SONY FOUNDATION CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY CAMP ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Date: 2 August 2024

Over 40 delegates from high schools, universities and hospitals across Australia attended the annual Children’s Holiday Camp Conference, held this year at partner school Canberra Grammar School.

Teachers, nurses, students and administration staff who are also volunteer Sony Foundation Camp Coordinators in their local community, took part in two days of workshops covering disability advocacy, creative problem-solving, risk assessment, disability and medical care, as well as networking and sharing learnings from the program's 25 years of operations in Australia.

The conference highlight was the spirit of collaboration as the Sony Foundation Camp Coordinators shared insights into new and exciting growth opportunities for the program as it kick-starts its next 25 years. With a national shortage of care workers, the Sony Foundation Camp community explored discussions in further encouraging pathways into the disability care sector with a focus on person-centric disability care training, as well as the expansion of the program to support children with disability, and their families/carers, in regional areas.

Thank you to Canberra Grammar School for hosting the 2024 Conference.