Jul 07, 2015
First Black American Prima Ballerina
How fantastic to read the story of Misty Copeland in the New York Times - not only is she the first black american prima ballerina with the American B...
Jul 03, 2015
All on holidays from today!
One of the few times in the year all Australian schools are on holidays.
Have a great break everyone!
Jul 02, 2015
Changes to Federal Arts Funding a disaster for Schools and Arts Companies
As we've already reported, the change in arts funding for companies touring Australia is potentially diabolical.
This year, we've seen touring theatr...
Jul 01, 2015
July 1
New financial year. Halfway through calendar year. Most schools on break or about to be. An ideal time to reflect, relax and plan for the next s...
Jun 30, 2015
Enjoy the end of the financial year!
Any left over money? Spend it on the arts!
Jun 26, 2015
Happy Mid Year Break NSW, Qld and Vic!
A few days to go ACT, SA, Tas and WA.
Jun 26, 2015
Does your accent help or hinder you?
Interesting article in The Conversation about how accent in Australia is not as important as in Britain in getting into better jobs. No surprise there...
Jun 24, 2015
Holidays Coming...
Nearly there...NSW, Vic and Qld schools break up this week, for the mid-year break, if they haven't already. NT schools paved the way, finishing up la...
Jun 23, 2015
Congrats to Helpmann Award Nominees
It's going to be very difficult to choose a winner in the category Best Presentation for Children in this year's Helpmann Awards. These are the nomine...
Jun 21, 2015
Hurry to grab a special offer from Circus Oz
Circus Oz has a brilliant show for Primary kids on in October in Melbourne
Called CURIOSITY . We've seen it and it's great.
Book before end of Term...
Jun 19, 2015
John Steinbeck - Writer of the moment on SFS
"Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." We used this great quote from Noble Prize Winne...
Jun 18, 2015
Over-confidence: not a good approach for students
Although confidence is important in school, researchers have found students are unrealistic about their ability, in fact, overestimating it. As a...
Jun 15, 2015
Sad to see shows finishing.
We've seen some brilliant shows for school students this year - many of those for this term finished in the last two weeks - including ACO String...
Jun 15, 2015
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Today
It's sobering to think we need a day to highlight abuse of the elderly. Given the abuse is often by family members, it is particularly upsetting. In A...
Jun 14, 2015
End of Term - A Great Time to Plan
Many schools are looking for the right shows for their students. Don't leave it too long to book. With school timetables so full, getting students out...
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