Tag: One-off Events

Take a journey through time to learn about the waves of migration to Australia’s shores. Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Going Places: Migration to Australia We have unearthed from our collections, amazing primary sources and incredible stories of people’s lives. We’ll investigate their reasons for migrating, uncover different journeys over the sea to understand the experience of people who left everything familiar, to embark on a new life in Australia.

This session, artworks, film and sound clips are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced or used in any way without the express written consent of the State Library of NSW. Free State Library NSW Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary HSIE History Australian History: Colonials and National (Stage 3 – Year 5 and 6) Free One-off Events

This interactive art making lesson is for students involved in The Arts Unit Home Program. Our featured artist for 2022 is Ngemba artist Andy Snelgar. Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Home Program 2022 | Virtual artmaking lesson with an Aboriginal artist Home Program | Virtual artmaking lesson with an Aboriginal artist
Virtual art making lesson with Ngemba artist Andy Snelgar
This interactive art making lesson is for students involved in The Arts Unit Home Program.
Ngemba artist Andy Snelgar creates intricate, sculpted, and carved wooden objects.
Andy’s artworks continue an important and vital Indigenous cultural practice, and they show us how important it is to be connected to Country.
This event gives students and teachers participating in the 2022 Home program the opportunity to work with a professional Aboriginal artist in the creation of an artwork in their own school. Home, an expansive three-term program, connects professional Aboriginal artists, students, and teachers with local regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW to explore cultural practice and art making. The program includes professional development for teachers followed by the support to deliver a bespoke visual arts program for Stage 3 students culminating in an exhibition at your regional gallery.
Information on how to be part of the Home program. Free The Arts Unit Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events #TheArtsUnit

Hear from Li Cunxin AO, author of Mao’s Last Dancer and Artistic Director of the QLD Ballet. His memoir tells the story of adapting to change and overcoming adversity. Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Digital Talk with Li Cunxin 10:30am AEDT 30th March Years 5-10 Li was born in China and was selected to study at Beijing Dance Academy, upon his graduation, he received a cultural exchange scholarship to America.  Li subsequently became principal dancer with Houston Ballet and then The Australian Ballet and won multiple prestigious dance awards. He retired from dancing in 1999 and made a successful career transition from ballet into finance.

In 2003, Li published his international best-selling autobiography, “Mao’s Last Dancer”, which quickly rose to number one on the Australian bestseller list. This book also won multiple awards and was adapted into a blockbuster film in 2009.

Li is currently the Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet.

Li’s story is a living example of adapting to changes, overcoming adversity and achieving excellence in life.

If your students have a question that they would like to ask, you will have the opportunity to record it and send it in for Li to answer on the day. Questions will need to be received by Sydney Opera House no later than Monday 14th of March.  Further instructions on how to do this will be sent to you upon booking. Free Sydney Opera House Live Event – Scheduled Youtube Recording Primary Secondary Creative Arts Dance Appreciating (Dance) PDHPE Self Management Skills Healthy, Safe and Active Lifestyles Creative Arts Dance Composing (Dance) Free One-off Events

Join the Embassy of the United States of America & Questacon for a discussion about one of NASA’s most robust and versatile programs launching from Arnhem Land mid-2022.

 

This talk will look at Brickman, Ryan McNaught’s relationship with LEGO®, innovation and problem solving through creativity. Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Digital Talk with Brickman, Ryan McNaught 10:30am AEDT 22nd March Years 3-7 Ryan McNaught, aka “The Brickman” is a LEGO® certified Professional, one of only 14 in the world and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2019 he joined Australia’s Channel Nine’s new hit TV show LEGO Masters Australia as the main competition judge along side host Hamish Blake.

Originally from the corporate world, Ryan’s creativity was limited and bound by the constraints of his job, however the ability to express and create through a unique medium offered him an amazing opportunity, the ability to create something that both children and adults alike can be inspired by.

So far he has, along with his team of brick artists and craftspeople, created 6 world-touring exhibitions of LEGO brick creations, as well as countless models for LEGO stores, LEGO offices and private commissions.

This talk will look at Brickman’s relationship with LEGO®, innovation and problem solving through creativity.

If your students have a question that they would like to ask, you will have the opportunity to record it and send it in for Ryan to answer on the day. Questions will need to be received by Sydney Opera House no later than Monday 14th of March  Further instructions on how to do this will be sent to you upon booking. Free Sydney Opera House Live Event – Scheduled Youtube Recording Primary Secondary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Material World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Creative Arts Visual Arts Making (Visual Arts) Free One-off Events Brickman thebrickman legomasters ryanmcnaught lego making building