School sustainability: Didge and Drumming at Shalvey Primary School
Shalvey Public School in Western Sydney has a high proportion (approximately one quarter) of Non English Speaking students, the largest groups being Pacific Islander (Samoan and Tongan) as well as high...
View ArticleThe nib foundation wellbeing program in Hunter Valley
The Song Room has recently established the ‘Tuned in for Life – Arts and Wellbeing’ program in three schools in the Hunter Valley with a focus on increasing student wellbeing. The project incorporates...
View ArticleARTS:LIVE launches!
Last Friday 14th June, The Song Room officially launched ARTS:LIVE, a unique, interactive online learning platform that is now available free to every school in the Australia and goes a long way to...
View ArticleThe Song Room Teaching Artist Stephan Skov: ‘Giving a Voice to the Voiceless’
Stephan Skov’s singing and drama workshop program at Dandenong Primary, supported by Gandel Philanthropy one of Australia’s largest independent family philanthropic funds, is a ‘best practice’ example...
View ArticleChildren with disabilities star at educational documentary launch
A group of Queensland school children with a range of complex disabilities have featured in an educational documentary produced by The Song Room in conjunction with Mt Ommaney Special School. Titled...
View ArticleCan’t stop the Dancing in Dandenong
With thanks to Bennelong Foundation, The Song Room is now twelve months into the ‘Music Mates’ project at Dandenong South Primary School, a music and dance program with a particular focus on capacity...
View ArticleDancing boosts students’ brain power
The Song Room program at Dandenong South PS was featured in The Age (17 August, 2013) as a great example of effective engagement for students from disadvantaged schools. The school’s principal, Leonie...
View ArticleVictorian Teachers – An invitation to hone your skills in the arts and have...
As a Song Room supporter we value your opinion! We are striving to create the best arts resources and to build your capacity to effectively deliver arts activities in the classroom. Victorian based...
View Article‘My Story’– The Mackay Creative Connections Project
On the 11th of August, The Song Room, in partnership with Rio Tinto Hail Creek, successful launched the Mackay Creative Communities Project at Mackay’s Regional Art Gallery, ArtSpace. The launch...
View ArticleVictorian Parliamentary Inquiry report
Several months ago, The Song Room, along with a number of schools, researchers and sector leaders, was invited to present to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the extent, benefits and potential...
View Article‘I Have A Dream’ feature – SBS World News
On the afternoon of November 19, The Song Room held its annual end-of-year performance at the Melbourne Town Hall. The theme was ‘I Have A Dream’, and brought together nearly 500 children from schools...
View ArticlePlayAir 2013 competition winners announced!
At midday today The Song Room drew the winners of the 2013 PlayAir competition. We had a record number of entries this year, with more people than ever before parting with $2 for a humble Air...
View ArticleARTS:LIVE network evaluation project
As part of the continued evaluation of ARTS:LIVE, The Song Room ran a number of professional development sessions for Victorian-based teachers. Sessions were delivered to Dandenong South Primary...
View ArticleThe Song Room hits a high note with $30K Flying Start Grant
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View ArticleStudents create a Harmony Pathway to cultural diversity
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View ArticlePilbarAlive
With support from Rio Tinto Iron Ore, The Song Room’s first ever Blended Learning program, PilbarAlive commenced in March at Rio Tinto’s three inland Pilbara communities in Western Australia. The...
View ArticleARTS:LIVE University
The Song Room is pleased to announce that ARTS:LIVE is now available to universities across the country to support pre-service teachers (and other course-related students) and university education...
View ArticleThe Song Room wins an ANZIA award!
The Song Room is very proud to announce that ARTS:LIVE has won the prestigious award for Innovation at the Australia/New Zealand Internet Awards presentation! The ANZIAs were created to recognise those...
View ArticlePlayAir is back in 2014
Can you PlayAir? That’s right, The Song Room’s PlayAir competition is NOW OPEN for another year. “Music means a language that anyone anywhere can understand“, says Clare Bowditch. Yet approximately...
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