quarter, a feature documentary which tells the story of the last three years of the career of AFL champion Adam Goodes, is now freely available to every school in Australia as part of a comprehensive package of lesson plans and education resources.

After test screenings in several Victorian schools earlier this year, teachers and students said it would be a powerful tool ...

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