The Carroll Labor Government is bringing creativity into Victorian classrooms, backing 15 schools with $350,000 to partner with leading artists.
Minister for Creative Industries Vicki Ward today announced the latest round of the Creative Learning Partnerships program.
The program gives students the opportunity to develop their creativity in line with the Victorian curriculum.
Students build their creative skills and boost their learning alongside leading Victorian artists and creative organisations.
More than 70 per cent of recipients are regional or outer metropolitan schools.
Recipients include:
- Merri River School in Warrnambool, partnering with Find Your Voice Collective so students with a disability can create and present original works and explore post-school pathways in music and the creative arts.
- Wales Street Primary School in Thornbury, partnering with Wurundjeri women’s dance group Djirri Djirri Dancers.
- Deer Park North Primary School, partnering with Footscray youth literature organisation 100 Story Building to turn a refurbished heritage tram into a permanent creative space.
Established in 1982, Creative Learning Partnerships is Victoria’s longest-running creative grants program.
To date, the program has:
- Connected more than 1,700 creatives with over 1,300 schools
- Benefited more than 77,000 students, and
- Upskilled more than 4,000 teachers.
To see the full list of 2027 recipients visit creative.vic.gov.au.
As stated by Minister for Creative Industries Vicki Ward
“It’s fantastic that through these grants our students get to learn alongside great examples of Victoria’s incredible creative talent.”
As stated by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Gabrielle Williams
“Creativity builds the skills and confidence young people carry through life – and this program puts creativity at the heart of learning.”
