Enjoy the end of the financial year!
30 June 2015
Any left over money? Spend it on the arts!
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30 June 2015
Any left over money? Spend it on the arts!
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26 June 2015
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. Article includes clips of RG Menzies in 1966 and Gough Whitlam in 1972 - the difference in their accents says so much about how they saw themselves and Australia. Fun to watch. Go here.
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26 June 2015
A few days to go ACT, SA, Tas and WA.
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24 June 2015
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 last week.
ACT, SA, Tas and WA all finish on 3 July.
Have a relaxing break.
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23 June 2015
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 nominees - all of which you could find on Shows For Schools!
Pete The Sheep - Produced and toured by Monkey Baa Theatre
Hans Christian, You Must Be An Angel - Presented by Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne
The Rabbits - Opera Australia and Barking Gecko - Commissioned by Perth International Arts and Melbourne Festivals
Carnival of the Animals - Circa and Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Also of interest to Education audiences:
Geoff Dunstan and the team bringing you CURIOSITY this year, are nominated for BEST PHYSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE
And Clare Watson, known by many for her work with Malthouse Theatre Education, is nominated for Best Director for What Rhymes with Cars and Girls. Congrats and Good Luck, Clare!!
Also nominated is KELLY from Queensland Theatre Company for Best Touring Production.
Image: Hans Christian, You Must Be An Angel
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21 June 2015
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 2 and get the incredibly low price of $9.90 per student. (General Public price - $25.00)
On in their very own Spiegeltent in Collingwood. You can do a workshop with the Circus Oz trainers too. Details
We hope they tour this one nationally too.
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19 June 2015
"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 Winner, John Steinbeck, in our June enews.
Segue to Perth Theatre Company whose production of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is on in December. Don't miss the opportunity to see this masterwork.
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18 June 2015
Although confidence is important in school, researchers have found students are unrealistic about their ability, in fact, overestimating it. As a result, they can take tests too lightly and take risks.
Interesting. Read the article here.
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15 June 2015
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 Australia, elderly abuse is mainly financial, apparently. Read what Gerard Mansour, the Commissioner for Senior Victorians, wrote.
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15 June 2015
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 Workshop performances from Adelaide to Noosa, to the fabulous 360 Allstars in Mandurah, to Samulnori at Sydney Opera House to The Flick at Redstich Actors Theatre in Melbourne. Don't miss out on performances for the second half of the year! Search Shows For Schools now.
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14 June 2015
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 or even finding a time to get an incursion in, is not easy. The earlier you book, the more likely you are to get the date that suits best.
It's not surprising so many teachers make bookings out of school hours - the school day is simply too full. This is where Shows For Schools is a great tool. Use us!
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