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Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival 2017
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Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival 2017
Winners announced
The Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival was held on Wednesday 11 October 2017. What a great event, please see winners below.
Listen to our winners now! Thanks to Pop Up Radio Australia.
Drama
Primary
Groves Christian College
Secondary
1st Carmel College
2nd Woodridge State High School
3rd Rochedale State High School
Music
Primary School
1st Groves Christian College
2nd Groves Christian College
3rd Browns Plains State School
Secondary
1st Flagstone State School
2nd Loganlea State High School
3rd Rochedale State High School
Rock band
1st and 2nd Chisholm Catholic College
3rd Flagstone State Community College
Group entry
1st Rochedale State High School
2nd Carmel College
3rd Carmel College
Original music
1st Flagstone State Community College
2nd Loganlea State High School
3rd Rochedale State High School
Dance
Primary School
1st Cleveland State School
2nd Flagstone State Community College
3rd Groves Christian College
Secondary
1st St Eugenes School
2nd Flagstone State Community College
3rd Rochedale State High School
Visual Art
Carmel College
People's Choice
Secondary School Carmel College
Primary School Groves Christian College
Primary School Visual Art Winner
Browns Plains State School
Secondary School Visual Art Winner
Citipoint Christian College
Media Arts
Open- Media Arts
Carmel College – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
2017 Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival
Listen to our winners now! Thanks to Pop Up Radio Australia.
Hundreds of students will soon descend on the Logan Entertainment Centre to take part in the Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival 2017.
Thanks to our partners, Queensland University of Technology, Logan Together, headspace, Griffith University, Children’s Health Queensland and the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Pop Up Radio Australia and the Queensland Academies Creative Industries.
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FESTIVAL THEME
Create Connect Chat
Being creative helps you to keep a positive mindset.
Your community will support you during difficult times. Stay connected to stay positive.
Do you have a friend who just doesn’t want to hang out anymore? A friend whose smiley face is now a frown? Sometimes just having a chat in person or on the phone is the first step towards helping them feel better. You can make a difference!
PRIZES AND INCENTIVES
- All participating schools will have access to free Mental Health First Aid for Youth (for staff) and winnng schools will also receive free Teen Mental Health First Aid training (for students).
- All participating schools will have access to a mutually agreed professional development workshop on a mental health topic for the school staff and community.
- All participating schools will have access to priority and reserved tickets for the Grand Final event at the Logan Entertainment Centre.
- All participating students will receive a Certificate of Participation.
- All finalists will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
- All winners will receive a Certificate of Achievement, a medal and a trophy.
- All winning schools will receive a Mental Health Resources Pack for the school.
- The Music Category winner(s) will have access to a free recording session at Radio 4EB FM’s recording studio.
NEED HELP NOW?
If you believe you, your friend or your child is not coping or showing signs of a mental illness, in the first instance, you may wish to:
1. Talk to someone you trust this could be parents, teachers, school counsellors, chaplains or youth workers
2. Visit a GP
Please see below helpful resources:
Ph: 1800 55 1800
Ph: 1300 22 4636
Ph: 1800 650 890
Last updated 30 October 2017
Last reviewed 5 August 2015