Education Directorate
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
ACT Children’s Week | Children’s Week | $8,000 |
Government, non-government, and not for profit organisations that provide preschool services in the ACT. |
Preschool Matters The Preschool Matters Grants Program provides a maximum of $500 per annum to 20 ACT children’s services to support initiatives that strengthen parental engagement with children’s learning and develop collaborative partnerships with families and communities. The following services received grants in the 2015–16 grant round:
A total of 60 preschool services have received grants of $500 in the 2013-14, 2014–15 and 2015–16 grants rounds. The 2016–17 grants round is the fourth and final round of the grants program. |
$10,000 is allocated in each grant round. A total of $40,000 is committed over the life of the program. |
ACT Principals Association Incorporated |
Principals as Literacy Leaders in Schools (PALLs#2) ACT 2015 The Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALLs) program is designed to:
| $100,000 |
MusicaViva |
Building teacher capacity in the arts. To develop professional learning workshops in dance and music to ACT teachers which are aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Arts | $16,500 |
Ausdance |
Building teacher capacity in the arts. To deliver cross-sectoral professional learning workshops in dance and music to ACT teachers which are aligned with the introduction of Australian Curriculum: Arts | $16,500 |
Kulture Break |
Building teacher capacity in the arts. To deliver cross-sectoral professional learning workshops in dance and music to ACT teachers which are aligned with the introduction of Australian Curriculum: Arts | $16,500 |
QL2 |
Building teacher capacity in the arts. Cross-sectoral project to develop and deliver a dance education pilot project with 10 ACT schools. | $6,600 |
Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) |
Educational support to schools Access to ACTF film and video resources, lesson plans, classroom materials, online resources and professional learning for all sectors in the ACT. | $6,100 |
Canberra Preschool Society |
Grant-in-Aid The grant is used for general administrative purposes of the society, including the salary of its Executive Officer | $52,863 |
SEE-CHANGE |
Parliament of Youth on Sustainability Teacher professional learning, resources and engaging activities for students to support the sustainability aspect of the Australian Curriculum. | $12,100 |
History Teachers Association |
2015 National History Challenge Chief Minister’s Young Historian of the Year award | $500 |
UN Youth Australia |
UN Youth Voice National Finals Sponsorship to support hosting the UN Youth Voice National Finals in Canberra. | $500 |
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia |
Promotion of Indonesian Language (MoU) Provides funding for 10 Indonesian Language Teaching Assistants to be placed in ACT public schools to support the Indonesian Program | $10,000 |
Kingsford Smith School |
Promotion of Chinese Language (MoU) Provides funding for one Chinese Language Teaching Assistants to be placed at the school to support the Chinese Program | $5,000 |
Melrose High School |
Promotion of Chinese Language (MoU) Provides funding for one Chinese Language Teaching Assistants to be placed at the school to support the Chinese Program | $5,000 |
Language Networks: |
Language Teachers Network – Eight priority languages
Provides funding support to language teachers in the ACT to undertake professional learning and support teachers with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Languages | $30,000 (Total) |
Mawson Primary School Association for Learning Mandarin in Australia Inc. (ALMA) |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to scope, organise and deliver an educational language program for parents of children at Mawson primary School and the Chinese Australian Early Childhood Centre. | $5,000 |
Mount Rogers Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to provide resources, materials and teaching aids for the newly established Chinese program at the school | $3,500 |
Franklin Early Childhood School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase authentic resources for the community play-based Chinese program offered after school. | $2,500 |
Association for Learning Mandarin in Australia Inc. (ALMA) The Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) at the ANU |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to develop a student ambassador program linking the ANU to schools offering a Chinese program. | $2,500 |
Canberra High School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources to set up a Chinese program for students at the school. | $3,500 |
Radford College |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources for the introduction of an International Commerce elective course for Year 9 and Year 10 students. | $3,000 |
Federation of Chinese Community of Canberra Inc.(FCCCI) Association for Learning Mandarin in Australia Inc. (ALMA) Mandarin For Fun Playgroup (MFF) |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to plan and develop resources for a bilingual Chinese teaching program in After School and Preschool programs. | $3,000 |
Gungahlin College |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources for a joint college-community library. | $3,000 |
Canberra Chinese Language Teachers Society (CCLTS) |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to establish a website and integrate teaching resources for ACT teachers of Chinese within the website. | $2,500 |
Australian School of Contemporary Chinese (ASCC) incorporated as SCSA – Standard Chinese School of Australia |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources to develop a community program at the Centre. | $2,500 |
Torrens Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding to support the purchase of resources and materials for the school’s Chinese program. | $2,000 |
Canberra Grammar Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources to develop pedagogy and develop ongoing school partnerships between Canberra and China. | $1,500 |
Kingsford Smith School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase a site licence for the Language Perfect program to support students’ language learning at the school. | $3,000 |
Dickson College |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to establish programs to engage students in language learning and to assist with transition from high school to college. | $1,000 |
Lake Tuggeranong College |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources to implement a calligraphy and Chinese art program at the college. | $3,415 |
Mawson Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources for the annual China Day event. | $670 |
Mawson Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support for the Junior School Mandarin Bilingual choir. | $1,500 |
Mawson Primary School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support for the purchase of Chinese vegetables and bilingual resources for the newly established Chinese Market Garden at the school. | $1,500 |
Merici College |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support for the purchase of resources to promote links and partnerships with native speakers of Chinese. | $2,500 |
Harrison School |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase teaching resources for the new Chinese language program at the school. | $915 |
Australia China Friendship Society ACT Branch Inc. |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase certificates, shields and prizes for the annual Panda Competition and the school awards presentation. | $2,500 |
ACT Playgroups Association |
ACT Government Mandarin Culture and Language Grant Provides funding support to purchase resources to support the education activities offered at the playgroup. | $1,000 |
Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated |
IGNITE: Connect – a course as part of IGNITE: Alternative Arts Academy This project is designed for mixed abilities and needs and aims to address the gap between diversional and community arts programs and professional arts education. | $20,000 |
Belconnen Community Services Inc |
Youth Employment Pathways Support for the development of a Youth Employment Pathways Hub in partnership with education, training and other service providers to deliver alternative education. | $19,746 |
Companion House |
Assisting survivors of torture and trauma Mentoring and inclusions for young people. The project aims to provide mentoring support to young asylum seekers in their efforts to establish pathways to vocational education and training. | $20,000 |
Companion House |
Pathways for young people Funds will support establishment of pathways to vocational education and training for young asylum seekers/refugees with financial barriers and no support network. | $19,850 |
Domestic Violence Crisis Service Incorporated |
Strengths-based vocational training for victims of domestic violence. The project will provide training for women who have experienced domestic violence to gain skills to enter the workforce or further education. | $19,933 |
Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services of the ACT Inc |
English for Employment This project aims to build English language skills that allow migrants and refugees to pursue education and employment opportunities in the broader community. | $20,000 |
Sexual Health and Family Planning |
SoSAFE! Transition to work for adults living with intellectual disabilities | $13,088 |
Support Asian Women’s Friendships |
Stepping Up – Learning workplace computer Provision of a holistic approach to teaching mature adult learners from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. | $17,383 |
Uniting Care – Kippax |
Kippax connections – General community Support for socially disadvantaged adults to transition into vocational education and training (VET) pathways by assisting them to overcome both individual and social barriers to participation. | $20,000 |
Uniting Care – Kippax |
Kippax connections – CALD Support for individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, to transition into vocational education and training (VET) pathways by assisting them to overcome both individual and social barriers to participation. | $20,000 |