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| View in browser eNewsletter 1 ...................................   Dear parents,   2024 will see us celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Australian Girls Choir and we have plenty to be excited about as we have over 6,500 girls across the country ready to sing and dance their way into the year. For those of you who are returning, thank you for allowing us the privilege of being part of your daughter’s education. As you know the benefits of music education with us go far beyond the stage and we appreciate the overwhelmingly positive feedback we receive from parents.    AGC provides a space for young girls to witness and build positive female friendships - a space to build each other up and celebrate the achievements of their peers. This is a powerful standard that creates a strong foundation for our girls’ future engagement with fellow women.  ACT Parent   AGC has been a part of our family for almost 20 years with 2 daughters. My daughters have thrived in AGC and it has supported them in developing a vast range of skills including confidence, community, communication with diverse groups, leadership and performance opportunities, flexibility and performance skills. The skills and development my daughters have learned carry them across their life in their school life and outside school. AGC is like a family and my daughters have developed lifelong friendships.  NSW Parent   If this is your first year with us, we’re very pleased to welcome you to the AGC community. We are genuinely interested in feedback from longstanding and new parents and girls so we encourage you to make contact with us if there is something you wish to discuss. We naturally enjoy hearing about what works and we are also very interested in knowing about the difficulties parents and girls encounter with the way we run the AGC. We are consistently aiming to improve the management and artistic standard of the choir and regularly review the way we organise events and communicate information.    Please stay informed about all things AGC via the eNewsletters, website, Instagram and Facebook.    For those of you who are yet to learn about other ASPA related activities please do:  Check out ASPA Education as we offer a wide variety of programs nationally including: professional development for teachers, music and dance classes in schools and alternative education settings, along with early childhood education programs, Jump onto the Raw Energy Dance Education website – REDed delivers curriculum aligned and extra-curricular dance programs in schools across Australia inspiring students to get active, learn new skills and have fun, and Read about Girls from Oz – this is the charity partner to the AGC and is a program in which many of our team members work with, mostly First Nations, girls in remote parts of Australia.  On behalf of the ASPA Board, I wish all parents and girls a very enjoyable anniversary year with the AGC. We have lots of plans and we’re so pleased that you’re part of this vibrant and growing organisation.   Nicole Muir AM CEO AGC Uniform and Online Shop   All uniform and merchandise items ordered from the AGC Online Shop will be delivered to your venue and handed out in class. Please note that items ordered together may arrive separately over a number of weeks during term 1. New choristers should continue to wear casual clothes to class until the uniforms are delivered.   We have changed the navy elements of our uniform to black and have made some modifications to modernise the fabric and design of the dance pants.  Allegro, Avanti, Prelude and Concert Level girls are welcome to purchase new items but can continue to wear their current uniform until the end of 2025. Jazz shoes will no longer be required for Prelude and Concert Levels. Camerata and Performing Choir will no longer be required to purchase a navy t-shirt as all levels will wear magenta t-shirts. Choristers can continue wearing navy t-shirts until the end of this year. For details about uniform requirements for each level as well as our exchange and refund terms please visit the AGC Online Shop uniform information page or see your Venue Manager. First Week of Classes     All parents have been sent an email outlining important information regarding the first week of classes for 2024. Saturday classes will commence on Saturday February 3 and weeknight classes will commence in the week of February 5.    Please see your Venue Map for details on the designated venue entrance and parking.   In-Class Audition Workshop     In Term 1 all choristers are considered for a special part at our mid-year concerts. Read more about the selection process. FIND OUT MORE AGC Website   All levels  ...................................   We encourage all choristers and parents to visit the Current Choristers area of our website for more information about being part of the Australian Girls Choir including: Calendar - we have developed a Calendar that can be filtered by your state, level and venue to show upcoming events for your daughter’s involvement in the AGC. Absence Notification – you can contact the office or fill out the absence notification form on our website if your daughter is going to be absent from her regular class. Chorister Handbook - contains all the essential information for choristers and their families about being part of the AGC. eNewsletter – sign up additional email addresses to receive the eNewsletter or view past editions.  We recommend adding a shortcut on your phone to the AGC Website. For instructions or a video tutorial, click 'Find Out More'. FIND OUT MORE  See calendar for June & November concert dates VIEW CAL ASPA Education Teacher PD Workshop   In 2023 our sister organisation, ASPA Education, will present ‘Start or Revive Your School Choir’, a dynamic performing arts based professional development workshop for classroom and specialist music teachers in Brisbane. The workshop will cover a range of repertoire and activities designed to set teachers up with plenty of fresh ideas for the year ahead. Visit the ASPA website below for more information or to register. FIND OUT MORE AGC Online Shop Visit to purchase all AGC uniform and merchandise items SHOP NOW Calendar Click here for a list of important AGC dates   VIEW CALENDAR Past eNewsletters Find an archive of past eNewsletters on the AGC website READ MORE ................................... Contact Us   Phone: 07 3256 0207 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm AEDT Email: headoffice@aspagroup.com.au Website: ausgirlschoir.com.au Australian School of Performing Arts, 23 Valerie Street, , Kew East,VIC,3102,Australia,+61 3 9859 6499 Manage Preferences |
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