44 YEARS

Macedonian Language Studies in NSW

Macedonian School Council of NSW is a non-political, non-denominational and non-profit organisation that aims to:
– promote the Macedonian language in primary, high school and tertiary institutions;
– organise coordination between the Macedonian Ethnic Schools in NSW to ensure a high standard in the teaching of Macedonian;
– assist in the organisation of materials required for teaching Macedonian
-encourage exchange of information and materials between Macedonian teachers;
– raise money to support the teaching of Macedonian and related cultural activities;
– encourage Macedonian cultural activities in the Australian community and to work with other organisations for the purpose of organising various cultural and artistic activities, and
– encourage cooperation between Macedonian educational institutions.

There are various annual activities organised by the Macedonian School Council of NSW, in cooperation with all ethnic and primary schools in NSW where the Macedonian language program is taught. These include: an Academy in honour of Sts. Kiril and Metodij, recognising students’ and teachers’ achievements, effort, dedication and contribution towards studying Macedonian; a Poetry recital competition, where students from all ethnic and primary school recite poems entirely in Macedonian; Macedonian language graduation night and annual fundraising ball for the Macedonian language; as well as an End of Year Concert, featuring song and drama performances by Macedonian language students.