Digital resources

Audience
Format
Area

Roles and rules of debating

Creative Class Literature and language arts
Years 5 and 6 debating and public speaking

Learn about the rules of debating and the role of each speaker.

Safety in the entertainment industry

Creative Class VET
Years 11 and 12 VET entertainment

Explore safety requirements within the entertainment industry.

Saxophone - improvisation by ear

Art Bites Music
Upper primary and secondary music

James Loughnan introduces saxophone players to the art of improvisation using well-known tunes.

Scarecrow dancing

Creative Class Dance Visual arts
Years 1 and 2 dance and visual arts

Creating dance with a scarecrow stimulus.

Schools Spectacular 2019 teachers briefing

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Teachers
Information and videos to support participating teachers and their students in the 2019 Schools Spectacular show, STARS.

Secondary drama warm-ups for ensembles

Creative Teachers Drama
Secondary drama teachers
Explore engaging ways to start any drama session.

Secondary group devising techniques

Creative Teachers Drama
Years 7 to 12 drama teachers
Interviews with experienced drama teachers.

Shadow and bunraku paper puppetry

Art Bites Drama
Learn how to make a simple shadow puppet from scratch and explore creative ideas for special effects to enhance your puppet show.

Shake the papaya tree

Creative Class Music
Years 3 to 6 music

Learn about melody and rhythm while learning a fun song

Short Film Ensemble

Creative Resource Drama Film
Watch the short film ensemble creations as students explore comedy, dialogue, action, and suspense!

Sing in your classroom

Creative Resource Music
With
Donna Riles
Primary teachers
This resource equips classroom teachers with fun and engaging ways to sing with students. 

Solo vocal workshop

Art Bites Music
With
Charmaine Gibbs
Secondary music

Tips on how to prepare for auditions and what to do in the audition room.

Speaking styles

Creative Class Literature and language arts
Years 3 to 6 public speaking

Explore a range of skill building activities as we discover how ‘manner’ impacts public speaking.

SpecEd 2018

Creative Resource Dance Drama Music Visual arts Password required
Classroom resource drawn from the Schools Spectacular theme ‘The Greatest!’ 

SpecEd 2019

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SpecEd 2019 is an online, comprehensive classroom resource drawn from the Schools Spectacular theme, STARS! This cross-curricular resource comprises five units of work encompassing a wide range of stages of learning and KLAs.

Spectacular choralography

Creative Class Music
Kindergarten to Year 6 music

Learn and perform Auslan inspired choralography with the 2016 Schools Spectacular Signing Choir and Arena Choir

Spectacular entertainment

Creative Class VET
Years 11 and 12 VET entertainment industry

Using Schools Spectacular to apply safety, lighting, audio, staging and vision knowledge

Spectacular Schools - Inspired - Totems

Creative Resource Dance
Secondary, NSW public schools
Follow along with the choreographers from Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Youth Program Team to learn the choreography for Totems.

Spectacular Schools – Inspired

Creative Resource Dance Drama Literature and language arts Music Visual arts
Celebrate the creativity and resilience of staff and students by joining us in this digital showcase of NSW public school achievements.

Spectacular Schools – Inspired – Born to be Brave – local performances

Creative Resource Dance

We are so proud of all schools that contributed their local performance of Born to be Brave to the combined feature video. We celebrate every student’s achievement on this page. Enjoy and be inspired by the tremendous effort of all participating schools by watching their full submissions below.