Andrew Chinn Workshops and Concert

To celebrate Catholic Education Week, on Friday 17th May, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our school to share his songs with our children. Andrew's songs, such as "These Hands", "Rainbow", "An African Blessing" and "Rise Up!" are used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. The concert will take place on the basketball court at 2:20pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Andrew Chinn: Biography

Summary points if doing an introduction:

• Was a teacher for 20 years in Catholic schools in Sydney, taught all grades from kindergarten to Year 6 (was a kindergarten/prep teacher for two years)

• Song writing since 1993

• Has released 12 albums, 6 picture books, and 5 DVDs and has an online resource for teachers:www.butterflyhouse.online

• His music is used in schools across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada and he has visited more than 1000 different schools around those countries.

• His best-known songs are These Hands, Rainbow, An African Blessing, and Rise Up!.

• Lives in Wollongong with his wife, Bernadette and a couple of Shetland Sheepdogs called Molleeand Elbee, who love going to the beach.

• He has four daughters and TEN grandchildren!!

• He is a proud Sydney Swans, Illawarra Hawks and Brisbane Broncos supporter.

• Andrew’s music is available on Spotify and Apple Music.