Commemorated by the International Union Movement for all it's achievements as well as failures.
Also, in a European context, May 1 celebrates the arrival of Spring. It's the mid point between the Spring Solstice and Summer equinox.
Choose which you prefer, or celebrate both.
Shows on several of the short listed books as well as shows on other books. Lots of choice. Available all around Australia.
Many actual book week schedules are already full, so be slightly flexible with dates.
Something Special available online and live around Australia. Suits P- Yr 6.
Books To Life have just announced this year's book adaptation - Being Indy, based on the CBCA Notable-listed 2026 Picture Book of the Year.
Touring to Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic & SA in Terms 2 & 3. Suits P-Yr 6. Details
Junkyard Beats' The Box Show is on next Tuesday & Wednesday, May 5 & 6, at Seymour Centre, Sydney (image above)
And Bell Shakespeare's Julius Caesar last matinee for schools is on May 6 at Art Centre Melbourne.
World Premiere - Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA present The Shepherd's Hut adapted by Tim McGarry. May 11 - May 31. Heath Ledger Theatre. Suits Yr 11-12. Details
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
Victorian Opera's education season this year, will feature an adaptation of the classic, The Magic Pudding in three Melbourne theatres as well as online, where it is live-streamed to the school at only $1 per student. Hurry, it's on in May.
The company provide online workshops, too. For students P
Imagine a bout between a Cassowary and an Emu - two left overs from the dinosaur era. They are two of the three largest prehistoric birds left on the planet.
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!