Workshops That Work have added another multicultural show to their impressive range. The latest is Spirit of Africa & The Indian Ocean, incorporating song, movement and storytelling in an involving incursion, where students learn while having fun.
See all the Workshops That Work incursions here. Vic
ACT went back to school yesterday, today NSW joins them. Have a great Term 2!
Image: The Troppo Troupe, touring 3 different Italian shows for Years P - 12, NSW, ACT, VIC. Details.
Term 2 is one of the hard working terms. Enjoy!
Celebrate the hard work in Term 2 & 3 by taking students to the Bugalugs Bum Thief at the Seymour Centre, Sydney in early Sept. Details
An occasional series, where we celebrate some of our favourite images.Dance so often have brilliant, dynamic images, like this one from a Sydney Dance Company production.
See this year's education production from Sydney Dance Company here
School Workshops and Shows take puppet making and performance to the top level
When my daughter was aged between 8 months and two years, she would want to "read" Harry, the dirty dog by Gene Zion nearly every night for her bed time story. That's alot of readings of a book of about 10 pages. Sometimes we'd hide Harry dog, and suggest all manner of fascinating alternatives, but
Well, we all know this - but here's a quote from a Finnish book we love. They do have the best education results in the world and generally speak between 3 to 5 languages fluently.
Tassie don't finish Term 1 until April 17, so they're out of step with all other states for the rest of the year.
Image: Cyber Kindness by the Playground Craze, touring all of Australia, including Tassie!
SA is the only State that has opted not to include Easter in the Term 1 holidays. There are pluses and minuses for the school community, but will a lot of work really happen this week?
Language teachers, no matter the language you teach, your dreams will come true with the wonderful Carrousel T
A day of mourning on the Christian calendar, strangely remembered with hot cross buns.
A holiday for all. We hope you enjoy your Easter break. Many people go away into nature this weekend now the petrol price is coming down.
For all states and territories today heralds the start of the Term 1 holidays, except for SA and Tassie.
Enjoy your break.
Image: Kids having fun at the Enviro Beats Workshop from Junkyard Beats NSW. Adapted to suit students from K - Yr 12.
The tradition of playing tricks on 1st April goes back hundreds of years, but the exact derivation is unknown. Theories are it came from Spring Rites, a shift to the Gregorian calendar, one of Chaucer's stories. There's also the French tradition of April Fish.
So, pinch and a punch for first
Bell Shakespeare is presenting school matinees of Julius Caesar at Arts Centre Melbourne on 26 April & 6 May at 2pm.
The last schools matinee in Sydney at the Opera House, is on tomorrow at 11 am.
Most states incorporate Easter into the Term 1 break, but not all! Whichever one applies to you, enjoy this short week.
Many will be at school near ANZAC day - make the most of Australian History expert and musician, Jan Wositzky's Cannakale. Gallipoli. Lest We Forget. Incursion Yrs 3-12. Vic and S
Black Swan is continuing their excellent productions appropriate to schools. The wonderful RBG: Of Many. One is on now (image above) and finishes next Saturday 4 April.
There are two more shows in Term 2 including a reimagining of Tim Winton's story, The Shepherd's Hu