Member Benefits with Partner Organisations

Membership

We're pleased to pass on the benefits of our partnerships with these like-minded organisations to our members.

10% Discount | Yarn Strong Sista

fkaCS Culture and Community Partner
Yarn Strong Sista is an Indigenous Education Consultancy providing a range of services including Aboriginal Professional Development, Aboriginal Storytelling and culturally appropriate Indigenous education resources such as children’s books, artefacts, games, CDs/DVDs, teachers’ resources, posters and more.

They also provide anti-bias bilingual children’s story books in over 40 languages, multicultural children’s books and books on family and community diversity.

Members receive:

10% off professional development workshops and resources

Visit https://www.yarnstrongsista.com/

25% and 10% Discounts | Global Language Books

Specialising in the CALD and LOTE fields, Global Language Books provide quality resources that share an exchange of ideas, philosophies, knowledge, stories and language. The range includes children’s bilingual picture books as well as books/resources in English such as concept books, board books, big books and cultural DVD’s to encourage inclusion of children of all abilities.

Members receive:

25% off products from Mantra Lingua, Milet Limited, Star Bright Books, Star Publishing (UK and India), Snowflake Books (excl. postage)

10% off all other products (excl. postage)

Visit https://www.globallanguage.com.au/

Ready to redeem your discounts?

Simply quote your 9-digit fkaCS membership ID when purchasing online or over the phone.

Can’t find your member number? Call 03 9428 4471 and mention your member details (name and address) to receive your Membership ID.

Membership types and benefits

Education and Care Services Membership

Free access to our Multicultural Resource Centre (MRC) collection of over 1200 bilingual / multicultural books, dramatic play resources, story bags and more
Opportunity to purchase our Outreach Program - for an additional $200 per membership year, get up to 4 packages (5kg each) from our MRC for the duration of the purchased Membership Year.
Free access to consultant support in selecting MRC and other member-only professional resources to meet your needs
MRC orders delivered to your service/organisation free-of-charge once a year (parcels up to 5kg)
Free access to the member-only section of the website dedicated to online professional resources such as tip sheets and translated information for families
*NEW!* Printed copy of our A2 Multilingual Welcome Poster in 53 languages
Free and discounted access to fkaCS member forums and professional learning events
10% discount on fkaCS Customised Professional Learning at your service/organisation, professional learning network or event
Free 'Introduction to fkaCS' session plus facilitated tour of the MRC
Access to the fkaCS Days of Significance Calendar (Mar 2021 - Feb 2022)
Our Members eNewsletter delivered straight to your inbox, once a term
Access to member-only educational resource sales – used MRC resources available at significantly discounted rates/free
10% off Yarn Strong Sista resources and PD workshops (Culture and Community Partner)
25% off selected products from Global Language Books and 10% off all other products (discounts excl. postage)
$250 Single Site
$940 Multi-Site Operator
(first 6 services)
$125 Additional Site
(per site)

Individual and Student Membership

Free access to our Multicultural Resource Centre (MRC) collection of over 1200 bilingual / multicultural books, dramatic play resources, story bags and more
Opportunity to purchase our Outreach Program - for an additional $200 per membership year, get up to 4 packages (5kg each) from our MRC for the duration of the purchased Membership Year.
Free access to consultant support in selecting MRC and other member-only professional resources to meet your needs
MRC orders delivered to your service/organisation free-of-charge once a year (parcels up to 5kg)
Free access to the member-only section of the website dedicated to online professional resources such as tip sheets and translated information for families
*NEW!* Printed copy of our A2 Multilingual Welcome Poster in 53 languages
Free and discounted access to fkaCS member forums and professional learning events
10% discount on fkaCS Customised Professional Learning at your service/organisation, professional learning network or event
Free 'Introduction to fkaCS' session plus facilitated tour of the MRC
Access to the fkaCS Days of Significance Calendar (Mar 2021 - Feb 2022)
Our Members eNewsletter delivered straight to your inbox, once a term
Access to member-only educational resource sales – used MRC resources available at significantly discounted rates/free
10% off Yarn Strong Sista resources and PD workshops (Culture and Community Partner)
25% off selected products from Global Language Books and 10% off all other products (discounts excl. postage)
$80 Individual
$55 Student

Other Organisation Membership

Free access to our Multicultural Resource Centre (MRC) collection of over 1200 bilingual / multicultural books, dramatic play resources, story bags and more
Opportunity to purchase our Outreach Program - for an additional $200 per membership year, get up to 4 packages (5kg each) from our MRC for the duration of the purchased Membership Year.
Free access to consultant support in selecting MRC and other member-only professional resources to meet your needs
MRC orders delivered to your service/organisation free-of-charge once a year (parcels up to 5kg)
Free access to the member-only section of the website dedicated to online professional resources such as tip sheets and translated information for families
*NEW!* Printed copy of our A2 Multilingual Welcome Poster in 53 languages
Free and discounted access to fkaCS member forums and professional learning events
10% discount on fkaCS Customised Professional Learning at your service/organisation, professional learning network or event
Free 'Introduction to fkaCS' session plus facilitated tour of the MRC
Access to the fkaCS Days of Significance Calendar (Mar 2021 - Feb 2022)
Our Members eNewsletter delivered straight to your inbox, once a term
Access to member-only educational resource sales – used MRC resources available at significantly discounted rates/free
10% off Yarn Strong Sista resources and PD workshops (Culture and Community Partner)
25% off selected products from Global Language Books and 10% off all other products (discounts excl. postage)
$825 Other Organisations*
*training institutions or other organisations that support children's cultural and linguistic rights

Become a member

Professional Learning

Multicultural Resource Centre

Cultural Inclusion Support

Contact us

fka Children's Services Inc.
18 Harper St, Abbotsford VIC 3067
T: +61 3 9428 4471 | E: fkacs@fka.org.au

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