The Arts

The Wolves of the Night, a poem by Ariana Fais

Ariana Fais, a Year 3 student at Elwood Primary School, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 3-4 category for her poem, The Wolves of the Night. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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Awaiting Spring, a poem by Grace Sudjono

Grace Sudjono, a Year 6 student at Harkaway Hills College, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 5-6 category for her poem, Awaiting Spring. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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Dancing with Tempestas, a poem by Nechama Davis

Nechama Davis, a Year 8 student at Beth Rivkah Ladies College, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 7-8 category for her poem, Dancing with Tempestas. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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Lighting the Fire, a poem by Melis Benli

Melis Benli, a Year 10 student at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 9-10 category for her poem, Lighting the Fire. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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Father and Daughter, a poem by Emma Jones

Emma Jones, a Year 12 student at Tintern Grammar, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 11-12 category for her poem, Father and Daughter. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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Student Film Festival goes live

Our Student Film Festival has begun. Check out this video featuring some of our finalist films, and find out how you can watch them and vote for your favourites.

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You’ve Got This: Tips for pursuing creative careers

We speak to author Bec Brown about her new book to help young people pursue careers in the creative industries. She gives parents and carers some tips and ideas to encourage their creative kids, in this Q&A with Natalie Moutafis.

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Australia’s largest student art collection goes online

Independent Schools Victoria has launched what will eventually be Australia's largest collection of student art – initially featuring the works of almost 100 students selected for this year's Annual Student Art Exhibition.

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‘The Arts – Who Needs It?’

Sally McLean created the amazing Speaking Daggers short film for our recent Arts Learning Festival. She gave this inspiring address to the Annual General Meeting of Independent Schools Victoria.

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