Adelaide Fringe Festival success for talented teacher

Jennifer Trijo

By Jennifer Trijo
Community contribution / April 23, 2018

The Adelaide Fringe Festival is a drawcard for creatives who want to showcase their work, and Sarah Jessica Williams, an emerging, practicing artist whose teaching extends far beyond the classroom, is one of them.

For Williams, a performing arts teacher at Saint Paul Lutheran who also teaches dance at Westminster School, working part-time allows ...

This story appeared in the April 2018 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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By Jennifer Trijo

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Jennifer has worked as a classroom music teacher and instrumental tutor in the government and private school sectors. She has a double degree in Music and Education from The University of New South Wales. Jennifer is a singer-songwriter and professional actor-musician. Her written articles have been published on arts and education platforms such as Limelight, Aussie Theatre and the Australian Teacher Magazine.

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