1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Five Double A Nights with Matthew Pantalistion. A little while ago, 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: about twenty minutes ago, we're going to have a chat 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: with a teacher from Heathfield High who's in the running 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: for a major scholarship in the arts area recognizing excellence 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: in performing arts education that is tailored the secondary school 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: aged children. So are South Australian one of ten finalists 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: in this annual awards program trying to win the trip 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: of a lifetime fourteen grandsworth in January next year. If 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: Joshua Haines is successful, he'll join a team of educators 10 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: mentoring thirty two aspiring performers representing Australia at the International 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta in the USA. Joshua's on 12 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: the line, josh good evening, Thanks for coming on. Hey 13 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: you going good, Thanks pleasure. Well done on getting to 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: this level. 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. That's such an honor. I 16 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: really did not see this coming at all. When I 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: got the email to say that I've been shortlisted, my 18 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: mind was absolutely blown. 19 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: That's fantastic. So what did you do to get shortlisted? 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: What's the criteria? 21 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, so the criteria you just had to be working 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: with high school age students, so it didn't necessarily have 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: to be at a school. You could also be like 24 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: a dance studio or a theater school just high school 25 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: aged students, and just be someone who does extra stuff 26 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: within the community, who promotes the arts. 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: I guess, okay, when we're talking the arts, I mean 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: I imagine drama in terms of this, but I suppose 29 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: not necessarily could be anything, couldn't it. 30 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, So this one actually focuses on musical theater. So 31 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 2: this is music, dance, and drama. So the three performing 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: arts areas that we focus on. 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: Yet, all right, who do you work? Is it with 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: the school itself at Humphield? 35 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, huh yeah, So I'm the faculty leader. So I'm 36 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: the leader of the arts out at Heatfield High School. 37 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: So we're a pretty big school. It's got over a 38 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: thousand and yeah, so I look after all of the 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: arts there from year seven to twelve. 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, that's pretty good. And do you think 41 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: the nomination came from somebody at the school. 42 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: No, so we actually applied ourselves that we had to 43 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: get letters of recommendation from other people. So I had 44 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 2: to get three letters of recommendation, so I had to 45 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: get one from a colleague who was my boss at school, 46 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: one from a member of the community, and one from 47 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: a current student. So I got to read those letters 48 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: and it was just incredible to read those naturally see 49 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: the impact that my work is having on the students 50 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: and the wider community. 51 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: Okay, that's pretty good and heartwarming to know, isn't it. Ultimately? Oh? 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Especially in the subject like the arts, it often 53 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 2: gets a little bit overlooked. So it's really good to 54 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: be able to see that these this community is recognizing 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: the work that we do. 56 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: Okay, you teach English and performing arts creative arts two 57 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: years seven through to twelve. I understand what's you and 58 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: English is linked because I mean you think of the arts, 59 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: you think English and Shakespeare as an example, and there's 60 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: many more beyond. But what got you interested? 61 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely so growing up I was actually a gymnast and 62 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 2: a circus acrobat and a circus performer really, so I 63 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 2: was always interested in the performative side of gymnastics, not 64 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: so much the competitive side. I just loved the performance elements, 65 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 2: I guess. And then yeah, going up into UNI, I 66 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: was a gymnastics coach, so working with kids had always 67 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: been a passion of mine. And then yeah, going through 68 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: do becoming a teacher and then just transitioning into the 69 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: arts is a great way to kid the physicality, I guess, 70 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: and get those kids into a subject that they may 71 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: not have really considered before. 72 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: Was it kids? Is that what it's called? I think 73 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: it is. Isn't it where you can learn as a child? 74 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: You know? 75 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: Circus acrobatic stuff. 76 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? So I was part of circuits as well, but 77 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: also did a couple of other circuses, so like the 78 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: like touring circuses like the Lenon Brothers Circus and stuff 79 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: like that. It came to town. 80 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh that's so cool. So what did you do? 81 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: What did you do in the circus? I mean, you've 82 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: you know the old story about running away to join 83 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: a circus. You've done it. 84 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 2: Oh, it's actually the dream for everyone, isn't it really? No, So, 85 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: I at the time, I was working at Bounce and 86 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: when the circuses would come to town, they'd come and 87 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: train a Bounce and they saw me practicing on the 88 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: trampoline there, and so they asked me to go and 89 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 2: try out as a trapeze artist. 90 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Wow. 91 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: Actually, yeah, so I got tickets to the show, climbed 92 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: up on the trapeze and yeah, they asked me to 93 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: go around with them. 94 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: How are you with heights? Obviously, okay, oh you learn 95 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: to be You're not at the start though, I reckon, 96 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, imagine doing that and okay, the 97 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: net is there for a good reason. But wow, I 98 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: mean you're you're what twenty meters up or whatever it is. 99 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: That's something ridiculous in a precarious big top. 100 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: That's been moved around wearing a leotard. 101 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 2: Obviously it still part of the show. 102 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: Come on, yeah, yeah, wow, all right, so what you 103 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: traveled around the state, around the country even doing. 104 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: That, Yeah, just around the states and we his inerformances 105 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: around here, so nothing too crazy because I was still 106 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: at university and yeah, then transitioned into a it was 107 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: actually a primary school teacher for about seven years, so 108 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: I was performing arts and pe primary school teacher, and 109 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 2: then transitioned over to high school. 110 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: Okay, is that a big step in itself? I mean 111 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: this teaching we're talking about, and personally, I'd be terrified 112 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: of walking into a class of year nine, ten, eleven, 113 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: twelves because I reckon, they'd have it over me in 114 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: a in a jiffy. Oh. 115 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 2: Look at the time, it definitely was because my comfort 116 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: area was the receptions to year four that honestly, since 117 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: going to high school, those receptions now terrify me. I 118 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 2: couldn't get me care Is that right? 119 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: Well you're probably going to You're probably going to get 120 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: them as they get older. Absolutely, Okay, all right, when 121 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: do you find out about the scholarship? Yeah? 122 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 2: So I had my interview last Wednesday, and they said 123 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 2: it could be a couple weeks from then, So I 124 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 2: believe the communication I had today was potentially mid October. Okay, 125 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 2: so hopefully I hear sooner than that, because this waiting 126 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 2: game is not fun for anybody. 127 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: No, yeah, that's right. 128 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: I think every day my colleagues work come up to 129 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: me and ask me if I've got it yet. 130 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: All right, So this International Junior Theater Festival I mentioned Atlanda, 131 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: but it actually all starts in New York, doesn't it. 132 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it's a nineteen day trip that we begin 133 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: in New York doing workshops in Broadway with industry professionals. 134 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 2: So actually just getting those connections and actually seeing how 135 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 2: industry professionals work with students is what I'm most excited about, 136 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 2: so that I can show the students that there is 137 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: career opportunities in the arts. So we started New York 138 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 2: and then they would off to Atlanta and then over 139 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 2: to LA for Disney Workshop. 140 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: Okay, wow, so what would that entail Disney? That's you know, 141 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: you wouldn't be wearing a Mickey Mouse suit, I don't imagine, 142 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: but you'd have to be able to do sorts of 143 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: different things there to impress audiences. 144 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely so. I think it would bring in all 145 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: of those music, dance, and drama elements, probably focusing more 146 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: on the dance and singing. I would have Dome. Yeah, okay, 147 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: but yeah, the opportunity to work with such a big 148 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: name company would just be incredible. 149 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. You mentioned something about opening the eyes 150 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: of kids to what the arts could do from a 151 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: career possibility. That must be the exciting part of all 152 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: of this. In your job ultimately as a teacher is 153 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: working with kids to just do exactly that open directions 154 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: for the future for them. 155 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's actually something I'm really passionate about, especially 156 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 2: within the arts, showing them that there are career opportunities 157 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: for artists. But even if they just if they don't 158 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 2: not looking for a career within the arts, but the 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 2: skills that they're developing through engaging in this curriculum are 160 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: so valuable for whatever it is they choose to do. 161 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: So the students they don't necessarily know it because it's 162 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 2: not explicitly taught, but we're teaching them about communication, they're 163 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 2: learning empathy, they're learning collaboration, confidence, problem solving skills, all 164 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: of this sort of these lifelong skills that they need 165 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 2: for everything that we're teaching them through the Arts that 166 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 2: they may not have seen previously. 167 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: Fantastic, Well this is this is so good. Well hopefully 168 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: you get there, Josh, I hope you're the winner. Do 169 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: you know who the opposition is? So you're sizing up 170 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: anybody as the Yeah, I reckon. 171 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: You know, we've been trying, but there's no one else 172 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: in South Australia's I'm the only South Australian that's been shortlisted. 173 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: But it's just incredible just to be shortlisted. Honestly, this 174 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: opportunity was available to all of Australia and New Zealand, 175 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: so to be recognized as one of the top ten 176 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: candidates is something more than I could have ever imagined. 177 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: So I'm just so thankful to Travel Gang for this opportunity. 178 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: That's fantastic. Good on you, josh I hope you get there. 179 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: I hope you get the scholarship and have the troop 180 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: of a lifetime and make some of your own career 181 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: aspirations come true. 182 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 2: Awesome. Thank you so much, and thank you so much 183 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 2: for taking your time to chatting with me. 184 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: No, no, thank you for your time. From Heathfield High. 185 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: The only South Australian in the running for this prestigious 186 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: Theater Educator scholarship is Joshua Haynes, my guest just then, 187 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 1: And wouldn't that be a boon for the school for 188 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:37,719 Speaker 1: Heathfield High.