Building Social Equity through Arts Education
Access to arts education is not equal in Australia and especially in Victoria.
Research tells us that all children experience benefits from music education but those from low socioeconomic backgrounds benefit the most. More than Music supports parents to improve their capacity to educate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers at home, it supports schools and teachers to deliver effective singing programs in the early years classrooms and it provides a pathway to musical excellence for children who show high musical potential where there is no access to extracurricular programs in their suburbs, even if their families could afford to pay for them.
Current programs include:
First Steps in Music
First Steps in Nature
PlayLinks
little bluebirds
SingingLinks
NORTH Children’s Choir
“The facilitator has been so supportive and understanding of the struggles of postnatal depression and always offers help if someone needs it. She tells our entire group about where we can get help (so no one feels singled out) whether it be for food assistance, relationships, parenting or music ideas.”
Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. The Bluebird Foundation Inc. Public Fund is a tax-deductible fund under item 12.1.1 of section 30-100(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
