Creative Learning 2018 Primary Program Excursion – Seven live performances on the stages of the Sydney Opera House – Year-round onsite tours of the iconic building – Accessible performances that cater to a range of needs – Tailor made experiences for schools, through the Creative Leadership in Learning program – Conveniently located a short walk from Welcome to the 2018 Sydney Opera Circular Quay Station House Creative Learning Program. Our learning journeys are designed to enrich your students’ critical thinking and exploration of a diverse world. We offer a year-round program of world- Classroom class performing arts, inspiring digital content and deep learning opportunities, – Two interactive tours of the Sydney Opera House so there’s something for every school. via video conference Join us in person at Sydney Opera House – Three interactive workshops and even from the comfort of your via video conference – Two live-streamed own classroom! performances with a special Q&A for regional and remote schools To book a show or program, – A live-streamed talk with Call 02 9250 7770 David Walliams, best-selling author of Billionaire Boy [email protected] Email – Online student resources Visit our website sydneyoperahouse.com including podcasts, videos and activities In this program Teachers 6 Performances Connect with us – Accredited teacher Facebook professional learning 20 Accessible Performances /sydneyoperahouse with industry experts 21 Sydney Opera House Tour on Engaging Students Instagram with Disability 22 Digital Creative Learning @sydneyoperahouse – An in-depth 3 year 27 Resources for your classroom Twitter development program @sydoperahouse for your school – Creative 28 Teacher Professional Learning Leadership in Learning Tag 30 Creative Leadership in Learning #SOHLearning – Tailor-made programs either in-school or onsite to suit your school’s specific needs 3 Over 28,000 young people Excursion participate in education events Plan your visit each year at the Sydney Opera For students onsite House. The chance to walk the steps of this iconic building at Sydney Opera House and experience world class entertainment beneath the sails is a lasting memory for students and teachers alike. Risk assessment Food and beverage Information to assist schools in planning Food outlets are located on the lower a visit to Sydney Opera House and level of the concourse. Please note food preparing a risk assessment is available and drink are permitted inside the foyers, online at sydneyoperahouse.com but not in the venues. Teacher resources Getting here Teacher resources are available The Sydney Opera House is a 10 minute for all live performances. Written with walk from Circular Quay, the closest your classroom in mind, they are packed station for public transport via train, bus with practical, creative activities and ferry. To view timetable information designed to provoke ideas and enrich and ensure your public transport needs your students’ learning. can be met, please contact Transport NSW on 131500 or transportnsw.info Arrive early Please ensure that your group arrives Coach parking at the venue at least 25 minutes prior Buses and coaches cannot park onsite to the performance start time. at Sydney Opera House. Large buses Latecomers may only be admitted to must disembark passengers on a performance during a suitable break, Macquarie Street. Please contact City and in some cases may be excluded. of Sydney to confirm bus and coach set Call Front of House on 02 9250 7134 down areas. We recommend allowing to notify us if you are running late. an additional 10 minutes for walking from Macquarie Street. School bags The safety and security of everyone visiting our site is paramount. We require all items larger than the dimensions of an A4 piece of paper to be cloaked. As our cloakrooms have limited space, we request that where possible teachers and students do not bring large bags/ backpacks with them to the performance. Ticket & Travel Subsidy The Sydney Opera House is committed Thank you to our to providing the very best national Arts Assist Donors and international performing arts Please join us in thanking our experiences to NSW students as part generous donors who support of their educational studies. The Sydney our Arts Assist program Opera House Arts Assist program provides the full cost of the Creative Enabling Idealist Learning performance ticket and $5 The Greatorex Foundation per student toward travel costs. School applications will be assessed according Catalyst Idealist to socioeconomic disadvantage, schools Sydney Opera House with special needs and individual Ladies’ Committee responses regarding the School Profile and School Community. To apply for the Arts Assist ticket and travel subsidy, contact our Creative Learning team on 02 9250 7770 or email us at creativelearning@ sydneyoperahouse.com 5 Billionaire Boy Learning Years 2–6 Journey A CDP Kids production English Drama Science 11 – 12 Apr 10am & 12.30pm Meet twelve year old Joe. Brought vividly 01 Preparing students to life from the pages of David Walliams’ + Download your free $20 per student best-selling novel, Joe has everything Talk Teacher Resources at 70 mins (incl. Q&A) a boy could possibly need, including sydneyoperahouse.com. Filled with background a golden underwater Ferrari and his own David Walliams digital author talk information on the cinema. Everyone assumes money has Delve into the wonderful world performance and interactive bought him happiness, but what he really of David Walliams and learn about his activities to complete in needs is a friend. inspiration for the book in this live class, these curriculum-linked and interactive session for students. resources are the perfect way In this world premiere Australian Limited capacity, book fast to avoid to prepare your students for adaptation, Joe faces up to the bully at disappointment. See page 25 for details. his new school, his Dad’s girlfriend, and the live performance. Image: Billionaire Boy by David Walliams, the world’s worst canteen, to discover published by HarperCollins Children’s that money might buy you a lot in Raj’s 8 Dec 2017 12.30pm 02 In the classroom Books. Cover illustration © Tony Ross, shop, but it can’t buy you everything. Join us for a live-streamed 2010 Lettering on authors name Free for Australian schools © Quentin Blake, 2010 author talk with David With plenty of songs, laughs and 45 mins Walliams. Students will a heart-warming message of the love the opportunity to ask importance of friendship and family, questions and to learn more your students will love this new show about the book. from the team behind Mr Stink and The 13-26- and 52-Storey Treehouses. 03 In the classroom Participate in our free digital A play by Maryam Master, based on the creative writing workshop best-selling novel by David Walliams. facilitated by Sydney Story Factory. Students From Australia will learn practical skills for putting ideas to paper and be challenged to create a compelling character of their own (see page 24 for details). Curriculum Links Subject Content Outcomes Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 General capabilities and cross-curriculum English Thinking EN1-10C EN2-10C EN3-7C Literacy imaginatively and creatively Critical and creative thinking Expressing EN1-11D EN2-11D EN3-8D Personal and themselves social capability Drama Appreciating DRAS1.4 DRA S2.4 DRA S3.4 Ethical Science Working ST1-1VA ST2-1VA ST3-1VA understanding scientifically For full NSW & Australian curriculum information, visit the Billionaire Boy web page. 7 ABC Classic Kids: Learning Years K– 2 Journey Sounds like Australia Music A Sydney Opera House, ABC KIDS listen Visual Arts and ABC Classic FM production Geography 3 May 10.30am & 12pm Treat your students to musical 01 Preparing students soundscapes and classical compositions Download your free 9 – 10 May 10.30am & 12pm with Sounds Like Australia. In this Teacher Resources at 16 May 10.30am & 12pm immersive introduction to music, your sydneyoperahouse.com. students will learn about instrument Filled with background $18.50 per student sounds, develop their musical vocabulary, information on the 55 mins (incl. Q&A) and explore the importance of listening. performance and interactive This light-hearted, participatory show activities to complete in will delight children with sounds evocative class, these curriculum-linked of the Australian landscape. resources are the perfect way to prepare your students for Sounds Like Australia is a brand new the live performance. production celebrating classical music for young audiences. After the show, students 02 In the classroom can meet the musicians and instruments. Introduce your students Photo: Heidrum Lohr to the instruments that form Presented by Sydney Opera House, an orchestra with the six- ABC KIDS listen and ABC Classic FM minute video George Meets in collaboration with Ensemble Offspring the Orchestra, available on and composer Jessica Wells. YouTube and Sounds Like Australia web page. From Australia Join George as he meets players of the Sydney Youth Orchestras and learns all about the four families of the orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. 03 In the classroom Join us for a fun, engaging and interactive introduction to the Opera House via video conference with our digital tour Places & Spaces of Sydney Opera House. Free for all Australian schools (see page 23 for details). Curriculum Links Subject Content Outcomes Early Stage 1 Stage 1 General capabilities and cross-curriculum Music Listening MUES1.3 MUS1.4 Critical and creative thinking Visual Arts Appreciating VAES1.3 VAS1.3 VAES1.4 VAS1.4 Intercultural understanding Geography Content for Early GEe-1 GE1-1 Stage 1/ Stage 1 For full NSW & Australian curriculum information, visit the Sounds Like Australia web page. 9 Ruby’s Wish Learning Years 3–6 Journey MAKEbeLIVE Productions & Cubbyhouse Co. Drama Music English 17 May 10am & 12.30pm Ruby is seven and three quarters. 01 Preparing students She is everything a little girl should be: + Download your free 18 May 12pm brazen, hopeful and bright-eyed.