We’re here to help

Many of the staff have been involved in the event either as a student, choreographer, director or school liaison and therefore are passionate

about making it possible for students and teachers from schools across the country to be involved.

It is a fact: we love our jobs, we love the event and we thrive on making it happen.

As well as our passion, our team knows their stuff. Whatever your question is we will either have the answer or know where to find it.

It is a mis-conception that our job is solely to facilitate the running of the event. A huge part of our job is

working with participating schools to help them piece together their production. We can provide:

- Fundraising advice and opportunities

- Set construction designs and instructions

- Names and details of cheap suppliers

- Advice on lighting design

- Tips on soundtrack choices and production

- Production management advice

After 30 years of staging the event nationally, the organisation has dealt with a wide range of

people and an even wider range of situations and issues: teachers, students, principles,

performance venues, sponsors, suppliers, choreographers, designers (lighting, set and costumes),

professional dancers and actors, politicians, caterers, truck drivers, stage managers, sound

technicians, hardware suppliers, fabric stores – if you can think of them, we’ve probably worked with them.

 The beauty of all our experience for you is that if you have a question, all you need to do is ask

and we will most likely have the answer.

A bank of knowledge

With 100s of schools involved across the country, there are teachers, principals and parents who have been there, done and seen it all before.

They are as (if not more) passionate about the event as we are, and are more than willing to help wherever possible.

There are teachers involved in the event who began more than 20 years ago. There are teachers and schools in every state who are willing to help.

If you are new to event, we can put you in contact with an experienced teacher from your area. You may call them, meet with them and

find out how do to do it, where to get it and who else to ask.

It really is that simple. They can guide you through your first Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® or J Rock™ experience, providing the answers

and offering suggestions every step of the way.

Available resources

 There are a range of resources and sources of information available to teachers, parents and students to help with every aspect of

involvement in the event. These include:

Buddy Schools

If you are a new school or teacher to the event, we can put you in contact with a school that already participates in the event and they can

act as your “buddy school” for the year. Your buddy school’s teachers, parents and students can offer advice, support and help to you and your

team and possibly be able to help with providing sets and costumes from their previous performances. Contact Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® HQ

to get a buddy school today.

Trade Your Goods

You can buy, borrow or hire costumes and sets from other schools. Big or small, whatever your needs, you might be able to save

time and money by simply outsourcing it from another school.

Video Resources

We have a number of resource videos and DVDs available as well as some “How To” production videos. Teachers can view the videos here

Curriculum Fact Sheets

Contact the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® office for practical and achievable ways that you can integrate your Rock Eisteddfod Challenge®

production into the school curriculum and program.

Fundraising ideas

Raising funds to help cover the costs of sets, costumes and transportation doesn’t have to be time consuming or difficult. We’ve put together

a comprehensive kit which has information about different organisations/opportunities that exist across Australia. The kit is also packed

full of ideas that over the years schools have used time and time again with great success.