SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
The SwitchOn Global Telethon awareness campaign ran from June 2021-July 2022 to support the important conservation efforts of numerous front-line organisations around the world – both global, like Wildlife SOS, and local, like TreeRoo Rescue
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SCHOOL BROADCASTING NETWORK INC
SBN empowers young people to communicate their ideas, innovations and commitments for sharing culture and creating a regenerative and equitable future – via a range of mediums, especially radio. SBN owns & operates the very popular online children’s radio station ‘Funky Kids Radio’ and ‘SwitchOn Radio’ podcast station, with 25 channels of excellent edutainment.
The School Broadcasting Network is deeply honoured to have Dr Jane Goodall DBE as our charity’s International Patron.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021
In a world-first and biggest event of its kind for endangered species on World Environment Day 2021, the SwitchOn Telethon went global, raising awareness for 25 of some of the world’s most endangered species and taking action to support the organisations who are at the frontline of conserving wildlife globally. Over 100 musicians, storytellers, wildlife experts, keynote speakers, environmentalists and Grammy® Award winning artists from 25 countries across the globe shared their positive messages, stories and songs in celebration of our beautiful planet. It’s the only one we have, so let’s take good care of our precious home! You can view the chapters and individual species video presentations here.
SWITCHON GLOBAL TELETHON
25 Endangered Species – 25 Countries – 25 Weeks – following on from the SwitchOn Global Telethon non-stop 25 hour online event on World Environment Day, this awareness and fundraising campaign ran across 25 individual weeks throughout 2021/22, with a ‘Hero Species of the Week’ featured on SBN’s radio shows and podcasts heard daily on Funky Kids Radio throughout 2021/22! Uniting the world through stories and songs, to raise awareness for some of the world’s most endangered species – to help bring them back from the brink!
SWITCHON YOUTH AWARDS
The original SBN International & Indigenous Youth Awards ran from 2011-2013. Pictured here is 18yo Masai woman Nasha Lamoti. Winning the SBN Youth Award made a significant positive impact in Natasha’s life that assisted her to expand her permaculture micro business, which in turn improved the wellbeing of her whole village. SwitchOn is the acronym for Students With Initiatives To Create Humanitarian Outcome Now. The SwitchOn Global Youth Awards will acknowledge young people who are making a positive impact in their local and global communities.
New Youth Awards coming in 2023…watch this space.
An Antechinus in the Attic A-Z of Australian Species
This fun-filled yet educational A-Z picture book of endangered, rare and iconic Australian species is designed to fascinate children and inspire them to want to learn more about Australia’s unique wildlife… Together we can create a kinder and more compassionate world where head and heart work in harmony and where we respect each other, the animals with whom we share the planet, and the places where they live – and I am sure this book will help us reach that world.
from the foreword by Dr Jane Goodall DBE
YOUTH MEDIA THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
The SwitchOn Global Telethon is all about raising awareness around the important conservation efforts of numerous front-line organisations around the world – both global, like Wildlife SOS, and local, like TreeRoo Rescue
SwitchOn Global Telethon
In honour of SBN’s landmark 10th Anniversary in 2021, our charity generated awareness for numerous organisations that are working tirelessly to protect our world’s critically endangered species, via the world-first collaborative event – the SwitchOn Global Telethon. You can hear interviews with wildlife experts from around the world on SBN’s Walk on the Wild Side channel to find out about their conservation projects that are making a real difference in bringing these species back from the brink.
SwitchOn Charity Album
Children’s artists from around the world have created a wonderful compilation double album of 20 original songs about wildlife and caring for our beautiful planet Earth to delight the hearts and minds of both children and their grownups!
Profit raised from album sales goes towards the conservation of the species featured in the 2021 SwitchOn Global Telethon. You can order the whole album via Bandcamp (or just your favourite individual songs) that the whole family will enjoy.
An Antechinus in the Attic
An Antechinus in the Attic A-Z picture book of endangered, rare and iconic Australian wildlife – written by multi-award winning radio producer Viarnne Mischon, and illustrated by bestselling children’s illustrator Myke Mollard, with a ‘call to action ‘ foreword by SBN’s International Patron Dr Jane Goodall DBE. Available in soft cover, limited edition numbered and signed hard copy and interactive e-book with fact sheets on all 73 species and other bonus features including and extensive teacher’s guide – a total of over 250 pages of edutainment! (due for release early 2023)
Prices for print editions include shipping Australia-wide ONLY
PRE-ORDER E-BOOK HERE – $25 AUD (due for release in early 2022)
Funky Kids Story Time Album
The Funky Kids Story Time Album is a collection of Aussie Tales for Children written & produced by the Funky Kids Radio team filled with 20 bespoke stories of Australian culture, history, wildlife & locations, including: The Bilby Creek Series – 5 fabulous stories of the lives and loves of the curious creatures of Bilby Creek and An Antechinus in the Attic, a humorous A-Z of endangered, rare and iconic Australian species.
Due for release in 2023
Teacher's Guide to An Antechinus in the Attic
The new interactive e-book edition of An Antechinus in the Attic includes the bonus of a FREE teacher’s guide with extensive curriculum linked enrichment activities ideal for primary level and home schooling. The e-book also has facts sheets on all 73 species and other bonus features, including the audio story and 2 songs.
The Teacher’s Guide can also be ordered separately to accompany the print editions. The Teacher’s Guide and e-book will be released in early 2023.
