STAGE 1 cross disciplinary STUDIES
PEER LEADER PROGRAM
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Students must attend and participate in a two day training and selection process in the fourth term of Year 10.
Course Description
In the Peer Leader Program, Year 11 students provide orientation for Year 8 students and run activities to promote positive relationships and build resilience.
Content
• Leadership Skills
• Positive Role Modelling
• Organisational and Management Skills
Assessment Components
• Reflective Review
• Teacher and Student Feedback Surveys
• Assessed as a “Self Directed Learning” Unit
Additional Information
Peer Leaders must attend the Year 7 Transition Day the Year 8 Orientation Day and the Year 8 Camp and “Show Day” with Year 8 students in term three.
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Students must attend and participate in a two day training and selection process in the fourth term of Year 10.
Course Description
In the Peer Leader Program, Year 11 students provide orientation for Year 8 students and run activities to promote positive relationships and build resilience.
Content
• Leadership Skills
• Positive Role Modelling
• Organisational and Management Skills
Assessment Components
• Reflective Review
• Teacher and Student Feedback Surveys
• Assessed as a “Self Directed Learning” Unit
Additional Information
Peer Leaders must attend the Year 7 Transition Day the Year 8 Orientation Day and the Year 8 Camp and “Show Day” with Year 8 students in term three.
COMMUNITY STUDIES
SEMESTER OR FULL YEAR COURSE - 10 or 20 CREDITS
Course Description
This course gives students the chance to learn in and contribute to their community, which can include students’ school, workplace, sports club, leisure venues and home. This subject allows students to make decisions about what they are going to learn and how they will go about learning it. Students negotiate with their teacher and other people in the community as to their learning plan and the skills and knowledge required to reach their goals. Much of the learning will take place in the community and may be self-directed and unsupervised, with the support of the school and other members of the community.
Content
Assessment Components
SEMESTER OR FULL YEAR COURSE - 10 or 20 CREDITS
Course Description
This course gives students the chance to learn in and contribute to their community, which can include students’ school, workplace, sports club, leisure venues and home. This subject allows students to make decisions about what they are going to learn and how they will go about learning it. Students negotiate with their teacher and other people in the community as to their learning plan and the skills and knowledge required to reach their goals. Much of the learning will take place in the community and may be self-directed and unsupervised, with the support of the school and other members of the community.
Content
- Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring
- New Knowledge and Skills in Relation to Chosen Topic
- Effective Decision Making
- Relating to Others
- Communicating in Different Contexts
- Dealing With Change
Assessment Components
- Assessment is individually negotiated with the teacher
INDIGENOUS GARDEN PROGRAM
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Students have participated in a Club and or satisfactorily completed Year 10 English and PLP.
Course Description
The Indigenous Garden Program requires students to apply their knowledge and skills around the Indigenous Garden at Urrbrae and subsequent Indigenous Enterprises. Students work collaboratively but identify their individual role in a practical task around gaining knowledge, growing, maintaining indigenous plants and sharing their produce with the wider community.
Content
Assessment Components
Assessment at Stage 1 is school based. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
Additional Information
Students will participate in at least 2 field excursions. This leads to Stage 2 Cross Disciplinary Studies which contributes towards an ATAR.
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Students have participated in a Club and or satisfactorily completed Year 10 English and PLP.
Course Description
The Indigenous Garden Program requires students to apply their knowledge and skills around the Indigenous Garden at Urrbrae and subsequent Indigenous Enterprises. Students work collaboratively but identify their individual role in a practical task around gaining knowledge, growing, maintaining indigenous plants and sharing their produce with the wider community.
Content
- Gaining knowledge of Indigenous Plants and Indigenous Culture
- Cultivating Indigenous Plants
- Marketing and selling Indigenous Produce
Assessment Components
Assessment at Stage 1 is school based. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
- Group Project-individual report
- Skills and application
- Reflection
Additional Information
Students will participate in at least 2 field excursions. This leads to Stage 2 Cross Disciplinary Studies which contributes towards an ATAR.
RESEARCH PROJECT
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Course Description
The Research Project is a stage 2 subject that is completed in Year 11 which gives students the opportunity to study an area of interest in depth. It allows students to use their creativity and initiative, while developing research and presentation skills. Students must elect to do the Research Project in one of the following formats, both of which count towards an ATAR:
Content
All students will explore their area of interest within a common research framework of:
Assessment Components
Research Project A
Research Project B
Additional Information
The Research Project is a compulsory subject and students must pass with a C- grade or better to achieve the SACE.
SEMESTER COURSE - 10 CREDITS
Course Description
The Research Project is a stage 2 subject that is completed in Year 11 which gives students the opportunity to study an area of interest in depth. It allows students to use their creativity and initiative, while developing research and presentation skills. Students must elect to do the Research Project in one of the following formats, both of which count towards an ATAR:
- Research Project A
- Research Project B
Content
All students will explore their area of interest within a common research framework of:
- Planning their research
- Conducting their research
- Evaluating/reviewing their research.
Assessment Components
Research Project A
- 30 % Folio - Same as RPB
- 40% Research Outcome -1500 words or 10 minutes
- 30% Review in any format
Research Project B
- 30 % Folio - Same as RPA
- 40% Research Outcome - 2000 words or 12 minutes
- 30% Evaluation in written format. This is a challenging task where students must demonstrate high level literacy and critical evaluation skills
Additional Information
The Research Project is a compulsory subject and students must pass with a C- grade or better to achieve the SACE.