We hope you are enjoying all the fabulous features and new content on the AEF web portal.

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All those that have registered for the site and signed up to AEF e-News on 30 April 2015 will go in the draw to win a trip to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific! Find out more.

Learn more about Daniel Ednie-Lockett, who is fluent in both Japanese and Chinese, and find out how Asia Literacy Ambassadors can encourage students to develop Asia capabilities. More

Inspire your students to become historians by entering the AEF-sponsored category of Asia and Australia in the National History Challenge. The theme of this year's challenge is Leadership and Legacy. Closes 21 August.

Show your students another side of World War I history through this Year 9 History learning sequence. 

Using videos, images and links, this resource explores recent historical reconsiderations and popular representations of 'Chinese ANZACs', using Billy Sing as a case study.

Culture Victoria also has a collection of resources on Chinese ANZACs.

Join AEF and the Principals Australia Institute for Engaging with Asia breakfast seminars in Adelaide and Sydney in May and June respectively. 

Guest speakers include Susan Calvert, Executive Director of the Office of International Engagement at the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, and Tim Harcourt, 'Airport Economist'. More

Calling all WA and VIC teachers!

Register now for the following TeachMeets:

• The power of study tours (30 April, City Beach, WA)
• Bringing the world into your classroom with ICT and Asia (9 May, Melbourne, VIC)
• Exploring culture using text types in English and beyond (25 June, Freemantle, WA)

Find out more.

Is your child studying an Asian language at school?

Visit our parents page and share your views by taking a short survey.

The March update focuses on global education, languages education and using stories to promote students' intercultural understanding. The policy section draws attention to a recently published report on the state of play of languages education in Western Australia. Read more