MissingSchool is driving the adoption of “teach once” telepresence technology (including robots) in schools and offering real-time assistance to students and their families, training teachers, fostering peer support, and producing world-leading research.
As part of our focus on supporting siblings and peers of students impacted by complex health challenges, we’ve created educational animations to help minimise stigma and acknowledge peers’ role in making positive connections.
The peer animations – complemented by telepresence discovery kits (accessible upon request via info@missingschool.org.au) – are available for sharing in primary and secondary schools across Australia.
Did you know? In a heartwarming move, the soundtrack behind the peer animations is composed by Ethan Waller, a graduate student of MissingSchool’s early See-Be robot service. Ethan, now 21, has lived with the debilitating and little understood neuro-immune condition, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), for nine years. As a result, he completed senior study (Years 11 and 12) over four years (between 2018 and 2021) through telepresence support. Prior to the onset of ME/CFS, Ethan dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. While this is no longer possible, as he is unable to sit up for long periods due to the condition, ongoing connection to learning enabled him to graduate high school and, in 2022, commence a degree in Music Tech at Queensland Conservatorium (Griffith University). Read more here
