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Tech, Transitions, and Triumphs: A Guide to Closing Out the School Year
30/11/23
THE STRUGGLE FOR BELONGING FOR KIDS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH CONDITIONS
23/11/23
ENSURING “LEARN FROM ANYWHERE” PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF TELEPRESENCE TECHNOLOGY
16/11/23
INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL INSIGHTS FOR EDUCATION DIRECTORIES!
02/11/23
HATS OFF TO TEACHERS! ON WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY…
26/10/23
TIPS TO CONNECT GIRLS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH CONDITIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
19/10/23
MACY CONTINUES TO DEFY ALL ODDS: GEARING UP TO START FOUNDATION YEAR WITH A ROBOT
16/10/23
KIDS WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS NEED MORE THAN JUST WORKBOOKS
13/10/23
COVID’S LEGACY: THE PANDEMIC AND SCHOOL CONNECTION
05/10/23
EMPOWERING EARLY LEARNERS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
28/09/23
BEYOND TECHNOLOGY: MISSINGSCHOOL’S RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
14/09/23
WAYS TO SUPPORT HAPPIER HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONS
07/09/23
CHOOSING BETTER: CHILDREN’S CHARITIES TO SHAPE THE FUTURE
31/08/23
FOUR TOP TIPS WHEN HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ISN’T POSSIBLE
24/08/23
HOW ABBIE STAYS ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AFTER ADVERSITY
17/08/23
SCHOOL CAN – HOW TELEPRESENCE OVERCOMES SCHOOL CAN’T
10/08/23
HOW SCHOOLS REACH AND TEACH BEYOND THE CLASSROOM FOR SICK KIDS
03/08/23
ROBOT HELPED DRIVE NADJA’S DREAM
13/07/23
UNLOCKING SUCCESS WITH TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS
07/07/23
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF HOSPITAL SCHOOL TEACHING
06/07/23
LEAPING INTO ACTION: A 7 STEP GUIDE FOR EDUCATION ADJUSTMENTS
29/06/23
DIGITAL LIFELINES BETWEEN SICK KIDS AND PEERS
22/06/23
REKINDLING MAGIC MOMENTS FOR SICK KIDS
08/06/23
LET’S TACKLE LONELINESS TOGETHER
05/06/23
PRIDE MONTH AT MISSINGSCHOOL
01/06/23
BEST EDUCATION CHARITIES IN AUSTRALIA: EVERY DAY COUNTS FOR SICK KIDS
25/05/23
HOW TO CHOOSE A CHILD EDUCATION CHARITY: THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR SICK KIDS
18/05/23
COOL PLAY AT LONG DISTANCE
11/05/23
FIVE TIPS FOR PARENTS OF SICK KIDS
04/05/23
HOW TO HELP STUDENTS WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS: TELEPRESENCE LETS FRED GO THE DISTANCE
27/04/23
SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND SERIOUS ILLNESS
20/04/23
HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO DRIVE INCLUSIVITY IN SCHOOLS: TEACHERS EMBRACING TELEPRESENCE
13/04/23
HOW CHARITY CAN HELP EDUCATION SYSTEMS: IZZY’S INSPIRING TALE OF TECH AND FRIENDSHIP
06/04/23
WHY TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS ARE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION: BOO GOES THE BOT
30/03/23
SIBLINGS ARE ALSO MISSING SCHOOL
23/03/23
FOUR STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN BUDDY SYSTEMS
09/03/23
THANK YOU PACK & SEND AUSTRALIA
03/03/23
Student
USING TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS IN SCHOOL: MISSINGSCHOOL ON 10 NEWS FIRST
03/03/23
WHAT ARE TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS AND HOW THEY CHANGE EDUCATION SYSTEM: MORE THAN JUST ROBOTS
23/02/23
MANAGING A TELEPRESENCE ROBOT IN THE CLASSROOM: BUILDING SOCIAL DIGITAL CONNECTIONS FOR SICK KIDS
16/02/23
HOW TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS CAN HELP KIDS STAY IN SCHOOL: INSPIRING HOPE, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME
09/02/23
GREAT BANK JANUARY COMPETITION
10/01/22
Advocacy
NOTIFICATION OF AGM 2020
16/11/20
Advocacy
JOIN IN!
24/11/18
Advocacy
NOTIFICATION OF AGM 2018
21/11/18
Advocacy
DID YOU KNOW?
14/11/18
Advocacy
NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEE VACANCIES
09/11/18
Advocacy
WE ARE HARDWIRED TO CONNECT
28/10/18
Advocacy
OUR CHAIR, MEGAN GILMOUR NOMINATED FOR 2019 ACT AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
25/10/18
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL TAKES STAGE AT TEDXCANBERRA
08/09/18
Advocacy
MY ROBOT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I HAVEN’T BEEN FORGOTTEN
04/09/18
Advocacy
LITTLE BIG STEPS
30/08/18
Student
SAY HELLO TO OUR PROGRAM MANAGER!
28/08/18
OUR COLLABORATING HOSPITAL SCHOOLS
24/08/18
Hospital
TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS HELPING SICK KIDS STAY IN SCHOOL
21/08/18
Advocacy
TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS – THE WAY FORWARD
20/08/18
Student
SAY HELLO TO OUR PUBLIC OFFICER!
14/08/18
Advocacy
22 KIDS SIGNED ON!
07/08/18
Student
SAY HELLO TO OUR SECRETARY AND RESEARCH LEAD!
01/08/18
Advocacy
OUR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
31/07/18
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL VIDEO 2015
20/07/18
KEEPING SERIOUSLY SICK KIDS CONNECTED
08/07/18
Advocacy
TEDXSYDNEY: HOW ROBOTS ARE CONNECTING SICK KIDS WITH THE CLASSROOM
04/07/18
Advocacy
WE’RE COLLECTING STORIES!
30/06/18
Advocacy
THIS IS THE START!
24/06/18
Advocacy
NEW STUDENT
20/06/18
Student
ROBOT FUN
15/06/18
Advocacy
BACK TO SCHOOL
10/06/18
Advocacy
TEDXCANBERRA IS BACK!
07/06/18
Advocacy
THANKS QUEENSLAND!
03/06/18
School
GOODTECH
01/06/18
Advocacy
DID YOU KNOW?
31/05/18
Student
TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS
18/05/18
Student
CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
14/05/18
Advocacy
MEET OSKAR
05/05/18
Student
MISSINGSCHOOL AT TEDX SYDNEY
05/05/18
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL VIDEO
05/05/18
Student
STG KICKSTART
01/05/18
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL WILL BE AT TEDXSYDNEY
30/04/18
Advocacy
TELEPRESENCE ROBOT, MONKEY HELP SICK BOY ‘ATTEND’ SCHOOL
25/04/18
Student
WOMEN TO WATCH: MARITA CHENG
21/04/18
Advocacy
MY ROBOT GOES TO SCHOOL FOR ME
15/04/18
Student
NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEE VACANCY
12/04/18
Advocacy
MARIST COLLEGE CANBERRA
04/04/18
Student
NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEE VACANCIES
28/03/18
Advocacy
SIBLINGS AUSTRALIA
21/02/18
Family
HOW ROBOTS ARE HELPING SICK KIDS TO STAY CONNECTED
07/02/18
Student
TELEPRESENCE ROBOT HELPS TERMINALLY ILL CANBERRA SCHOOLGIRL RETURN TO CLASSROOM
21/11/17
Student
RAISING AWARENESS FOR SERIOUSLY SICK KIDS MISSING SCHOOL
20/11/17
Student
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
20/11/17
Student
FREYJA MEETS WONDERBOT
11/11/17
Advocacy
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017
07/11/17
Advocacy
SIX-YEAR-OLD FREYJA CAN’T PHYSICALLY SET FOOT IN HER CLASSROOM, BUT HER WONDERBOT IS HERE TO HELP
30/10/17
Student
TELEPRESENCE ROBOT LAUNCH
17/10/17
Student
TELEPRESENCE COLLABORATION
10/10/17
Advocacy
TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS AT YARRALUMLA PRIMARY
04/10/17
School
BUILDING SUPPORT WITH GOOGLE IMPACT CHALLENGE, NAVITAS, AMP TOMORROW MAKERS, ST. GEORGE FOUNDATION
01/09/17
Advocacy
ONLINE DONATIONS AVAILABLE
21/07/17
Advocacy
REFORMS NEEDED TO BETTER ENGAGE SCHOOL STUDENTS – EDUCATIONHQ AUSTRALIA
17/07/17
Student
JULY 2017 GENERAL MEETING
12/07/17
Advocacy
MISSING SCHOOL GENERAL MEETING
12/07/17
Advocacy
TOURING FOR THE CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP
18/05/17
Student
A WORKING PAPER ON DATA COLLECTION
01/05/17
School
DISCOVERY OF APPROACHES IN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS
15/04/17
Student
CODE FOR AUSTRALIA
01/04/17
Advocacy
COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT
15/03/17
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL SOCIAL MEDIA
01/03/17
Advocacy
A THEORY OF CHANGE MAP FOR MISSINGSCHOOL
01/02/17
Advocacy
FAMILY VOICE FIRST MATTERS
30/12/16
Student
RESEARCH INTO STUDENTS MISSING SCHOOL GAINS MEDIA ATTENTION
01/12/16
Advocacy
ORGANISATIONAL LINKAGES 2016
30/11/16
Advocacy
HUGO
30/10/16
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT SICK KIDS TO THEIR SCHOOLS
30/10/16
Student
ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES SUSTAINABLY AND MOBILISING PUBLIC SUPPORT
15/10/16
Advocacy
TELSTRA IMAGINARIUM FOR HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN
30/09/16
REPRESENTATION THROUGH THE DISABILITY EDUCATION REFERENCE GROUP
15/09/16
Advocacy
MAPPING CHILDREN’S ILLNESS GROUPS
30/08/16
Student
OUR FACEBOOK AND WEBSITE PRESENCE GROWS!
15/08/16
Advocacy
THEORY OF CHANGE FOR MISSING SCHOOL
30/07/16
Advocacy
REPRESENTATIONS TO COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND TERRITORY POLITICIANS
30/06/16
Advocacy
THANK YOU, GINA MEYERS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND COMMITMENT
30/05/16
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL ETHICS
01/05/16
Advocacy
PROGRESS INTO 2016
30/04/16
Advocacy
ST GEORGE FUNDED RESEARCH WITH ARACY
15/03/16
Advocacy
ORGANISATIONAL LINKAGES
20/02/16
AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2016
30/01/16
Advocacy
WHO ARE THEY?
13/10/15
Advocacy
CREATING A PLACE FOR PERSONAL STORY
30/06/15
Student
INFORMING GOVERNMENTS, EDUCATORS, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
01/06/15
Advocacy
MOVING IN TO 2015: AN UPDATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
30/12/14
Advocacy
A NOTE TO PARENTS AND CARERS
02/10/14
Family
MISSINGSCHOOL MEMBERSHIP
01/09/14
Advocacy
MONKEYS REPORT: AUGUST 2014
13/08/14
Student
WE OPERATE BY VOLUNTEERS!
01/07/14
Advocacy
MONKEY EARNS NUMBER ONE PLACE
24/06/14
Student
MONKEYS REPORT: JUNE 2014
17/06/14
Student
IT’S TIME TO LISTEN HERE!
25/05/14
Student
LINKING UP FOR KIDS 2014
12/05/14
Advocacy
A ROUNDTABLE WEBINAR, ARACY AND FURTHER COLLABORATIONS
30/04/14
Advocacy
MONKEYS REPORT: APRIL 2014
10/04/14
Student
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO BE REMEMBERED
08/04/14
Student
THE VIEW FROM THE POINTY END OF THE CANNULA
28/03/14
Student
HAVE YOUR SAY
14/03/14
Advocacy
CONNECTING SERIOUSLY SICK KIDS IN REAL TIME
18/02/14
Student
SICK KIDS NEED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY
12/02/14
Student
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND ACHIEVING MISSINGSCHOOL OBJECTIVES
01/02/14
Advocacy
MISSINGSCHOOL IS STANDING UP!
15/01/14
Advocacy
COLLABORATING FOR EVIDENCE ON THE LEARNING NEEDS OF SICK KIDS
11/12/13
Advocacy
KALEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL — KIDS HELPING KIDS
21/11/13
School
H.E.L.P. CONFERENCE & ALLIANCE
10/11/13
Family
I THINK WITHOUT HIM THEY WOULD NOT REMEMBER ME
09/11/13
Student
MONKEY IN MY CHAIR NEWS
08/11/13
Student
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
30/10/13
Advocacy
HINTS AND TIPS 102: ENROLMENT ISSUES
11/10/13
Advocacy
HINTS AND TIPS 101: SERIOUS ILLNESS IN KIDS AND THE SCHOOL SETTING
04/10/13
Family
SIBLINGS ARE ALSO MISSING SCHOOL
26/09/13
Family
BUILDING EVIDENCE FOR TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE. GRANTED!
25/08/13
Advocacy
SICK KIDS: WHY EDUCATIONALLY “DISABLED”?
09/08/13
Student
HAVE BEAR WILL RUN
04/08/13
Student
100 COMMUNITY HEROES GRANT
30/07/13
Advocacy
ROBOTS
16/07/13
Student
SKYPING HIS WAY THROUGH 5TH GRADE
16/07/13
Student
MISSINGSCHOOL FINDS SUCCESS IN THE 100 COMMUNITY HEROES CAMPAIGN
10/07/13
Advocacy
CONSULTATION
19/06/13
Advocacy
WEBCHAIR
09/03/13
Student
INCORPORATION AND OUR RADICAL IMAGINED FUTURE
15/02/13
Advocacy
THANKS TO TINY’S GREEN SHED
15/01/13
Advocacy
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING AND PLANS FOR 2013 AND BEYOND!
10/12/12
Advocacy
ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS IN A MEDICAL AND NON-SCHOOL SETTING
01/12/12
Student
STUDENTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS
20/11/12
Student
MISSING SCHOOL
09/11/12
Advocacy
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE
01/11/12
Advocacy
FROM LIVING ROOM TO LOBBYING: HOW MISSINGSCHOOL CAME TO BE
01/09/12
Advocacy
KIT’S STORY
09/05/18
Student
News articles
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Education Today: Staying in School Part of the Remedy for Seriously Sick Kids
21/11/23
Nine, EssenceMediacom and Cocogun inducted to Hall of Good at UnLtd
16/10/23
at risk
,
disadvantaged youth
A Current Affair (9Now): Special robots teleport sick children into the classroom
15/07/23
assistive technology
,
disability
,
inclusion
,
school connection
World Socialist Web Site: Australian Senate inquiry highlights worsening problem of children “refusing” to attend school
19/06/23
attendance
,
school refusal
,
senate inquiry
Balance The Grind: Women in Tech: Megan Gilmour, CEO & Co-Founder of MissingSchool
14/06/23
Northern Beaches Mums: How to help your child navigate school when they can’t be in the classroom
16/04/23
Education Today: School Can – Breaking the Barriers to School Attendance
16/04/23
QWeekend Magazine (The Courier Mail): The BOY IN THE MACHINE
15/04/23
ABC News TV Breakfast Show: April 10 2023
10/04/23
Hot FM 91.1: News bulletin
30/03/23
News DNA: Odinn and his Robot
29/03/23
Inside Megan Gilmour’s fight to reconnect sick children with school
23/03/23
Third Sector: Telepresence technology helps 1.2M Aussie Kids stay in school
16/03/23
10 News First: Channel 10
10/03/23
Mumbrella: MissingSchool launches rallying cry for seriously sick kids via Cocogun and Zenith
03/03/23
The Drum: Simple Minds’ iconic song underscores campaign to keep sick kids connected
02/03/23
SBS Arabic: The worst thing about being sick is being banned from school.” A robot helped Elissar communicate with her class from her hospital bed
02/03/23
ABC News: Telepresence robots to help sick kids across Australia ‘attend’ school in new pilot project
01/03/23