Current a3 Projects

On Monday August 30, a3 was delighted to be involved in Melbourne Day celebrations. Having been engaged by the City of Melbourne to present Performing Arts workshops in nine schools around the city, we were thrilled with the performance outcome that the children achieved. Students from Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra Primary School, St Michael’s Primary School, Holy Rosary School and the Melbourne City School participated in the official Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Lord Mayor, while students from Melbourne Girls Grammar School, North Melbourne Primary School, Carlton Gardens Primary School and Kensington Primary School were a part of celebrations at City Square. The performances were the culmination of six weeks of workshops at the individual schools and were a highlight of the celebrations.

“Thank you for such a great experience! The kids had a ball! We managed to link it to our unit on community – celebrating all things multicultural and what it is to be a Melbournian!” Elise Andrew – Kensington Primary School, Kensington

“Thank you so much for making our 175th birthday so special! I loved the song – particularly about our pride in Melbourne – that’s how I feel every day. Hope you all do too!”
Robert Doyle – Lord Mayor of Melbourne

GenerationOne Hands Across Australia School Competition

a3 is proud to have partnered with GenerationOne to deliver the Hands Across Australia School Competition.

Schools across Australia have been challenged to film their own version, including an original rap, of the GenerationOne theme song Hands Across Australia as part of the nationwide campaign to end Indigenous disparity in one generation – this generation.

GenerationOne is the movement for every Australian wanting to end Indigenous disadvantage. We want as many of Australia’s 10,000 schools as possible to engage their students in this movement by learning, practicing and performing Hands Across Australia. Entries are now open, and must be submitted by 10 September to be in the running to win the Hands Across Australia $25,000 Education Award. For more information, visit the Hands Across Australia School Competition site.

Melbourne Day 175

a3 is excited to have been engaged by the City of Melbourne to contribute to Melbourne Day 175 celebrations. To celebrate Melbourne Day 175 nine schools in the City of Melbourne will be visited by a3 to participate in song and dance workshops and learn a specially written 'Melbourne Song'. The students will perform the 'Melbourne Song' on Melbourne Day, August 30, at the official Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Lord Mayor and at celebrations in City Square to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the foundation of Melbourne.

Catholic Education Sandhurst

In 2009, a3 was delighted to have embarked on a joint venture with Catholic Education Sandhurst to run song and movement workshops in regional Victoria. In 2010 a3 is delighted to continue their partnership with Catholic Education Sandhurst. This relationship has a great emphasis on teacher engagement and development and student performance standards.

Students and teachers will experience the a3 programs in 16 schools in the Bendigo region during Term 2, 12 schools in the Shepparton region during Term 3 and 15 schools around the Wodonga region during Term 4. Catholic Education Sandhurst will host three Festivals of the Sacred at which year 5 and 6 students from the 43 schools will perform their choir and dance items.

a3 has received federal funding from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to provide vocational training to two young Indigenous women from Halls Creek in WA. This program is being run in conjunction with our Girls From Oz Halls Creek program and will involve two young Indigenous women undertaking on the job training in Halls Creek and Melbourne. This training and mentorship will enable these young women to take on leadership roles and positions of paid employment within their own community.

School Holiday Programs

Each year a3 offers exciting school holiday programs in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. The two day workshops are open to girls and boys and specifically focus on building performing arts skills with sessions including singing (pop, music theatre & microphone technique),drama (character development, improvisation, games & short plays), dance (Raw Energy Dance routines & performance development), Circus/craft skills (design, construction, character development & workshop).