CASS Education Grants
Since 2002 CASS has awarded 212 Education Grants valued at $3,390,744.
CASS has provided Education Grants to benefit primary and secondary school students in Victoria, for curriculum-based projects and teacher professional development initiatives.
A summary of some of the funded projects and other grants awarded from 2015 appears below.
2019-2024 Education Grants (suspended)
2018 Education Grants
STEM Specialist Program – Technology & Engineering
Eppalock PS
$13,000
Connected2Learning – Thinking Outside the Square
Teacher mentoring and support for Critical & Creating Thinking across the curriculum
Heidelberg PS
$15,000
Teacher capacity building in SOLO Taxonomy
with Pam Hook
Macleod College
$15,000
Creating Positive Reading Dispositions
Incursions by children’s authors & illustrators, excursions to local & regional libraries
Moolap PS
$19,000
Embracing Mathematics: Michael Ymer Style
A program of teacher mentoring and support with Maths Specialist, Michael Ymer
Shepparton East PS
$25,000
Four Blocks-Balanced Literacy Writing Program
Teacher development to introduce and monitor the outcomes of a writing program suitable for students
Yarraville Special Development School
$9,000
Building Up STEAM!
An introductory Science, Engineering and Robotics program
Yarrunga PS
$16,000
2017 Education Grants
Visual Thinking Strategies
Epping Secondary College in partnership with Heide MOMA
$38,850
Year 1 Teacher Development & Mentoring in Mathematics
Essendon North PS Foundation
$9,000
Indigenous Art & Culture awareness program
Kerang South PS
$22,000
Teacher professional development to implement & assess Critical & Creative Thinking
Laverton P-12 College
$14,000
Teacher capacity building & mentoring to understand & assess student progress in learning
Merebein P-10 College
$15,000
Beyond the Horizon
Co-ordination of a tailored excursion program to stimulate student writing
Talbot PS
$19,000
2016 Education Grants
CLICK! Capturing Kids' Creativity
Whole-school photographic project using Ipads with local artists
Dunolly PS
$20,000
Visual Thinking Strategies
For Year 7 students and VTS training for Art, English and VCD teachers
Epping Secondary College in partnership with Heide MOMA
$30,000
In Our Shoes
Expressive improvised drama and musical performance, in partnership with Rawcus
Fountain Gate PS
$18,700
Bringing Writing to Life
Teachers and students learning together and refining strategies for creatiove narrative writing with specialists from 100 Story Building, culminating in the Heatherhill Writer’s Festival
Heatherhill PS
$19,325
Stories of Belonging
Teacher development and student motivation workshops to build improvements in personal writing, narrative construction, graphic communication and text appraisal, with 100 Story Building
Laverton College
$20,000
2015 Education Grants
What's So Special About Flemington
Local history research by students linked with expressive ceramic work with artist Fiona Hiscock
Flemington PS
$16,000
Let's Dance 2015
Continuation of the 2014 movement and dance program led by dance artist, Jo Dunbar and African drummer, Kofi
Furlong Park School for Deaf Children, Sunshine
$11,550
Music for Learning
Planned music excursions and teacher professional development workshops by various musicians to enhance and invigorate classroom teaching strategies in Literacy, LOTE (Japanese), Science, Numeracy and Visual Arts
Greensborough PS
$19,620
Sunbury Cluster Development
Professional development workshops, mentoring and online support for 14 generalist and specialist music teachers in the Sunbury area, enabling them to lead participative contemporary music-making by students in the classroom, using resources and guides developed by Musical Futures
Kilara PS, Sunbury
$20,000
Linking Individuals & Community Through Drumming
Drum making and drumming activities to instill teamwork, self esteem and positive attitudes among Year 7 students
Lowana College, Newborough
$16,000
Me & My Place!
Photography for Grade 6 students, culminating in an exhibition at the community art gallery with photos, visual diaries and writing, with local photographer Ebony Yuill
Portland South PS
$13,400
Visual Thinking Strategies
Training teachers and Year 7, a guided discussion methodology designed to encourage verbal expression, visual appraisal and discussion of images
Roxburgh College in partnership with Heide MOMA
$20,000
Beyond the Horizon
A co-ordinated literacy based program of targeted small group excursions for Grade 3-4 students and these 6 small rural schools, designed to expand their experiences of the world and develop the content of their reading, writing and expression
Talbot PS with Dunolly, Timor, Bealiba, Tarnagulla & Baringhup PSs
$20,000
The Music of Maths
Teacher professional development and mentoring in their classroom by maths specialist, Rob Vingerhoets, bringing maths and numeracy concepts alive through music and visual arts
Toongabbie PS
$20,000
