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 27 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 passionate about the event, and are more than willing to help wherever possible.
There are teachers involved in the event who began more than 20 years ago. This is not an isolated incidence; 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 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 out sourcing it from another school.
Video Resources We have a number of resource videos and DVDs available to you free of charge outlining how to go about every aspect of the production. These included DVDs specifically designed for New Schools, one for Principals and ?How To?s? on Lighting and Video Director Assisting.
Free Workshops In the early stages of each year, we run free workshops in every state for J Rock? and Rock Eisteddfod teachers to get information on every aspect of production. This is a great opportunity for new schools and teachers to get questions answered. These workshops are attended by our Stage Manager, Event Manager and Lighting Designer as well as choreography, costume and make-up experts and a representative from our judging panel. If you need to find out about it, these workshops will have it.
Curriculum Fact Sheets Contact the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® office for practical and achievable ways that you can integrate your Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® production 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 to great success.
