SAE Magazine 12-2

SydneyCampusNews SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools n Australia’s longest running free education and entertainment tour, Rock The Schools, is in its big- gest year yet and SAE Institute Australia is well and truly in thick of the excitement. Visiting more than 90 schools throughout the country, the tour provides countless high school students with a unique insight into the entertainment and music industries’ many careers. SinceApril, Rock the Schools is visiting a new school each weekday, providing four SAE Institute devel- oped, hands-on workshops for secondary school students.The whole school is then treated to a lunch- time concert from one of the four Rock the Schools touring bands, including ‘uber cool young band Nine Sons of Dan’ who kicked off the tour. “We’re excited to be visiting more schools around Australia than we have in any other year, especial- ly as a number of these are in regional and high- Rock the Schools at Ceduna Area School +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools +++ News +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools +++ News +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools +++ News +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools +++ News +++ News +++ SAE Institute Australia set to Rock the Schools +++ News +++ News +++ SAE Institu indigenous areas. Now in our seventh year, we’re hitting the road bigger and better than ever before – taking four bands on the cusp of making the ‘big time’ to help engage Australian high school students link their interests and passions with information about career opportunities that they otherwise may not know about,” Leah Hopcroft, Project Manager of Schools Tours Australia said. “Rock The Schools is an inspiring programme that supports emerging artists and educates students about the career opportunities that exist within the music industry. It is the only programme of its kind within schools around Australia that offers such a comprehensive musical experience – it rocks!” said Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett. We are very proud to be associated with such an initiative and can’t wait for the 2013 tour to start! n 247 SAE & SAE ALUMNI NEWS // Intercontinental NEWS Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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