We are thrilled to receive funding from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation to support our Story Hubs program. It's a resounding endorsement of our mission to foster creativity and literacy in young minds across Melbourne’s west and beyond
Arts-based education is a powerful tool for breaking down barriers, and with this funding from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation, we'll expand our reach to disadvantaged schools, making sure every child has the opportunity to explore their creative potential.
The funding we receive from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation enables us to develop innovative literacy and teacher professional learning workshops, customised for each school's unique needs, bringing us one step closer to making creative literacy a cornerstone of education for all.
100 Story Building is the home of story making and creative discovery for Victorian children and young people. We use innovative approaches to creative writing to ignite young imaginations and support children and young people as the heroes of their stories.
We work to provide opportunities for children and young people in our community to build the literacy skills, confidence and sense of belonging that are fundamental to future success. We focus our impact on 5–18-year-olds with a lived experience of socio-educational disadvantage, or who experience other barriers to education.
Since 2009, we’ve collaborated with more than 45,000 children and young people both at our Footscray headquarters, across our Story Hubs, and in classrooms, libraries and community centres across the state.
Guided by our expert facilitators, young writers have set off on mind-bending, time-twisting adventures. Their expeditions into the imagination have inspired comics, poems, rap songs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, podcasts, audio dramas and much more … with a consequent, demonstrated improvement in literacy skills, academic engagement, student agency, and school and community connectedness.
100 Story Building programs support children and young people’s creative confidence, wellbeing and sense of belonging through creative literacy programs and workshops. Join us on this adventure by donating money – your generous support will make a real difference to so many young lives. Donate to our Building Futures campaign today.