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The Australian School of Performing Arts was established in 2009, founded on a desire to ensure that all children, teachers and communities have the opportunity to experience the enduring, significant and powerful benefits of engaging in the performing arts.

Humble beginnings

The Australian Girls Choir (AGC) was established in 1984 by Judith Curphey OAM, with 150 girls rehearsing in four classes in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood and Judith as the sole tutor. Today the AGC is proud to have 6500 girls learning to sing, dance and perform in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

AGC sets the stage

The founding philosophy behind the AGC is that every child can learn to sing given encouragement and training, and the dynamic and inclusive curriculum is designed to cater to varying abilities and confidence levels. The senior performance groups have shared the stage with outstanding artists including Pharrell Williams, Olivia Newton-John and on tour with Hugh Jackman, released several CDs, and performed for audiences including Pope Benedict XVI, the King of Tonga, Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II.

ASPA is born..

After experiencing the profound and positive impacts of the performing arts through the AGC, Judith was compelled to extend these opportunities to students and teachers and communities who may not otherwise have access to them. Since it’s establishment in 2009, ASPA Education (formerly Australian Arts Alive) has engaged thousands of participants in many and varied programs – providing performing arts workshops and holiday programs, creating choreography for school concerts, directing school musicals and facilitating professional development sessions for teachers and early childhood educators.

Recently, we held our ASPA Ed Teacher PD workshops across four states to help performing arts teachers across the country Start or Revive their School Choirs. We had such a fantastic time meeting with all the inspiring educators who came along to these workshops — just look at all the fun we got up to!

Head to our website (link in bio) to see what other Teacher PDs ASPA Education are offering throughout 2024. We hope to see you at the next one! 🎤
What’s new in 2024 with REDed?! ✨ Our friends at @rededofficial have had an exciting start to the year, launching their new look Curricular Programs which integrates First Nations creative movement practices and processes into their existing school programs.

REDed has had the privilege of collaborating with @bangarradancetheatre to develop this First Nations approach to learning, and invites teachers to read more about the program and book now for Term 2 and beyond! More information via the link in bio.
Congratulations to our latest group of teachers who completed our Start or Revive Your School Choir PD Workshop last Friday in Brisbane! 🎓 We hope you feel inspired to pass on the skills you have learnt to your students.

Missed out on this PD or keen for more? We are excited to be running our Show Stopping School Concerts Teacher PD Workshop in both Sydney and Melbourne this May. Link in bio for more information 🎵