We are thrilled that Regional Arts Victoria’s longstanding partner, the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation (ACTF), is providing additional support to RAV’s performances in schools in recognition of challenging times. This bolsters our YEAH! 2025 fundraising campaign and will mean many more young people in regional Victoria will get to experience the fun of a show right in their school!
The ACTF is a proud partner of RAV’s Creative Learning program and has been supporting schools across Victoria to access the program for over 20 years. This year, acknowledging that many Victorians are experiencing a prolonged period of economic stress, the Foundation wanted to extend their impact with this generous donation to our YEAH! fundraising campaign. This will help to ensure that young people, particularly those in locations where financial and social disadvantages are present, do not miss out on immersive creative experiences which may be particularly scarce while schools and families are experiencing diminished resources.
What we intend to do with the donation:
- offer a fully subsidised live performance selected from current 2025 or 2026 program to 8-10 schools in the selected regions below
- offer a fully subsidised engagement program to 8-10 schools in the selected regions below, providing an additional experience to encourage young minds to think creatively and develop an interest in the arts
- the opportunity for students to extend their learning outcomes through utilising the teacher resources provided by RAV
Targeted areas:
- Western and Northwestern outer metropolitan suburbs where the needs of fast-growing communities are challenging the resources of schools with high percentages of culturally and linguistically diverse and ESL students
- Latrobe Valley and Gippsland where communities are adapting to industrial change and the persistent impacts of the region’s high susceptibility to floods and fire
What teachers are saying about RAV Creative Learning programs:
“Our students were highly engaged from the beginning of the performance to the end. They were inspired to make music and instruments from everyday objects, and the environmental message was clear to them.”
“We have many students with neuro-diverse backgrounds, cultural backgrounds and trauma backgrounds. Being part of this session allowed them to forget everything on the outside and purely focus on the joy that was the moment.”
Image: Fairytale Cookbook Impro Melbourne, 2014, photograph: Pamela Reid
Posted 3 June 2025