Spotlight: The Rainbow Project
Every voice can make a difference.
What if your learner could explore human rights, identity, and fairness — all through creative expression?
The Rainbow Project invites young people to use art, storytelling, technology, and empathy to understand how equality shapes the world — and how their own voice matters too.
This eight-week project leads learners on a powerful journey through fairness, identity, and representation. Along the way, they’ll build a Rainbow Project Exhibition — a personal collection of artworks, reflections, and digital creations that celebrate diversity and belonging.
What It’s All About
The Rainbow Project helps learners see that fairness isn’t just a topic for history books — it’s something we can shape every day.
Each week brings a new theme and creative challenge: from exploring human rights and identity, to learning about LGBTQIA+ history in Australia, to designing inclusive spaces and stories where everyone belongs.
Through posters, zines, maps, and multimedia projects, learners discover how creativity, mathematics, and technology can all become tools for advocacy.
The project is flexible and neuro-affirming, designed for learners who thrive when learning feels personal, purposeful, and expressive. Every activity offers multiple ways to respond — from art and audio to digital storytelling — so every learner can share their voice in their own way.
What They’ll Do
Across the eight weeks, your learner will:
Create a human rights poster, zine page, or podcast explaining what fairness means
Explore identity through collage, story, digital art, or character design
Discover LGBTQIA+ changemakers and build a digital or paper timeline of progress
Compare countries and create world maps showing equality across the globe
Design a model or digital plan for an inclusive community space — applying measurement, scale, and spatial reasoning
Use technology tools like Canva, Padlet, or Google Slides to design and display their Voices for Change Exhibition
Reflect on what they’ve learned and share their final message of pride and hope through a creative medium of their choice
By the end, your learner will have a complete Rainbow Project Exhibition — a celebration of courage, compassion, creativity, and digital expression.
Why It Matters
Representation and fairness aren’t abstract ideas — they’re things children notice, question, and care deeply about.
This project helps learners build awareness of their place in the world and empathy for others, while developing key skills in:
English: communication, research, persuasive writing, and reflection
HSIE: civics, human rights, geography, and diversity
Mathematics: mapping, timelines, measurement, and data representation
Science and Technology: digital design, media creation, and problem-solving
Creative Arts: visual design, storytelling, and multimedia creation
PDHPE: identity, relationships, wellbeing, and inclusion
Designed for Neurodivergent Learners
Every activity includes neuro-affirming adjustments:
Flexible response modes — drawing, voice, typing, or digital design
Scaffolded reflection prompts and choice-driven tasks
Gentle framing for emotionally complex topics
Opportunities for sensory regulation and self-paced progress
This is a project where learners can connect emotionally and intellectually, at their own pace, in a way that feels safe, expressive, and empowering.
In the End
When the eight weeks are complete, your learner’s Rainbow Project Exhibition will stand as a powerful reminder:
that fairness begins with understanding,
that creativity and technology can drive advocacy,
and that even the smallest voice can spark change.
Find out more at The Rainbow Project.
