The Telling Your Stories Project helps schools create place-based learning through authentic storytelling. Every student at your school should walk out your gates knowing who they are and where they come from.
Our approach strengthens identity, community connections while building literacy and engagement across the curriculum through bespoke resources.
45,000+ STUDENTS
and their families are all learning the story of their place!
Across Australia and New Zealand in 2025 we have helped create resources for that bring local stories into the classrooms of tens of thousands of students. None of their stories are the same - but they're ready to tell their own.
Everything you need to tell the story of YOUR SCHOOL
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A story written by professional learning designers about your school & place
We'll facilitate everything you need to tell the story of your place. We'll organise a meeting with your stakeholders and community, research the history, and craft a story that is perfect for classrooms - from Early Childhood right up to Secondary Students. You have the final say - what do the kids of this place NEED to know?
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8 bespoke illustrations created for storytelling
Taking your awesome story, we give it to an illustrator who designs a series of images that you can tell the story from. A picture says a thousand words, and images are an excellent way to introduce the idea of complexity and perspective to older students, while also allowing an easy gateway to historical topics for younger learners.
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A suite of teaching resources designed to inspire curriculum integration
We give you everything you need to teach and integrate your story:
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Downloadable PDFs
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Hardcover Books*
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Voice Over Videos
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Reference Lists with Links to research
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Pedagogy Support
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Indigenous Vocabulary Lists*
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Translations into home languages*​
ENRICH & GROW ENGAGEMENT IN
Learning
Research supports that learning is easier and more engaging when students have prior knowledge. Leverage stories of place, bring what your communities know into the classroom everyday and give your learners and teachers stories and an identity they will carry with them for a lifetime.
