VGA supplies Australian Curriculum v9-aligned, wellbeing-focused literacy content, supported by guided virtual reality experiences that enhance engagement and understanding.
Targeted reading, comprehension and vocabulary development built around core character values — resilience, empathy, respect, gratitude, courage and trust.
Realistic immersive virtual scenarios capture student attention and generate excitement, prompting open-ended questioning, guided group dialogue and ethical reasoning, building skills through lived, memorable experience.
Consolidation through structured written reflection and assessment, providing meaningful evidence of student comprehension, reasoning and ethical understanding, with differentiated assessment opportunities where required.
Virtual Guidance and Awareness (VGA) is an intentionally structured educational program designed to develop the whole student - academically, socially and ethically.
Aligned with four key General Capabilities of the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 Literacy, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, and Critical & Creative Thinking, VGA takes students on a purposeful journey that begins with language, moves into immersive experience, and concludes with a measurable summative assessment.
Through relatable, real-world themes such as social interactions, mobile phone use, and classroom resilience, VGA supports subject English, contributes to Health and Physical Education (Personal, Social and Community Health), and addresses multiple content descriptors, while creating authentic opportunities for teachers to build genuine connections with students within a safe, supported classroom culture.
Check Availability →A purposeful three-stage sequence that integrates literacy, immersive inquiry and reflective practice.
VGA provides a curriculum-aligned unit of work, including lesson plans, teacher guides, and resources aligned to four English and three Health and Physical Education (Personal, Social and Community Health) content descriptors, supporting the increasing focus on reading and comprehension in Queensland schools.
Literacy · Personal & SocialStudents engage in realistic virtual scenarios that extend and deepen the literacy content through relatable, real-world themes, prompting open-ended questioning, group dialogue, and ethical reasoning while supporting deeper thinking and authentic teacher-student connection.
Critical Thinking · Ethical UnderstandingLearning is consolidated through structured written and verbal responses linked to English and HPE content. Students articulate their understanding, demonstrating growth in comprehension and ethical awareness, while providing teachers with clear, measurable evidence for assessment.
Reflection · Assessment · GrowthVGA directly addresses four key General Capabilities of AC v9.0, while also supporting English and Health and Physical Education content descriptors.
Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks that build vocabulary and comprehension across multimodal texts.
Developing self-awareness, relationship skills and strengthening authentic teacher–student connections in a safe classroom culture.
Students examine perspectives, reflect on values and recognise the impact of their decisions on others.
Open-ended scenarios encourage analysis of behaviours, evaluation of consequences and construction of reasoned viewpoints.
VGA addresses multiple Australian Curriculum content descriptors for English through the analysis of multimodal texts, character actions and thematic ideas, requiring students to justify viewpoints and construct reflective and persuasive responses.
This aligns with the Year 6 Achievement Standard, where students explain how texts use language features to influence meaning, analyse information and ideas, and develop written responses that demonstrate understanding, reasoning and perspective.
This ensures VGA delivers measurable curriculum value alongside its social-emotional outcomes, making it straightforward to account for within your school's curriculum planning.
Discuss Implementation →VGA addresses multiple Australian Curriculum content descriptors for Health and Physical Education (Personal, Social and Community Health) through exploration of real-world scenarios, requiring students to reflect on behaviours, consider perspectives, and propose strategies to manage social situations and challenges.
This aligns with the Year 6 Achievement Standard, where students propose strategies to demonstrate respect, empathy and inclusion, explain how different factors influence identities and relationships, and analyse information to enhance their own and others' health, safety and wellbeing.
This ensures VGA delivers measurable curriculum value alongside its literacy outcomes, making it straightforward to plan for, teach and assess within your school's Health and Physical Education program.
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VGA is currently progressing research validation with James Cook University, Townsville, through a Queensland state-wide trial across Catholic Education and Education Queensland schools, including metro, regional and remote locations.
Founder Greg Millward is a member of the Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research (MRCMHR) and a Founder in Residence with James Cook University, Cairns, reflecting active engagement in both research and innovation environments.
These connections demonstrate VGA's commitment to evidence-informed practice and student wellbeing, providing confidence that the program is being developed within a credible research-informed framework.
With a background in education and a genuine commitment to student wellbeing, Greg brings practical experience and a passion for innovation to every school partnership.
Virtual Guidance and Awareness was created in response to a clear and growing need in Queensland education, a structured, curriculum-aligned program that uses emerging technology to build the social-emotional skills and character values students need to navigate modern life.
VGA was developed with a deep understanding of classroom realities, curriculum demands and the genuine pressures facing teachers and school leaders today. Every element, from the literacy sequence to the VR experience and reflective consolidation, has been shaped with practical implementation and measurable outcomes in mind.
Equip Australian students with the character and capability to flourish in an interconnected world.
Purposeful, curriculum-aligned, immersive and reflective — designed for real classrooms and real teachers.
Integrity, innovation, collaboration and genuine commitment to student and teacher wellbeing.
Building enduring capability through literacy, immersive inquiry and ethical reflection.
VGA has received formal letters of support from school leaders, academic practitioners and research institutions who have experienced the program firsthand.
The use of 360° video content, paired with carefully designed reflection activities proved to be both engaging and meaningful for our students. It addressed critical areas such as respectful interactions, mobile phone use, and classroom resilience, all within a medium that students found both exciting and easily accessible.
Greg's ability to integrate technology with meaningful learning experiences is truly commendable. His work demonstrates a strong commitment to student wellbeing, resilience, and character development in a way that is engaging, immersive, and impactful. I strongly recommend him and his project for any opportunities, funding, or implementation support that may arise.
Immersive VR experiences such as VGA's represent a promising avenue to improve understanding, empathy, and emotional insight in a manner that is both developmentally appropriate and highly engaging. The MRCMHR supports the continued development, refinement, and evaluation of VGA and recognises the program's potential to contribute to improved mental-health literacy and wellbeing outcomes for all students.
VGA is happy to answer any questions, discuss implementation in your specific school context and explore what VGA could look like for your students and staff.
Business hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm.
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