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    Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria (ESAV) represents over 200 community languages schools in Victoria Community Languages Schools provide quality languages educational and cultural maintenance programs to over ? 36,000 students -(100,000 students nationally) a in a range of 55 languages in Victoria They are complementary providers of language education in mainstream schools.

    Mainstream schools, community languages school and the Saturday School of Languages provide Victoria with a very important asset. This asset is transferred into all walks of life and benefits all Australians.

    THE ESAV
    • Strives to promote languages education through community languages program
    • Represents community languages schools on Government Boards and committees such as MACLEM Advocates on behalf of community languages schools in Victoria
    • Coordinates their activity and works closely with the MACLEM ? DE&T to ensure schools provide quality programs which are aligned with curriculum and standards frameworks
    • The ESAV is currently working in cooperation with Community Languages Australia to enhance national coordination of community languages schools and develop national quality control frameworks


    Why should my school become a member of the ESAV
    • Support for your activity
    • Opportunities to improve quality educational programs
    • Increased educational opportunities
    • Representation before Government
    • Improved prospects for increased funding campaigns
    • Opportunity to have a say on Government policy
    • Enhances community building capacity
    • Coordination of language specific groups
    • Coordinated Professional development
    • Opportunity to meet a wide a range community groups

    The profile of community languages schools in Victoria is enhanced a through a strong, focused and active Association.

    The ESAV provides you, your school, your teachers, parents and students and opportunity to participate in many activities that enhance linguistic and cultural maintenance

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ESAV Membership
A language school for my child
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Parent Complaint Form
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Language Resource
Grants/Accreditation Information
Statistical Data
Language Total Schools Total Students
Chinese 30 16,701
Greek 37 5,845
Vietnamese 15 5,686
Arabic 27 3,401
Tamil 5 1,243
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Activity Calendar
 

Nov
06
Wed

Professional Development:
An overview of the revised second language study design

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Nov
04
Mon

Professional Development:
Hands-on session introducing some fun interactive listening and speaking activities for incorporate pair/group work.

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Oct
30
Wed

Professional Development:
Unravelling the Victorian Curriculum

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Oct
24
Thu

Professional Development:
Group work activities to enhance language and understanding

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

October
22
Tue

Training Course :
LOTE Methodology Ph1&2 Vietnamese

VU Uni, Footscary Campus

Oct
21
Mon

Professional Development:
Connecting culture and language

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Oct
15
Tue

Training Course :
LOTE Methodology F - Yr 10 Course

Monash Uni, Clayton Campus

Oct
10
Thu

Professional Development:
Using Free google applications as an assessment

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Oct
08
Tue

Professional Development:
Game based learning theory: Learning through game and play

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

October
05
Sat

16Th National Community Language Schools Conference

Burton Theater, Canberra Grammar Schoo

Sep
24
Tue

Professional Development:
Classroom Activities that will Stimulate Students

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Sep
12
Thu

Professional Development:
Differentiation in the Languages Classroom

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Sep
10
Tue

Professional Development:
Developing Assessment Rubrics for Student Learning

Co.As.IT, Italian Centre, Carlton at 6.00pm

Oct
13
Sun

First Aid Level 2 Training

Co.As.It, Carlton

Oct
13
Sun

CPR First Aid Level Training

Co.As.It, Carlton

Oct
13
Sun

Anaphylaxis Training

Co.As.It, Carlton

Oct
13
Sun

Asthma Training

Co.As.It, Carlton

Sep
13
Fri

Training Course :
LOTE Methodology Course Chinese Ph2

RMIT Uni, City Campus

Sep
11
Wed

Training Course :
LOTE Methodology Course English Ph1

RMIT Uni, City Campus

Sep
10
Tue

Training Course :
LOTE Methodology Course Chinese Ph1

RMIT Uni, City Campus

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