Storytelling, Heritage and Environment, Lullabies and Bedtime Stories ~ Anna Jarrett Professional Storyteller ~ South Coast NSW Australia

Family and Community Strengths Conference, Convened by Family Action Centre Newcastle , NSW
National Museum of Australia
Charles Sturt University Early Childhood Education, NSW
TAFE NSW
Local Councils: Eurobodalla, Wollongong , Parramatta
Illawarra Area Health Service, NSW
Centacare, Forbes Wilcannia
Barnardos
Mary MacKillop Rural Comunity Services
Communities For Children, Dubbo, Wellington & Narromine Shire
Communities For Children. Shellharbour
CONTACT Inc for Rural & Isolated Families, NSW
Imlay Special Needs Groups, Bega NSW
Together For Under Fives & Families (TUFF)
Let’s Read
South Coast Writers Centre
Eurobodalla/Braidwood Learning Community, NSW
Schools As Community, Dubbo, Coonamble, NSW
Mogo Public School , NSW
Cringilla Public School , Wollongong , NSW
Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council, NSW
Parramatta Heritage Centre, NSW
Teenage Roadshow, an Australia Council funded arts program
Out of School Hours (OOSH) Conference
Mobile Children’s Services Conference

Funding Partners

Australia Council
NSW Dept Education & Training (DET)
NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS)
Dept Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)
Wollongong Small Grants
Families NSW, Families First

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Community Development & Wellbeing

More Projects

Retreats - Renewal Retreats

An annual retreat in the Southern Highlands for women who have experienced domestic violence and are moving towards a safer,

healthier, happier future. Coordinated by Illawarra Area Health Service, Funded by AVON. NSW

Festivals - Lullabies and Bedtime Stories

A storytelling residency project in Illawarra primary schools. Storytellers Anna Jarrett and Lilli Rodrigues Pang facilitated a series of workshops on personal and cultural stories, working towards the opportunity to share these stories in the Storytelling Tent, as part of the Illawarra's Southside Festival in Cringilla.
Funded by Wollongong Small Grants and Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council, NSW.

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Project Partners & Clients

Family and Community Strengths Conference, Convened by Family Action Centre Newcastle, NSW
CONTACT Inc for Rural & Isolated Families, NSW
Charles Sturt University Early Childhood Education, NSW
TAFE NSW
Illawarra Area Health Service, NSW
Barnardos
South Coast Writers Centre
Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre, Southern Highland, NSW
Queanbeyan Multilingual Centre
Eurobodalla/Braidwood Learning Community
Schools As Community, Dubbo, Coonamble, NSW
Mary Mackillop Rural Community Services, NSW
Imlay Special Needs Groups, Bega NSW
Mogo Public School, NSW
Cringilla Public School, Wollongong, NSW
Santa Sabina Ladies College, NSW
Teenage Roadshow
Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council, NSW
Kangaroo Valley Historical Society, NSW
Parramatta Heritage Centre, NSW
Eurocare Community Participation Program, Eurobodalla Shire Council, NSW
Local Councils: Eurobodalla, Wollongong, Queanbeyan, Parramatta

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Funding Partners

NSW Dept of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC)
Australia Council
NSW Dept Education & Training (DET)
NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS)
Dept Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)
AVON
Wollongong Small Grants
IMB Community Foundation

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Heritage and Environment

Australian clients include

Parramatta Heritage Centre
Historic Houses Trust
National Museum of Australia
Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Farm Museum
Centennial Park Sydney
Birds Australia Barren Grounds
Eco Edge Network Newcastle
Port Kembla Field Studies Centre, Meroogle
TAFE NSW

American clients include

Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts Washington D.C.
Brooklyn Children's Museum New York
National Geographic Society
Audubon Zoo New Orleans
Kansas City Zoo Missouri
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Massachussetts
Carlson Nature Centre Colorado
International Wildlife Film Festival Montana

Schools

Residencies...Custom designed programs include guest talks, performances and workshops for preschools, school, mothers groups, libraries and special interest groups.

Events Speaker...Guest speaker presentations on a variety of subjects including literacy, special needs, environmental education, creative arts, building school community.

Australian clients include:

Eurobodalla Braidwood Learning Community NSW
Mogo Public School, NSW
Larapinta Public School, Alice Springs, NT
Cringilla Public School, Wollongong, NSW
Mount Kembla Field Studies Centre and schools in the Illawarra region
Santa Sabina Ladies College, NSW
South Coast Writers Centre Bookweek in Schools, NSW
Teenage Roadshow Tour Australia Council funded tour for schools in north west NSW including Walgett, Wilcannia and Lightning Ridge
CONTACT Inc for Rural & Isolated Families Tour schools and preschools in north west NSW

American clients include:

Elementary and Middle Schools in Colorado, California, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, New Orleans, New York, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky

Special Programs

Australia curriculum units
Chapter One, Literacy programs
Artist in residence ghost stories
Teenage Mothers Program
Young Audience Artist Roster, New Orleans

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PLAYLIST: (Once Upon A Song)

OUT ON THE FARM

1. Hey Diddle Diddle

2. The Farmer In The Dell

3. Three Hungry Mice

4. Old MacDonald

5. Mary Had A Little Lamb

6. Baa Baa Black Sheep

LETS GO ON AN ADVENTURE

7. This Is the Way

8. She'll Be Coming Down The Mountain

9. Row Your Boat

10. 1-2-3-4-5

IMAGINE YOURE KING AND QUEEN FOR THE DAY

11. Myne Heart Royal Dance

12. Old King Cole

13. Ogres Song - I Eat Peas

14. Jesters Poem - Three Daughters and The King

15. The Duke Of York

16. Humpty Dumpty

17. Nut Tree

LULLABIES FOR SLEEPY TIME

18. Granans Lullaby

19. Twinkle Twinkle/Starlight Starbright

20. Are You Sleeping

21. Dance To Your Daddy

22. Hush Little Baby

A MUSICAL STORY FOR YOU TO MOVE AND GROOVE TO

23.The Lion and the Mouse. Inspired by my storytelling friend, Diane Ferlatte. Storytelling: Anna Jarrett. Guitar Music & vocal: Ann Lehmann. Elimba music: Janet Andrews.

Once Upon A Song (reviews con't)

There is a lovely flow with the CD, leaving children in an inner, gentle place: a nice place to be. I love the intention of the CD, May the tunes and tales live in your hearts and homes, keeping alive the tradition of music making and storytelling together.

Kristen, Editor The Well Journal, Winter 2006, Bowral, NSW

This CD will help revive many adult memories of nursery rhymes from past childhoods, and may even inspire you to develop your own.It will also provide many ideas to help feed adult imaginations for use in story-time with children.

Eurobodalla Steiner Community Newsletter, Autumn 2006, NSW

Anna Jarretts special talent in weaving a magical story will have the children gathering around to listen….With its unpretentious and unobtrusive tone you wont mind when the kids want to listen to this C.D again and again.

Mel, Mum, for Trad & Now Magazine 2008

Your CD is brilliant. Its saved us many a time, especially on long long trips. Its the only one we can bear to listen to over & over again. Thank you!

Jane Lander, Mum

One of your CDs was purchased for a young child having an operation in hospital her mother thought it might calm her before she went into the theatre. The mother came back and said it worked really well and the little girl likes to play it before bedtime each night. You have the gift to calm and settle young children

Liz Magpie Music, Bega NSW

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