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Tag: Wellbeing

Events that support student wellbeing, including physical, mental and emotional health

P is for Portrait

Visual Arts | Foundation – Year 2

Experience one of our fun, curriculum-focused programs live from the National Portrait Gallery, specifically for classroom based learners. No individual/homeschool connections in this session.

IMAGE: Me
1992
Ken Done
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas (frame: 119.7 cm x 94.5 cm, support: 102 cm x 76 cm)
Gift of the artist 2009. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
© Ken Done Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 P is for Portrait As the students make and respond to artworks, students will explore meaning and interpretation, forms and processes, and social and cultural contexts of portraiture.

Visual Arts | Foundation – Year 2

Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks and design, including considering ideas in artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
Use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks
Create and display artworks to communicate ideas to an audience. Please have drawing material/tools ready for each participant!
Respond to visual artworks and consider where and why people make visual artworks, starting with visual artworks from Australia, including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Creative Arts Visual Arts Appreciating (Visual Arts) Creative Arts Visual Arts Making (Visual Arts) Creative Arts Visual Arts Free Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing

Gnarly Trees

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom. Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent Gnarly Trees IMAGE: (L-R) Clare Rae, Cathy Staughton, Alan Constable, Andrew Curtis, Eden Menta, Ross Coulter at the Arts Project Australia Studio (Janelle Low and Mark Smith not pictured), 2022 Mark Mohell. Photographed on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Join a Portrait23: Identity conversation during May!

This week artists Mark Smith and Ross Coulter discuss their artworks, processes and influences with curator Penny Grist. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing #portraitau #VHT

Pictures tell Stories

History | Special Homebased Learners Session

Experience one of our fun, curriculum-focused learning programs live from the National Portrait Gallery, specifically for home based learners. No group/class connections in this session.

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
1782
John Webber Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Pictures tell Stories In this history-focused program we will explore portraits as historical sources, investigating time, place, people and artists perspectives. Students respond with writing, drawing, and discussion all the while practicing important skills of visual analysis as they consider the historical value of art and portraiture. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary HSIE History Australian History: Colonials and National (Stage 3 – Year 5 and 6) Creative Arts Visual Arts Appreciating (Visual Arts) Free Homeschool Specials Wellbeing

STORY TIME Fashionista

Join Maxine Beneba Clarke as she reads her book Fashionista, leads us in craft activities and finishes in a flurry with a fashion face-off finale! Preschool/Early Childhood Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 STORY TIME Fashionista This program is Auslan interpreted and designed for ages 4-10 years accompanied by their grownup.

We’ll be crafting amazing accessories so come prepared with:

An A4 size piece of cardboard
Pencils or textas
Decorations like foil, cupcake wrappers, washi tape, stickers, magazines for collage, wrapping paper and glitter for a bit of bling!
Scissors (remember to ask for help with these if you need it!)
Elastic – about 30cm
Sticky tape and/or glue
Maxine’s template [pdf file] printed on paper/cardboard, or a favourite toy and piece of paper/cardboard big enough you can trace around

Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer and illustrator of Afro-Caribbean descent. She is the author of over ten books, including the short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the memoir The Hate Race, the poetry collections Carrying the World and How Decent Folk Behave and the children’s books Fashionista and When We Say Black Lives Matter.

This program is made possible with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Creative Arts Visual Arts Appreciating (Visual Arts) Creative Arts Visual Arts Making (Visual Arts) English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Environment Free Homeschool Specials Wellbeing

Not just a face

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom.

IMAGE: Self Portrait #1, 1992/2007 William Yang. © William Yang Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent Not just a face Grab your rucksack and join our Collection Administrator, Renee Joyce to explore the role of place in providing portraiture’s context and narrative. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing #portraitau #VHT

Storm in a Teacup

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom.

IMAGE: Professor Germaine Greer, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent Storm in a Teacup What’s all the fuss about? Grab a cuppa and join us as we look at three sitters in our collection who have, unwittingly or deliberately, created storms in teacups. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing #portraitau #VHT

World Day for Physical Activity – 10@10 Challenge

Join the Premier’s Sporting Challenge for the world’s biggest 10@10 on World Physical Activity Day. Get your students moving and grooving in a live streamed event on April 6th. It’s just 10 minutes of physical activity at 10am, but it can make a big impact on health and wellbeing. Sign up today and be a part of a global movement to get kids active and healthy!

 

  Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 World Day for Physical Activity – 10@10 Challenge Attention all primary schools in NSW! Are you ready to be a part of the world’s biggest 10@10 on World Physical Activity Day? The Premier’s Sporting Challenge is inviting you to join in on a live streamed event that will get your students moving and grooving like never before.

On Thursday, April 6th, we will be hosting the world’s biggest 10@10 event, and we want your school to be a part of it. This is an opportunity for your students to get active, have fun, and learn about the importance of physical activity.

What is 10@10, you ask? It’s simple – it’s 10 minutes of physical activity at 10am. We believe that even a short burst of activity can have a big impact on health and wellbeing. And when we do it together, we can make a real difference.

By participating in the Premier’s Sporting Challenge’s world’s biggest 10@10 event, your school will be a part of a global movement to get kids active and healthy. And the best part? It’s all live streamed, so you can tune in from the comfort of your own school.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up your school today and get ready to join in on the world’s biggest 10@10 on World Physical Activity Day. Let’s show the world what NSW schools can do! Free School Sport Unit, NSW Department of Education Live Event – Scheduled Other Primary PDHPE Movement Skills Movement Skill and Performance Free One-off Events Wellbeing

Inside Voices

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom.

IMAGE: Florence Broadhurst, 1975 Lewis Morley. © Lewis Morley Archive LLC Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent Inside Voices Put down the drop sheet and join us from your living room, as we dive deep into the minds behind loud colours, bold patterns and bright interiors. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing #portraitau #VHT

Framing the past

History | Year 5 – Year 6

Experience one of our fun, curriculum-focused learning programs live from the National Portrait Gallery, specifically for classroom based learners.

IMAGE: Self portrait 1934 Nora Heysen AM oil on canvas (frame: 60.8 cm x 53.5 cm, support: 43.1 cm x 36.3 cm)
Purchased 1999 © Lou Klepac Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Framing the past Portraits will be selected based on this program being within Harmony Week and Australian Womens History Month

In this history-focused program we will explore portraits as historical sources, investigating time, place, people and artists perspectives. Students respond with writing, drawing, and discussion all the while practicing important skills of visual analysis as they consider the historical value of art and portraiture. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary HSIE History Australian History: Colonials and National (Stage 3 – Year 5 and 6) Creative Arts Visual Arts Appreciating (Visual Arts) Women in STEM Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing Australian Womens History Month theme: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Harmony Week

Learning to look

Experience one of our fun, curriculum-focused programs live from the National Portrait Gallery, specifically for classroom based learners. No individual/homeschool connections in this session.

IMAGE: Me
1992
Ken Done
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas (frame: 119.7 cm x 94.5 cm, support: 102 cm x 76 cm)
Gift of the artist 2009. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
© Ken Done Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Learning to look Students continue to learn about safe practices in the arts and in their interactions with other artists. Their understanding of the role of the artist and the audience builds on their experience. As an audience, students focus their attention on the artwork and respond to it. They consider why and how audiences respond to artworks.

Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times, including artwork by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to use as inspiration for their own representations
Use materials, techniques and processes to explore visual conventions when making artworks
Present artworks and describe how they have used visual conventions to represent their ideas. Please have drawing material/tools ready for each participant!
Identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using visual arts terminology to compare artworks, starting with visual artworks in Australia including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Creative Arts Visual Arts Appreciating (Visual Arts) Creative Arts Visual Arts Making (Visual Arts) Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events STEM/STEAM Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing Australian Womens History Month theme: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories

Portrait23: Identity – a Curator’s intro

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom.

IMAGE: Christopher Bassi, 2022 Rhett Hammerton. Photographed on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal peoples. Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent Portrait23: Identity – a Curator’s intro Join curators Penny Grist and Rebecca Ray for a look at some of the amazing artists in Portrait23: Identity! It’s portraiture, but not as you know it. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing Australian Womens History Month theme: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories #portraitau #VHT

Tempo – Re-stream Performance (Limited Availability 14-28 March 2023)

Come join the Circus!
Digital Stream Available 14 – 28 March 2023 strictly limited time.

When the orchestra hasn’t shown up and the audience is waiting, call the Flying Fruit Fly Circus!
Witness the talented young performers in this all-clowning musical variety show. Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Tempo – Re-stream Performance (Limited Availability 14-28 March 2023) Flip! Fly! Fortissimo! ‘Tempo’ is the new show from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Australia’s National Youth Circus. A highly distinguished musician has arrived to conduct their latest Symphony, but the orchestra is nowhere to be found! Fortunately, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus kids are ready to come to the rescue. Tempo features an ensemble of young performers aged 11 – 18 years who will flip, juggle, balance and dive their way into your heart.

This is a re-streamed performance from the Sydney Opera House stage and suitable for all the school to watch during the NAPLAN 2023 dates. Free Sydney Opera House On Demand Youtube Recording Primary Secondary PDHPE Physical Activity and Sports Studies Creative Arts Dance Appreciating (Dance) PDHPE Movement Skills Movement Skill and Performance Free One-off Events Wellbeing #sydneyoperahouse #digitalcreativelearning

All About Women (Digital Talks): Iran: Woman, Life, Freedom زن، زندگی، آزادی (31-13 March)

Learn about global citizenship, human rights, and identity as Iranian-Australian women give an insight into life in Iran, the power of protest, and how Australians can be allies at this moment in time Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent All About Women (Digital Talks): Iran: Woman, Life, Freedom زن، زندگی، آزادی (31-13 March) AVAILABLE from 13 MARCH ON DEMAND

Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman, died in police custody after being arrested by Iran’s morality police. Her death ignited protests across the country, with thousands of women and girls burning their veils and cutting their hair in defiance of the regime.  The unrest was met by severe crackdowns, violence and even execution.

Join us to hear from Iranian-Australian women as they tell us what the future for women and all Iran might look like. Together we will explore what role Australia has played – both in treatment of refugees and in advocating for human rights – as well as how the diaspora and their allies can help. This unmissable panel will be followed by a gorgeous musical set by ZÖJ. Free Sydney Opera House On Demand Youtube Recording Secondary HSIE Society and Culture Creative Arts HSIE Modern History Student Careers Women in STEM Free One-off Events Wellbeing Australian Womens History Month theme: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories International Women’s day World Storytelling Day Harmony Week #sydneyoperahouse #digitalcreativelearning #digitalschoolstalk

All About Women (Digital Talks): Actually Autistic w. Grace Tame, Chloé Hayden & Jac den Houting (13-31 March)

Chloé Hayden (Quinni from Heartbreak High), Grace Tame and other panellists discuss what living with autism is actually like and the fact 80% of females with autism are misdiagnosed.  Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent All About Women (Digital Talks): Actually Autistic w. Grace Tame, Chloé Hayden & Jac den Houting (13-31 March) AVAILABLE FROM 13 MARCH 2023

We live in a society that is only just beginning to recognise neurodivergence in women and non-binary people. So how does it feel to be misdiagnosed for years? Does greater public awareness make socialising a little bit simpler? What are some strategies to cope with ableist systems? And what stereotypes do we really need to put in the bin?

Your students are invited to join this panel of powerhouse women and non-binary people to hear about living with autism. They’ll be sharing about navigating social scenes and professional settings, and what masking and mimicry mean. This will be an essential session exploring how everyone can be part of a world that is inclusive, accessible and full of support. Free Sydney Opera House On Demand Youtube Recording Secondary HSIE Society and Culture English Creative Arts Student Careers Free One-off Events Wellbeing Australian Womens History Month theme: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories International Women’s day World Storytelling Day Harmony Week #sydneyoperahouse #digitalcreativelearning #digitalschoolstalk

WORKSHOP – Handmade Eleganza Extravaganza Paper Doll with Vipoo Srivilasa!

Join us for our Handmade Eleganza Extravaganza Paper Doll Workshop and make an outfit that expresses who you are or who you want to be. IMAGE: Vipoo Srivilasa in his studio, 2022 Mark Mohell. Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent WORKSHOP – Handmade Eleganza Extravaganza Paper Doll with Vipoo Srivilasa! All you’ll need to get creative:

A4 or large white paper, scissors, some textas or pens for decoration. Vipoo will take us on an adventure to find things around our houses to incorporate into our designs!

Vipoo Srivilasa is a Thai-born, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist, ceramicist and arts activist. His work is a playful blend of European historical figurines, Asian decorative art practices and contemporary culture, often exploring cross-cultural and migration experiences. Collaboration is an important part of his art practice, and he regularly takes part in community-driven projects such as Wellness Deity, which he undertook during the COVID lockdowns. For more than 20 years, Vipoo has exhibited both throughout Australia and internationally, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Saatchi Gallery, London. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing

An opportunity taken

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom. IMAGE: Ian Frazer, 2007 Marian Drew. © Commonwealth of Australia Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent An opportunity taken Join us as we celebrate science with a social conscious. We’ll be focusing on those in our collection who grabbed the opportunity to improve the quality of women’s health across the world. (aka legends.)

Explore portraits from our collection over a half an hour lunch break! Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Women in STEM Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing #portraitau #VHT

WORLDPRIDE A Pacific Perspective

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom. Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent WORLDPRIDE A Pacific Perspective Join special guest Fijian poet and art activist Peter Sipeli as we celebrate WorldPride from a Pacific perspective.

Peter is a co-founder of Centre for the Arts, Suva, and an arts manager and who founded The Poetry Shop, Fiji. He works as a gay activist using storytelling as advocacy, spoke at the inaugural TEDx Suva, and as a SLAM poet with a large following, he’s a champion of the revival of the literary movement in Fiji, working to provide spaces for new and emerging poets and artists to enable the framing of authentic local voices.

Peter lives in Suva with his partner Mark Lal and their two cats, Friday and Nala. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Women in STEM Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras – World Pride #portraitau #VHT

WORKSHOP – MINNA GILLIGAN Collage and colour

Join us online with artist Minna Gilligan for a creative workshop exploring the story telling powers of colour and collage.  Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 TAFE Students Teacher Parent WORKSHOP – MINNA GILLIGAN Collage and colour Hear about Minna’s arts practice before creating your own narrative portrait focusing on composition, collage, mood and identity

To get creative you’ll need:

Something to draw with – coloured pencils, markers, pens etc.
A4 or A3 white paper
Scissors
Glue
Photographic materials to collage with, think magazines, nature books, thrifted cookbooks etc.

Minna Gilligan is a Melbourne-based artist who works primarily with painting, drawing and collage. Her works are eerie playgrounds of colour, usually inhabited by lone protagonists trapped in states of longing, sadness or exhalation. Minna exhibits nationally and internationally; and from 2011 – 2018 illustrated for ROOKIE, American actor Tavi Gevinson’s online magazine. Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Secondary Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing

Drama Life Skills – Accessible On-Demand Workshop

In this on-demand workshop, students use drama techniques to help explore and manage new experiences and situations. Preschool/Early Childhood Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 Drama Life Skills – Accessible On-Demand Workshop Meet facilitator Catherine who introduces us to the characters of Charlie, Cleo and Andy as they experience new situations in their everyday life. Charlie is the new kid in class; how will he settle in? Cleo is having a birthday party, but who will she invite? Andy is excited to go to the museum, but will he ever get to see the dinosaurs? And how will each of them shine on concert day?

With a focus on identifying and managing feelings, this workshop brings drama into the classroom and offers further opportunities for play and exploration with teachers, carers and peers. Make your own puppets and get exploring.

Designed especially for students who have additional needs, it is also suitable for students in early stages 1 and 2. Free Sydney Opera House On Demand Youtube Recording Primary Secondary Creative Arts Drama Making (role, dramatic contexts, elements and forms) English Making meaning through responding and composing Speaking and Listening Creative Arts Visual Arts Making (Visual Arts) Free Wellbeing #sydneyoperahouse #digitalcreativelearning

Nude dudes

This Virtual Highlight Tour will be delivered using Zoom. IMAGE: Ian Thorpe, 2002 James Houston. © James Houston TAFE Students Teacher Parent Nude dudes From Michelangelo’s ‘David’ to James Houston’s portrait of Ian Thorpe, male nudity is often associated with the heroic, if not the divine beauty. Join us – clothed or with your camera off – as we discuss the queer history of nude dudes in art.
Explore portraits from our collection over a half an hour lunch break! Free National Portrait Gallery Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Creative Arts Visual Arts Creative Arts Visual Arts Free One-off Events Teacher Professional Development Wellbeing Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras – World Pride #portraitau #VHT

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