As part of NAIDOC Week 2016 the Sydney Story Factory will run two workshops at Barangaroo. The workshops will include a tour of the foreshore with experienced guides; participants will hear stories about the people, animals and plants of the area and come up with their own story. As part of the workshop participants will add their work to a huge story mural on the wall of the Barangaroo Cutaway.
Huge thank you to Olivia from Sydney Comedy Festival for coming through the tempest on a wild and stormy Sunday to present this fantastic donation at The Martian Embassy.
So often, when teachers bring groups of students into Sydney Story Factory for a workshop, they leave saying: wow, I'm going to use that in my classroom! We're offering four BOSTES-endorsed workshops so that every teacher can bring the best of what we've learned in nearly four years of creative workshops into their own teaching practice.
You like eating, right? Do you like eating with friends? This April or May how about Eating Your Words - host a dinner for friends and support Sydney Story Factory's aspiring novella writers.
Big news! The Sydney Comedy Festival is partnering with the Sydney Story Factory for the first ever Comedy for Kids program. This April the Sydney Town Hall will be transformed into a jungle of comedic proportions-delivering the biggest school holiday comedy incursion yet. And we're going to be there!
What exactly is the Sydney Story Factory all about? How do we make sure that we're working with the marginalised kids who most stand to benefit? To answer these and many other questions read our short and sweet snapshot of the year that was, 2014-15.
Sir Ken Robinson is a British education expert and author who is a huge champion of creativity in education. Apparently, one official TED blog called him the “sneezing baby panda of the TED ecosystem.” Yes, really.
From all of us at the Sydney Story Factory, and from every youngster aged 7 to 17 who has picked up a pencil in one of our workshops this year and discovered they can WRITE, a most huge and sincere THANK YOU!
On Tuesday December 1 we’re hosting our end-of-year celebration of student work at the beautiful Giant Dwarf Theatre. It’s free and there’s a barbecue beforehand as well – so please come and join us!
Last night, I was thrilled and humbled to be named the 2016 NSW Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards. I was also extremely surprised, as my fellow nominees are an incredible bunch and would have been excellent winners.