The Towards an Asia Literate NSW Conference is a professional learning opportunity for school leaders and
teachers who are interested in cultivating an Asia literate school. Keynotes will focus on Asia and Australia’s
engagement with Asia and the skills needed for students to be successful.

The conference will be held in Sydney on Monday 11 August, 2014. Registration fee is $100. For more
information please visit the News page or to register go direct to the Registation page.

Applications are now open for the 2015 ELTF program. See the media release on the News page for more information.

Please note that the closing date is SUNDAY 6 JULY 2014. If you are applying for the program you must seek your principal’s statement of support as soon as possible.  As the application closing date falls in the school holiday period, it is imperative that you obtain this statement before holidays begin.  The statement of support is a key consideration in assessing applications, those not accompanied by a statement will not be passed on to selection panels and no extension of the closing date will be given.

A free face-to-face session on the benefits of the Endeavour fellowship and on how best to complete the application forms will be held from 4.00 – 5.00 pm on Thursday  26 June 2014 at the Department of Education and Communities offices at Oxford Street. All teachers are welcome.

Please RSVP to Lyndall Franks at lyndall.franks@det.nsw.edu.au if you would like to attend this session.

Expressions of Interest are sought from DEC approved teachers who are available to teach Italian 7-10 students on Saturday mornings from 19 July to 20 September. 

Classes are conducted between 8.30 am and 10.30 am on Saturdays followed by a 15 minute morning tea/briefing session.

If you are interested, please email evelyn.mark@det.nsw.edu.au and include your name, contact  details (phone/mobile) and your DEC approval number.

Every year the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) works with Fairfax Media to publish the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) HSC Study Guide that is relevant to the needs of HSC students, teachers and parents.

 This year the Guide will be available in print and digital  format. The print version appears in the Monday 16
June edition of the SMH and digital copy on the SMH website

FILEF has decided to relaunch its Short Film Competition “Il Viaggio – The Journey”, for the Under
18 Category only, in order to further encourage participation by the younger filmmakers.

The new deadline is 1st September.
A revised set of Conditions of Entry and Application Form can be downloaded from our website.

Fifteen entries have been received for the Over 18 Category and films are being submitted to the jury presided by the Sydney Film School.

We now appeal to parents and High School teachers to inform and to encourage the younger filmmakers to compete for the prize including $ 500 offered by FILEF and the One Shot Workshop offered by the Sydney Film
School.

After the delay due to budget cuts we are now pleased to announce that applications for the 2015 ELTF program will open tomorrow, with prospective applicants able to commence their applications online from tomorrow afternoon (11th June).

Briefly, the 2015 ELTF program will involve 10 in-country study programmes, to be held over a three week period in January 2015.  

Awardee application dates
Applications open: Wednesday 11th June (afternoon)
Applications close: Sunday 6th July (11:59pm)

One of the most important messages for prospective applicants is that they must seek their principal’s statement of support as soon as possible.  As the application closing date falls in and around the school holiday period across most states and territories, it is imperative that they obtain this statement before holidays begin.  As a result of delayed application dates any extension will be unlikely.  The statement of support is a key
consideration in assessing applications, and those not accompanied by a statement will not be passed on to selection panels.

Promotion
Those who have registered their interest on the Austraining website will receive an email on Wednesday confirming application dates.  An online webinar for prospective applicants will be held from 4pm eastern on the afternoon of 16th June, with registration details available from the ‘how to apply’ page of the ELTF website.  Attached to this email is an updated brochure, with more detailed application information available from the ELTF website www.eltf.austraining.com.au.

Application queries can be directed to email eltf@austraining.com.au or the ELTF helpline (08) 7120 8407.

 Towards an Asia Literate NSW - Implications for School Education Conference to be held on Wednesday 25 June 2014 at the Novotel Brighton Beach. The conference is aimed at school leaders and school  executive 
staff. 

Details and registration for the conference is at https://www.regodirect.com.au/towardsasialiteratensw/

In celebration of the World Cup, the following flyer has a collection of web sites that can be used in the classroom. Please use what you see suitable for your particular class.
https://www.smore.com/w4kde

Congratulations to the following winners of the Mamma Lena and Dino Gustin Scholarship.
Francesca Smith - Wade High School, Griffith
Lauren Canta - Prariewood High School

The Scholarship will include;
• a 6 week intensive Italian language course in Rome through EF International
• textbooks
• return  airfares from Sydney to Rome
• airport transfer on arrival
• accommodation and meals
• travel insurance
• a laptop from LENOVO