PDHPE & SPORTS PROGRAMS
Dance sessions for primary schools, planned and delivered by qualified teachers from Early Stage 1 through to Stage 3. Programs cover creative movement, rhythm, and structured choreography, mapped to the PDHPE K-6 syllabus and Creative Arts dance outcomes, with all equipment supplied by our team.
OVERVIEW
Dance sits across two areas of the primary curriculum. In Creative Arts K-6, it is a mandatory strand. In PDHPE K-6, movement skills, body awareness, and creative expression are threaded through the stages. Most schools find it difficult to deliver both with confidence, particularly where specialist knowledge isn’t available in-house.
As part of our PDHPE and sports programs across Australia, dance sessions fit into your existing timetable, with the same teachers working with each class throughout the term. Progression from week to week is what makes structured dance delivery different from a one-off workshop.
Our team brings all equipment, sets up before students arrive, and packs away at the end. Dance is one of the few strands that requires specialist knowledge, dedicated music, and a clear hall setup, none of which schools need to manage when we deliver. We provide outcome documentation covering both syllabuses to coordinators before the term begins.
Quick facts
Designed for
Primary schools delivering the dance strand of the Creative Arts K-6 syllabus and PDHPE movement outcomes
Year groups
Kindergarten to Year 6 · ES1 through Stage 3
Availability
All terms · Weekly program or workshop delivery
WHAT'S INCLUDED
CURRICULUM & OUTCOMES
Each stage has its own dance content, with Creative Arts and PDHPE outcomes mapped against it and documentation provided to coordinators before the term begins.
NESA ES1 & Stage 1 outcomes
Rhythm · Spatial awareness · Body control · Cooperative movement
Kindergarten (ES1)
Moving to music
Structured movement built around rhythm and body awareness. Students develop an understanding of how their body moves in space and in relation to others, with music anchoring each session.
Years 1–2 (Stage 1)
Rhythm and sequence
Simple choreographic sequences, cooperative movement, and introductory cultural dance contexts. Students begin to understand dance as both a creative and physical discipline.
NESA Stage 2 & 3 outcomes
Choreographic sequences · Creative composition · Cultural contexts · Performance
Years 3–4 (Stage 2)
Composition and performance
Students develop and perform choreographic sequences in groups, drawing on elements of dance including body, space, time, dynamics, and relationships. Cultural contexts are introduced.
Years 5–6 (Stage 3)
Creative expression and stagecraft
Complex composition, cultural and contemporary dance forms, and performance confidence. Students understand dance as a form of creative expression with its own language and structure.
WHY SCHOOLS CHOOSE US
Primary schools choose us for dance delivery that covers Creative Arts and PDHPE outcomes together, planned for the stage, and run without requiring anything from school staff on the day. That experience spans 25 years of program delivery through Motiv8sports, across public, Catholic, and independent schools.
Compliance documentation, Sporting Schools registration details, and $20 million public liability cover are all available to schools on request.
Educ8 handles
Session planning, equipment, outcome documentation across both syllabuses, and full delivery.
Your school provides
Hall or indoor space and student supervision. Nothing else is required.
Dance was always a gap in what we could deliver confidently. Having qualified teachers run structured sessions that mapped to our Creative Arts outcomes made it straightforward for our coordinator to account for.
FUNDING AVAILABLE
Primary school dance programs may be eligible for Sporting Schools grants, which can meaningfully reduce the cost of external delivery for qualifying schools. As a registered provider, we guide schools through eligibility and the application process.
FAQs
Each session is mapped to PDHPE K-6 movement outcomes for the relevant stage, supporting curriculum delivery. Where sessions also address Creative Arts dance outcomes, coordinators receive documentation covering both.
A standard school hall is sufficient. Our team sets up before students arrive. No specialist facility or permanent equipment is required.
Sessions can be structured toward a performance or farewell event from the start of term, with our teachers present at the event itself. Share your date at the time of booking so the program accounts for it.
Single-session workshops are available for Harmony Day, cultural celebrations, reward days, and special events. They are self-contained and require no preparation from school staff.
The program covers the Creative Arts dance strand and the relevant PDHPE movement outcomes, which frees coordinators for the areas of the curriculum that benefit most from an ongoing classroom teacher relationship.
Each session is mapped to both the Creative Arts K-6 dance outcomes and the PDHPE K-6 movement outcomes for the relevant stage. Coordinators receive documentation covering both, which accounts for dance across two KLAs without generating additional paperwork.
CONTACT US
Get in touch, and we will talk you through the options for your school.
