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Register Your Primary School for the Hardball Cast Q&A

On August 30, Australian primary students will have the unique opportunity to be part of a live Q&A webinar with Hardball cast members: Semisi Cheekam (Mikey); Reannah Hamdan (Salwa); Logan Reberger (Jerry) and Erin Choy (Tiffany).

Students will be able to ask questions to Semisi, Reannah, Logan and Erin about acting, advice they might have and being involved in such a popular series like Hardball. The webinar is open to Years 3-6 students.

Places will be limited. Register your class today.

Hardball Cast Webinar for Primary Students

Date: Friday, August 30
Time: 12.00pm – 12.45pm (AEST)
Year Levels: Years 3–6
Cost: Free
For more details: education@actf.com.au

For Teachers

Hardball Synopsis: When Mikey moves from New Zealand to Western Sydney, he finds himself in the thick of the ultra-competitive, schoolyard game of handball.

After saving a kid on the playground from a wayward ball and finding he has the powerful strike in the world, Mikey is befriended by Jerry and Salwa, who join forces to train him to topple resident king of the court, Tiffany, and take home the Western Suburbs handball crown - if only he could make the ball land in the right suburb!

A series with lots of heart and humour, can Mikey go from zero to hero in the quest to be the best in the west?

Themes: Belonging, Diversity, Empathy, Identity, Inclusion, Resilience

Curriculum Areas: English, Ethical Understanding, Health and Physical Education, Intercultural Understanding, Personal and Social Capability

Hardball Teaching Toolkit: By registering for the webinar, teachers will receive priority access to the soon-to-be-released Hardball Teaching Toolkit, mapped to the Australian Curriculum.

Hardball is available to download and own from the ACTF Shop, or can currently be viewed on ABC iView.