THE TEAM
Founders
Tim MasonTeacher, co founder & HeadmasterInternational award winning magician Tim Mason started performing magic at the age of 5 when he developed an interest after seeing his first magic show. Tim hasn’t stopped since, performing at birthday parties, fundraisers, schools, corporate events and plenty of other occasions. Tim and Mat joined forces in starting the Melbourne Magic Academy to share the love and passion he has for this art form with a new generation of budding performers. Tim knows first-hand the positive effect that magic can have on children growing up. Discover more about Tim here.
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Mat UnwinTeacher & co founderMat has been an entertainer of children, family and corporate audiences for over 20 years. Mat combines his magical skills, theatrical foundations, background in corporate training, and years studying pedagogy and engaging children to deliver fun and informative instruction to students at the academy. Many students will already know Mat by his ‘stage name’ for children’s parties – Mr Onion – so if you find your child calling him that – don’t worry….it happens all the time.
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Barb MasonAdministration support |
Teachers
Fiona DonaldTeacherFiona has been an Occupational Therapist for 20 years. Fiona along with her 7 year old nephew Jake discovered their love for magic after attending Tim’s Discover Magic Courses. Watching Jake discover his confidence with learning new magic tricks and seeing him learn about respect and being humble was a great experience for Fiona and she has enjoyed watching these traits filter into other aspects of his life including at home and school.
Fiona has a passion to help children succeed and find their inner confidence. She believes that the Discover Magic Courses can assist her in enabling children to gain these skills. She loves that the Discover Magic Course is a social skills group wrapped up with learning fantastic confidence building magic tricks. |
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