“On Friday night after our performance, our wonderful students lifted up the teachers and we all cried and cried – it was the most amazing moment of my teaching career – I guess you could say the emotion of our performance flowed over into our team. Before our performance we had our whole team with hands on hearts screaming the national anthem – this year has changed these young people to be better young Australians”.Wes Irwin, Teacher, Miles State High School, QLD
“Firstly, let me say how much we at Pacific Pines SHS enjoyed our first time participating in Rock Eisteddfod Challenge®. The kids had a ball, and the school and parents were so proud of them. Thank you for such a rewarding experience”. Serena Paley, Teacher, Pacific Pines State High School, QLD
“I am thrilled at the benefits that I see them achieving from the experience and will continue to promote it within our school. I am always impressed with what our students can achieve when it is thrown over to them and the opportunity it provides for a student driven activity.” Lyn Bartold, Teacher, Tintern Schools, VIC
“We have had such a great time this year working on our show and it is very sad that it is all over but we have many happy memories and I hope you guys realise what a good job you do! This is the 3rd Rock Eisteddfod Challenge I have worked on with students and their is no other event like it!” Emma Dolley, Teacher, Lesmurdie Senior High School, WA
My school is allowing me time off school to go to the Sydney Grand Finals in September as they see the event as such a worthwhile project it is deemed professional development for me to see as many performances as possible”.Teacher, Kingston College, QLD
“I am so proud of how things have gone and we are all so happy about receiving the drama award when we don?t even have drama in our school curriculum – in fact we have never had drama at our school so this has inspired our principal to consider including it in the future, so, even if we do nothing more than participate in this fabulous event, I believe that we will have achieved something for our students here at Xavier. When I moved from nursing to teaching I wanted to give students inspiration – I teach health and home economics, and I see the value of such a program such as Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® instilling a sense of self pride and confidence for these students – I think if I look closely enough, I can actually see them walking taller around the school yard!”
Cheryl, Teacher, Xavier College, VIC
“Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® is a very good publicity tool for our school. Many enrolments are attracted to this school by our participation in the Rock Eisteddfod.” Bob Weatherley, Teacher, Seaview High School, SA
“When the idea of entering the Rock Eisteddfod was raised, we had many people who thought it was out of our league. We had no knowledge or facilities for performing arts but the students were keen. It is amazing what energy and enthusiasm can do. Our students loved every minute of the event ? many saying that it was the best day of their lives. They won?t forget the experience. The hard work was well worth it.” Teacher, Yolla District High School, TAS
