LATEST SHOWS ADDED
22 October 2017
Lots of new shows going up each day for next year. Great to see Kokoda coming back not only for another theatre season next year, but also offering it as an incursion too.
- Moby Dick 2018, Sport For Jove (NSW)
- Kokoda 2018, incursion, Palmerston Projects (SA)
- Kokoda 2018, Palmerston Projects (SA)
- Medea 2018, Complete Works Theatre Co, various venues (VIC)
- Rhythm of Africa 2018, incursion, Cultural Infusion (WA, NT, SA, VIC, NSW, QLD)
- CBCA Book Week Short List Picture Book of the Year Show 2018 (National)
Image: Moby Dick 2018
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Happy Friday 13th!
13 October 2017
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Early start for most today!
9 October 2017
Welcome to Term 4! Enjoy your holidays, Tas And SA.
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Teachers are thinking of Term 4 and 2018 now
5 October 2017
It's a great idea to book 2018 events now. We really encourage it. Musica Viva in Schools has announced their program for 2018. Their tours aren't particularly long, so if you want to take advantage of their fab programs....you got it - get in early!
Image: Adam Hall & The Velvet Players
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Melbourne Festival Starts Today
4 October 2017
Starting again with Tanderrum at Federation Square at 6.30pm tonight. Free.
This year Tanderrum features a song reclaimed from a rare historical recording of William Barak, Ngurungeta of Wurundjeri Country. This song—about the Victorian wetland songlines—has not been sung by the Kulin for over 100 years.
Looks like the weather will be perfect!
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Queenslanders lead the way. Term 4 starts today
3 October 2017
Term 4!!! What happened? Hope you had a great break.
Now's an excellent time to book for shows for the end of this year and into next.
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Some of our favourite 2017 images
1 October 2017
Continuing our occasional series of favourite images from shows this year. We all loved this image from Belvoir's The Rover
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Last day of Sept, last day for football codes
30 September 2017
Summer must be coming!
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Lots of sport excitement this weekend.
29 September 2017
Enjoy! Hope your team wins.
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Awesome Festival Starts on Saturday
28 September 2017
This year's Awesome Festival starts this Saturday, 30 Sept until 9 Oct, in Perth.
Time to volunteer? Go here to volunteer
Here's the whole program
Image: Scarface Claw, Hold Tight! Exhibition & Workshop
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Male teachers - an endangered species
27 September 2017
New research suggest there will be no male primary teachers in government schools by 2054 and none in any schools by 2067. The decline in secondary schools is also dramatic.
It's so important for children to see teachers as reflective of society, not just the female side. Maybe it's time for affirmative action, taking lessons from similar programs for women in other careers, not to mention looking at the status, salary and benefits that should accrue to such a critical profession.
Anecdotally, at SFS, we rarely have male teachers making bookings or enquiries, maybe 1 in 200 will be male!
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Grab the ball, not the Wii
25 September 2017
Exergames, using Wii technology, have gained a place in schools. They're a tool for PE teachers but new research shows Wii games don't develop skills like real ball games.
They measured performance before and after these games and concluded the Excergames simply didn't develop the same skills as using a ball would.
They suggested this is because there is a bigger margin for error for success with the computer games. Success comes without necessarily having the skill.
Real games require more focus and brain activity to succeed than the computer games.
It seems the Wii could have a place in the classroom for reasons of variety, but good old physical games will improve physical skills. Read more
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