School Education
The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) is a foundation of Asialink at the University of Melbourne, in partnership with Curriculum Corporation and receives core funding from the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The AEF is a national organisation that advocates for and supports Asia literacy in Australian primary and secondary schools.
The mission of the AEF is to equip every young Australian for the 21stcentury by ensuring that they gain knowledge, skills and understandings of the countries and cultures of Asia through their schooling.
The AEF:
- Leads and supports the development of 21st century world-class education that is Asia literate
- Advocates for Asia literacy to influence policy and curriculum nationally
- Collaborates with education systems and jurisdictions to achieve Asia literacy
- Mobilises and builds alliances to raise demand for Asia literacy
- Connects and engages educators to develop Asia literate students
- Supports and challenges schools to embed Asia literacy in the curriculum
- Initiates new projects and research to expand Asia literacy programs.
NAPSSP Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools
$7.24 million will be provided to Australian primary and secondary schools through three annual competitive funding rounds between 2009 and 2011. These grants will assist schools to promote the teaching and learning of Asian languages and/or the studies of Asia related to one or more of the four NALSSP target countries - China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea.
Schools can apply for grants of between $20,000 and $40,000.
Round 2 Applications will open May 2010.