Talking about cancer with kids can be challenging, but Camp Quality is here to help. The Cancer Education Program’s engaging puppet shows help kids and families talk about cancer providing clarity and reassurance. The Kids’ Guide to Cancer lays out the facts in terms young people can understand. View via your browser or download the app.
Explore our free programs and resources below.
Puppet Program
Misunderstandings about cancer can lead to fear, bullying, and exclusion. Our Cancer Education Program visits preschools and primary schools to help kids understand cancer in a way that’s clear, engaging, and age-appropriate. Through interactive puppet shows, we dispel common myths, encourage empathy, and promote inclusion, helping to create a more supportive school environment for children impacted by cancer.
Teacher Resources
Education shouldn’t stop when the puppet show ends. Our teacher resources provide lesson plans and activity worksheets to help educators guide conversations about cancer, fostering empathy and understanding in the classroom.
A film that explores the challenges of teenage cancer
Help your students build empathy and understanding with Bloom, a powerful, free online film series for ages 12-15. Developed with educators and cancer experts, it explores real-life cancer experiences and includes curriculum-aligned resources.
Kid’s Guide to Cancer
When a child hears the word “cancer”, they have a lot of questions. Our Kids’ Guide to Cancer app provides simple, age-appropriate answers in an interactive, easy-to-navigate format. Available in multiple languages, this free resource empowers kids with knowledge, helping them feel more informed and less afraid.
The extensive Puppet Program means our lovable puppets are currently accessible to kids in hospital, at school, and online. This is what they have been up to:
Almost 1,200 visits were made by the Camp Quality Puppets to paediatric oncology wards across Australia in the past five years
Over 515,970 students have watched the Camp Quality Puppets perform our Cancer Education Program in schools over the past five years
From mid-2021, 1,568 students watched one of 34 live-streamed shows from our Cancer Education Digital Program
An independent KPMG Report found that each $1 spent delivering the Cancer Education Program generates an estimated $5 social return
Our Cancer Education Program has been performed at almost 3,500 schools over the past five years
Absent days for kids with a cancer diagnosis are reduced by 6 days a year after seeing the puppet show at school
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