About Us
With support from a Student Life grant from the University of Melbourne and the DHB Foundation, we have launched the International Literacy Project.
Our vision is to promote literacy, sustainability practices and a connection to place with school communities around the world. Â
 We make the most of Zoom, Bloom and other platforms to work with students and teachers, wherever they might be. We help students develop a love of reading and writing, guiding them towards creating their own class books to treasure.
Project history
When lockdown kept us home in 2021, we reached out through our computer screens to interact with schools further afield. This lead to a sustainable model for providing literacy support to students in low and middle-income countries.
In 2021 we interacted with two island schools in the Maldives and one school in Chile.
We hope to expand our project to the following communities in 2022: India, Malaysia, Chile, East Timor, Japan and South Africa, as opportunities allow.
We welcome the involvement of students from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education as our project grows.
Our team
Our team is based at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, at the University of Melbourne.
We share a passion for learning, teaching and travelling.
Dr Rhonda di Biase
Project leader
Sarah Baldacchino
Project officer
Dr Katrina Burge
Project officer
Ann Gu
Project officer
Alison Besselaar
Project officer
Mary de Sousa
Volunteer
Gabriella Krywult
Project Officer