Leading schools are Asia literate

School leaders build their schools’ capacities to equip and empower their students for informed and active participation in the 21st century where Asia plays a central role. We offer a range of programs to schools, which are funded from a variety of sources.

		Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia Applications for Round 3 of our flagship school leaders program open in September. AEF is conducting this leadership program in partnership with Principals Australia.
		Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools Funding is available to Australian primary and secondary schools to develop new initiatives to strengthen Asian languages and cultures.
		Asia Literacy Ambassadors Businesses in partnership with secondary schools  help Australian students better understand the diverse career and life opportunities available to employees who are Asia literate.
		Study Tours for school leaders Our Study Tours offer an exciting range of in-country experiences which target the Australian Curriculum learning areas such as The Arts, History, Geography and English.
		BRIDGE Project Innovative projects through sister school partnerships link students, teachers and school communities across the region.View the main BRIDGE page.
		Towards an Australian Curriculum Draft shape paper for Geography is available for consultation on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) website. View our main Australian Curriculum page.
		Research: Languages reports Detailed reports outline the current situation of Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean languages targetted by the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program in Australian schools.
		Events: Bringing educators together Our regular high-profile events bring together educators and policymakers from all sectors across Australia. The 2010 National Summit focussed on reaffirming Asia literacy in the Australian Curriculum.
		Schools Forum: Have your say This web forum provides opportunities for school leaders to share their views on topical issues. The most recent forum: How is your school developing an Asia literate curriculum?