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Spectacular Schools – Inspired

The Spectacular Schools Inspired project celebrates the 3,800 students and 309 teachers from 175 schools who joined together to express the joy, excitement and learning they discovered through the creative and performing arts resulting in work that inspired us all. Born from the need to reconnect and reignite after months of isolation, this project came when the students and community needed it the most.

Enjoy watching the Behind the scenes school contributions to our Feature videos and a Showcase of outstanding creative and performing arts produced within classrooms, ovals and halls of public schools across NSW.

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Acknowledgement of Country

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We Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Supporters

We would like to thank our Schools Spectacular sponsors for their generous support of this project. Watch these messages to hear from them.

Telstra message

Duration: 0:57

Video transcript – Telstra message

NSW Teachers Federation message

Duration: 0:50

Video transcript – NSW Teachers Federation message

School Bytes message

Supporting the education of students across NSW is at the core of all that we do at School Bytes. As a proud sponsor of the Spectacular Schools – Inspired initiative, School Bytes directly supports this outstanding opportunity provided for students and teachers from across the state to join together in this showcase of talent. Let’s get inspired!

Speechless

Duration: 5:10

Filmed at Gubbuh Gubbuh, Middle Head and Leura, as well as numerous school halls and ovals throughout NSW, the Speechless choir features 460 primary and secondary school students across the state in an epic crescendo to the Spectacular Schools – Inspired series.

The message is clear: it doesn’t matter whether you sign or speak your message, the importance lies in developing the confidence and opportunities to deliver it.

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Video transcript – Speechless

Transcript – Speechless

[birds calling]

[music - Speechless]

GIRL: (SINGING) Here comes a wave meant to wash me away. A tide that is taking me under. Swallowing sand left with nothing to say. My voice drowned out in the thunder.

But I won't cry. And I won't start to crumble. Whenever they try, try to shut me or cut me down.

I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless.

'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) Written in stone every rule, every word. Centuries old and unbending. Stay in your place. Better seen and not heard. But now that story is ending.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I, I cannot start to crumble. So come on and try.

GIRL: (SINGING) Try to shut me and cut me down.

ALL: (SINGING) I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

ALL: (SINGING) Let the storm in. I cannot be broken. No, I won't live unspoken. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

Try to lock me in this cage. I won't just lay me down and die. I will take these broken wings. And watch me burn across the sky. Hear the echoes saying

GIRL: (SINGING) I won't be silenced.

ALL: (SINGING) Silenced. You can't keep me quiet.

GIRL: (SINGING) Oh, you want to see me tremble when you try it.

ALL: (SINGING) All I know is I won't go speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING) All I know. All I know.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING): 'Cause I know. 'Cause I know.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

ALL: (SINGING) Silenced.

CHORUS: (SINGING): You can't keep me quiet.

GIRL: (SINGING) You won't see me tremble when you try it.

CHORUS: (SINGING): All I know is I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) All I know. All I know.

ALL: (SINGING): 'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) All I know is I won't go speechless.

Speechless.

[birds calling]

TEACHER: 1, 2, 3.

[music - Speechless]

ALL: (SINGING): I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless.

'Cause I know. 'Cause I know.

Silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless.

All I know. All I know.

'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

'Cause I know. 'Cause I know.

Speechless.

[music sting]

End of transcript

Speechless (Auslan version)

Duration: 3:56

Enjoy Josie performing a continuous Auslan version of Speechless.

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Video transcript – Speechless (Auslan version)

Transcript – Speechless (Auslan version)

[music - speechless]

GIRL: (SINGING) Here comes a wave meant to wash me away. A tide is has taking me under. Swallowing sand left with nothing to say. My voice drowned out in the thunder. But I won't cry. And I won't start to crumble. Whenever they try, try to shut me and cut me down.

I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless. 'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) Written in stone every rule, every word. Centuries old and unbending. Stay in your place. Better seen and not heard. But now that story is ending.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I, I cannot start to crumble. So come on and try.

GIRL: (SINGING) Try to shut me and cut me down.

ALL: (SINGING) I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

ALL: (SINGING) Let the storm in. I cannot be broken. No, I won't live unspoken. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless. Try to lock me in this cage. I won't just lay me down and die. I will take these broken wings. And watch me burn across the sky. Hear the echoes saying.

GIRL: (SINGING) I won't be silenced.

ALL: (SINGING) Silenced. You can't keep me quiet.

GIRL: (SINGING) Oh, you want to see me tremble when you try it.

ALL: (SINGING) All I know is I won't go speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING) All I know.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING) All I know.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING) 'Cause I know.

GIRL: (SINGING) Speechless.

CHORUS: (SINGING) 'Cause I know.

ALL: (SINGING) Silenced.

CHORUS: (SINGING) You can't keep me quiet.

GIRL: (SINGING) You won't see me tremble when you try it.

CHORUS: (SINGING) All I know is I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) All I know. All I know.

ALL: (SINGING) 'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless.

GIRL: (SINGING) All I know is I won't go speechless. Speechless.

TEACHER: 1, 2, 3.

[music - speechless]

ALL: (SINGING) I won't be silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless. 'Cause I know. 'Cause I know.

Silenced. You can't keep me quiet. Won't tremble when you try it. All I know is I won't go speechless. All I know. All I know.

'Cause I'll breathe when they try to suffocate me. Don't you underestimate me. 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless. 'Cause I know. 'Cause I know. Speechless.

[music sting]

End of transcript

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