The following organisations and businesses supply resources and other services suitable for Secondary English. To have a further look at what each business has to offer, click on their website provided below.
Bring your school or educational group on a tour inside the Sydney home of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC Ultimo Centre is a working space, so no two tours are ever the same. Your tour is likely to include a visit to one of our two digital state-of-the-art television production studios, an on-air radio studio, a news studio and control room, as well as an insight into a variety of other ABC services, including Archives and New Media.
For more information and booking procedures please visit www.abc.net.au/tours/ultimo
ACTT is a leading Acting College that conducts a range of accredited courses in Acting, Music Theatre and Technical Production. ACTT encourages school students and teachers to visit and attend a variety of holiday and HSC support workshops. Tailor made workshops are popular for groups of students and teachers to support the Drama curriculum either at ACTT or school. ACTT's new Theatre at 199 Cleveland Street, Sydney formerly Performance Space) offers a range of excellent student and professional productions to complement students’ study.
Visit our website at: www.actt.edu.au
Excursions/ tours Visits to Schools Theatre Productions Workshops Short Courses
Australian Theatre of the Deaf in school performances and workshops
Promoting awareness of cultural difference ATOD performs shows and workshops in primary and high schools around Australia.
We make a unique contribution to Australian culture by creating shows from a deaf perspective which are performed by deaf actors. All performances are completely accessible and enjoyed by both hearing and deaf students.
Our workshops are designed to develop communication skills and build confidence in young people and are an important way of creating positive attitudes towards disability.
All shows and workshops are age appropriate ranging from K- 12
Detailed teachers notes are provided including classroom activities and resource material.
For more information contact Aslam on (02) 9310 1255 or schools@atod.org.au www.atod.org.au.
Belvoir St Theatre offers a range of services for schools. Belvoir includes behind the scenes tours, workshops for teachers and students, work experience opportunities, resources for students and professional development for teachers in the areas of lighting, playwriting in the classroom and costume design.
Belvoir St Theatre offers a range of services for schools. Belvoir includes behind the scenes tours, workshops for teachers and students, work experience opportunities, resources for students and professional development for teachers in the areas of lighting, playwriting in the classroom and costume design.
Priority Funded Schools Program Through the support of our Education Partner, Freehills, we are able to offer students from priority funded schools the opportunity to attend our school matinee performances for free.
Cultural Infusion Ltd - a not-for-profit organisation bringing harmony, diversity, inclusiveness and well-being to audiences of over 250,000 annually.
Performance-based incursions (50 minute/half day/all day incursions including our Multicultural All Day Program) Concerts Tours Interactive workshops Youth programs Facilitation and training Artist-in-residencies. Our arts and cultural practitioners enhance and support your multidisciplinary curriculum with interactive and engaging incursion and annual touring program ? both national and regional. Gain insights into the wealth of our diverse nation while exploring history, traditions and languages from various cultures.
Visit our website or phone us toll free on 1800 010 069 or email: info@culturalinfusion.com
FAST+FRESH is an exciting project that offers young writers, directors, actors, dancers, comedians and producers the opportunity to develop new works and to showcase them in front of the cream of Australia’s performers! Take a look at the FAST+FRESH website for more details and to contact the team at FAST+FRESH Riverside Theatres.
The Historic Houses Trust offers a diverse range of stimulating and enjoyable education programs and products, including site visits to 11 of the State’s most valued historic places. Designed to meet a wide range of audience needs, programs aim to encourage inquiry, inspire dialogue and promote an appreciation of historical, cultural and contemporary themes and issues. Other services provide support for teachers in their professional development and classroom delivery.
Lore of the Land is designed to encourage us to live inharmony with each other and with the land we each call home. Through deepening our knowledge of who we are and where we are together, we can create a new story.
Online teaching resources Personal Experiences Focus on Local Area / Aust Identity and Family History
New Theatre regularly produces selected plays that are currently being studied by HSC students or that might be of interest as extension activities to core studies. New Theatre is always willing to consider requests from teachers for a production or reading of a particular play. Directors and casts are available for Q & A discussion after a performance if previously requested. To suggest a play for production please contact the Artistic Director newtheatre@bigpond.com. For bookings and to organise a post-performance discussion, please contact the Administrator newtheatre@bigpond.com or phone 02 9519 8958.
Riverside Theatres at Parramatta, located in the heart of Sydney, has an annual education program designed especially for primary and secondary school students. Produced in consultation with teachers the program includes productions, workshops, forums and competitions in theatre, music and comedy.
Productions Workshops Excursions/ tours Preshow talks at Subscription season shows Materials with outcomes from NSW Syllabus Free tickets for teachers accompanying students Discounted shows for disadvantaged schools
Bring your students to one of two great shows at the Seymour Centre this October. Technology and dance interact in CHUNKY MOVE: GLOW, and a classic British black comedy is brilliantly staged in A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG.
Chunky Move: Glow Movement meets technology in this hugely inventive performance by one of Australia’s leading dance companies, Chunky Move. Glow utilises the latest interactive video technologies to generate a digital landscape manipulated in real time by the performer, rendering no two performances the same. Glow is suitable for students interested in science and the arts. A post-show Q&A will explore the role that technology can play in performance.
Students will also have the opportunity to interact with the free foyer on display as part of the 2010 SEAM symposium taking place at the Seymour Centre. The event, which will focus on digital technologies in performance, includes the ‘Thinking Head’, Australia’s first thinking robot created by visual artist and performer Stelarc.
Suitable for Years 8-12
Curriculum links: Dance, Human Movement: Drama, Science and Technology, Art
School Performances: Thursday 14 October, 11am and 2pm
Running time: 40 minutes plus post show Q + A
Tickets: $15 (1 teacher free per 15 students)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg tells the bittersweet story of a young married couple dealing with the pressures of caring for their disabled daughter Joe, nicknamed ‘Joe Egg’. Addressing issues of loyalty, responsibility, identity and relationships the play teaches us that it takes bravery, courage and a sense of humour to face life’s adversities.
Suitable for Years 10-12
Curriculum links: Senior English and Drama, Personal and Social Education
Schools performances: 11am Friday 22 October and 11am Wednesday 27 October
Running time: 2 hours with an interval
Tickets: $17 (teachers free)
http://sydney.edu.au/seymour/season/joeegg.shtml
Full information, including teachers’ resources, risk assessment information and booking forms are available at http://education.seymourcentre.com or contact us directly education@seymour.sydney.edu.au or (02) 9351 4678.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Seymour Centre soon.
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is Australia's multicultural and multilingual public broadcaster. SBS is unique. Its radio and television services broadcast in more languages than any other network in the world. Sixty-eight languages are spoken on SBS Radio. Programs in more than 60 languages are broadcast on SBS Television, and Online, SBS New Media provides text and audio-on-demand services in more than 50 languages.
Visit our website at: www20.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/
Information related to syllabus Radio / television programs Access to syllabus linked education kits
Starrs Productions: Cross curriculum school based performances
The Team Troubadour Theatre, established in 1989, specialises in touring - Theatre for Young People - into primary and high schools. The performer, Brett Hunt, has a BCA in Acting from Wollongong University and has been a touring musician and actor for the last 10 years. He has released three acclaimed studio records and shared the stage with Taj Mahal, Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Dr John, Bela Fleck, The Waifs, Lior and many more.
A Celebration of Australian Poetry HOT PIES AND POTATO CRISPS, performed by the talented young actor/musician Brett Hunt, is singing, guitar & harmonica playing and acting at its very best. The script is a rich selection of poetry spanning generations of Australian writing. Poachers, bushrangers, colonials, pioneers, the migrant experience, diggers in the trenches, contemporary living and loving, Aussie hip hop, fast cars and the varied experience of youth are some of the themes explored in this hilariously quirky, and sometimes serious, poetic exploration of Australia.
Comments from schools “Highly engaged and impressed with Brett’s performance. This performer was the Highlight of SHORE’s Performance & Poetry week.” - SHORE (High)
“Excellent they really got involved and…begged for more. Students stopped me in the playground and told me how much they enjoyed it.” - The Jannali H.S
"They greatly enjoyed the comedy…the dramatising and music. Brilliant singing! Fantastic…Q & A at the end.” - St Pius X H.S
“Students were awed by this dramatisation of poetry and appreciated the vitality associated with this medium. A brilliant performance.” - St. John Bosco H.S
“A thoroughly professional and highly energetic performance which enthused the boys and generated considerable interest in poetry.” - S.C.E.G.G.S
“Terrific! Captivated by the variety, pace and professionalism of the show.” - Maclean High School
“Wonderfully inspiring performance for teachers as well as students.” - Santa Sabina College
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GAZETTE “HOT PIES AND POTATO CRISPS is a lively celebration of Australian poetry through song, dance, drama and music. An excellent poetry resource for teachers. Skilled actors use dramatisation to delve into the emotions, content and characterisation of selected poets. The show is designed to inspire creative and fertile discussion. Entertaining, provocative and challenging.”
SUITABILITY: YEARS 7-12 DURATION: 55 MINUTES + QUESTION TIME
COST PER STUDENT: $4.95 ($4.50 + 0.45c GST)
MINIMUM PER SESSION: $594 ($540 + $54 GST) If 120 students or less
The State Library of New South Wales offers a wide variety of services to the public and is an invaluable resource for students. Innovation, Education and Development staff manage the provision of programs, services and products to promote awareness of the collections and support for the Library including education programs.
Experiencing theatre, the alchemy of words, image and action, for the first time can be a life-changing event. Sydney Theatre Company is honoured to create this magical moment for our young audiences, and to be the caretakers of their ongoing theatrical experiences through STC Ed’s productions, workshops, resources and outreach programs.
Sydney Theatre Company’s program for young people, STC Ed, is the most comprehensive commitment made by any state theatre company in Australia. It’s critical to us and it’s a source of great pride. In addition to our fabulous productions we are commissioning new Australian work for young audiences; investing in NSW teachers through our unique professional learning programs including School Drama; hosting our annual Young Playwright’s Residency; encouraging young audiences to regularly engage with theatre with our Youth Advisory Panel and facilitating workshops for students and teachers.
STC Ed’s Seasons will entertain and delight with the highest quality works created by us, and on offer from around Australia, suitable for every student in NSW.
For full details of STC Ed's comprehensive program of productions, workshops, Schools days and community outreach, visit sydneytheatre.com.au/stced
The Australian Human Rights Commission has an online human rights education program for teachers of upper primary and secondary school students. The Australian Human Rights Commission's human rights education program has detailed links to the curricula and includes strategies for teaching about international instruments and domestic laws, but most importantly, encourages students to explore the relevance of human rights to their own experiences and communities. The program includes interactive activities, flexible resource sheets, a collection of human rights education web links, a human rights education mailing list and a collection of free resources to order. Materials are based on NSW syllabus requirements.
