Rethinking Shelter for Aussie schools: The Ultimate Canva Design Challenge for Aussie Students

Design. Create. Inspire.

A national challenge where creativity meets real-world impact.

Design. Create. Inspire.

A national challenge where creativity meets real-world impact.

Can your students design a disaster-proof shelter using Canva?

This is their chance to tackle real-world problems, flex their storytelling skills, and showcase their creativity to the world.

Can your students design a disaster-proof shelter using Canva?

This is their chance to tackle real-world problems, flex their storytelling skills, and showcase their creativity to the world.

Keen to be part of it?

Pop your details in and we’ll send you everything you need to get started, including access to upcoming teacher webinars.

Keen to be part of it?

Pop your details in and we’ll send you everything you need to get started, including access to upcoming teacher webinars.

What is Rethinking Shelter?

A hands-on, team-based design challenge where students use Canva to imagine and present emergency-ready shelter solutions for Australia’s future.

From bold concept sketches to snappy digital animations, students will craft an original media campaign that showcases their big ideas across three creative formats:

What is Rethinking Shelter?

A hands-on, team-based design challenge where students use Canva to imagine and present emergency-ready shelter solutions for Australia’s future.

From bold concept sketches to snappy digital animations, students will craft an original media campaign that showcases their big ideas across three creative formats:

A poster that grabs attention and explains your shelter concept

A 10-slide presentation that brings your idea to life

A short movie or animation that tells the story with an impact

The Media Campaign Includes:

Why Enter?

Because your students can design the future.

This challenge helps them:

Because your students can design the future.

This challenge helps them:

Tackle real-world problems through critical thinking

Strengthen digital fluency and multimodal storytelling

Build collaboration, presentation, and design skills using Canva

Engage deeply with the Australian Curriculum in a fresh, exciting way

And yes – it’s 100% free to enter.

For Teachers

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

For Teachers

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

Stage 2 & 3 English

Digital Literacy units

STEM & cross-curricular projects

Gifted & talented programs

You'll receive:

A competition criteria sheet

Timeline and judging resources

Templates and classroom tools to simplify the process

Who Can Enter?

Students aged 8–12

Teams of 2–4 students

Students aged 8–12

Open to all Australian schools

Whether your class is full of young engineers, artists, storytellers – or all three – this challenge gives every student a voice.

Key Dates

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged on:

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged on:

Creativity and innovation

Originality in design and storytelling

Relevance

Insight into natural disasters and shelter needs

Visual and narrative quality

Engaging visuals and clear messaging

Audience impact

Can your idea make people stop, think, and care?

What You’ll Win

Awesome rewards await our most creative minds!

What You’ll Win

Awesome rewards await our most creative minds!

First Prize

$1000 Canva Vouchers (Imagine everyone getting a t-shirt) + Half/day Canva Training for Staff (Turn your crew into certified Canva ninjas.)

Second Prize

$300 Canva Vouchers (That’s a whole lot of stickers, posters, and digital flair!)

Third Prize

$100 Canva Vouchers (Just enough to start a design revolution.)

First Prize

$1000 Canva Vouchers (Imagine everyone getting a t-shirt) + Half/day Canva Training for Staff (Turn your crew into certified Canva ninjas.)

Second Prize

$300 Canva Vouchers (That’s a whole lot of stickers, posters, and digital flair!)

Third Prize

$100 Canva Vouchers (Just enough to start a design revolution.)

Ready to Help Students Design a Safer Tomorrow?

Keen to know more? Pop your details below, and we’ll send you the info pack, dates, and invites to our upcoming webinars.

We can’t wait to see what your students dream up.

Keen to know more? Pop your details below, and we’ll send you the info pack, dates, and invites to our upcoming webinars.

We can’t wait to see what your students dream up.

Consultancy & Design

Change Facilitation

People-First Training

Insights & Reporting

Business Events

Education Events

Webinars

Why Enter?

Tackle real-world problems through critical thinking

Strengthen digital fluency and multimodal storytelling

Build collaboration, presentation, and design skills using Canva

Engage deeply with the Australian Curriculum in a fresh, exciting way

And yes – it’s 100% free to enter.

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

We’ve made it easy for you to bring this into the classroom.

The challenge aligns with key English and Digital Technologies outcomes, with support resources provided to guide each step of the process. Perfect for:

Stage 2 & 3 English

Digital Literacy units

STEM & cross-curricular projects

Gifted & talented programs

You'll receive:

You'll receive:

A competition criteria sheet

Timeline and judging resources

Templates and classroom tools to simplify the process

Who Can Enter?

Students aged 8–12

Teams of 2–4 students

Students aged 8–12

Open to all Australian schools

Whether your class is full of young engineers, artists, storytellers – or all three – this challenge gives every student a voice.

Whether your class is full of young engineers, artists, storytellers – or all three – this challenge gives every student a voice.

Key Dates

Register your school by:

Project work starts:

School judging and announcements:

Showcase event:

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged on:

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged on:

Creativity and innovation

Relevance

Visual and narrative quality

Audience impact

What You’ll Win

Awesome rewards await our most creative minds!

What You’ll Win

Awesome rewards await our most creative minds!

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

Ready to Help Students Design a Safer Tomorrow?

Ready to Help Students Design a Safer Tomorrow?

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