AOC Media Centre - Education

Racism It Stops With Me: CampaignOlympians Sally Pearson and Liz Cambage feature in the 'Racism It Stops With Me' campaign video by the Human Rights Commission and Play By The Rules.

Inspire London 2012Year 2, Room 11 students from Esperance Primary School, created a Cheer for a Champ movie to Inspire the Australian Olympians in London 2012. Students wanted to remind the athletes of the important values they need to remember when representing their country. (Teacher: Miss Kylie Green)

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1968 Games - PerformancesWatch the performance highlights from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.

1956 Olympic Games - Swimming PerformancesRelive the highlights in the pool at the 1956 Olympic Games.

1980 Olympic GamesUnderstand the political events surrounding the 1980 Olympic Games and the impact this had on the Australian Olympic Team.

1980 Olympic Games - the GamesRelive the highlights of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

1968 Olympic Games - Peter NormanExplore the participation of Australian Olympian Peter Norman at the 1968 Olympic Games and his involvement in the black power salute.

1968 Olympic GamesReview the background to the 1968 Olympic Games, both in Australia and around the world. Understand the impact of altitude had on the competing athletes.

1956 Olympic Games - the GamesRelive the highlights of the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1956 Olympic GamesReview the background to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the emotional involvement of the Australian public.

1956 Olympic Games - Performance summaryDiscover how an Olympic Games at home inspired an outstanding medal performance by the Australian Olympic Team at the Melbourne Games.

1956 Olympic Games - PerformancesListen to the memories of Betty Cuthbert, Marlene Mathews and Shirley Strickland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

1956 Olympic Games - Historical ContextDiscover how a little boy named John Ian Wing changed the format of the Closing Ceremony at the 1956 Olympic Games.

1948 Olympic Games - the GamesDiscover how many days it took for the Australian Olympic Team to travel to the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

1948 Olympic Games Review the historical background of the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

1948 Olympic Games - PerformancesExplore the performances of Australian Olympians Merv Wood, John Winter and Shirley Strickland at the 1948 London Games.

Olympic History Secondary Resource VideosExplore the media extracts from the movie Australia at the Olympic Games, as part of the Olympic history secondary resource.

1936 Olympic Games - the GamesExplore the Olympic Village of the 1936 Berlin Games and the accommodation of the Australian Team.

1936 Olympic Games - PerformancesExplore the performances of Australian athletes at the 1936 Olympic Games, in particular that of Jack Metcalfe and Mervyn Wood.

1936 Olympic Games - Historical ContextExplore the historical context of the 1936 Games - impending world wars, Hitler and the performance of Jesse Owens.

1896 Games - Historical ContextReview the historical context of the 1896 Olympic Games, the first modern games, and the performance of Australia's lone competitor Edwin Flack.

Shipard smiles with CarindaOlympic footballer smiles with primary students from Carinda Public at the conclusion of Chat to a Champ.

Carinda listen to ShipardPrimary students from Carinda Public eagerly listen to Olympic footballer Sally Shipard.

Shipard chats to CarindaPrimary students from Carinda Public in regional NSW chat to Olympic footballer Sally Shipard