Curriculum links

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Learning to Talk and Listen: Talking and Listening; Skills and Strategies

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning

Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Arts: Arts skills and processes

English: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Environments: Place, Landforms and Features; Environmental Awareness and Care; Natural Systems

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Creating; Presenting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; The Humanities

Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
11. The student critically interprets and creates texts
15. The student communicates with intercultural understanding
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians
22. The student understands and values what it means to be a citizen within a democracy

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Skills, Knowledge and Understanding: speak, listen, read, write, view and represent; use language and communicate appropriately and effectively; think in ways that are imaginative, interpretive and critical; express themselves and their relationships with others and the world

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Environments: Patterns of Place and Location

Social Systems and Structures: Roles, Rights and responsibilities

History

Mandatory Stage 4: Investigating History; Shaping of the Modern World

Mandatory Stage 5: Australia to 1914, Australia and World War 1; Australia Between the Wars; Australia and World War II; Changing Rights and Freedoms; People Power and Politics in the Post-war Period; Australia's Social and Cultural History in the Post-War Period

Elective Stages 4 & 5: Constructing History

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
6. Explains how the past, present and future contribute to their own identity and broaden life directions.

Creative learner
1. Uses imagination and a variety of resources for self-expression and to explore ideas and situations for the insights and opportunities they offer

Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Constructive learner
1. Accesses information and tools from appropriate sources, analyses these and applies the most relevant aspects to optimise results.

Arts: Creating arts ideas, Arts skills and processes, Arts responses and analysis

English: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Environments: Place, Landforms and Features; Environmental Awareness and Care; Natural Systems

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects; Students make images and objects to express personal responses to researched ideas; Students make images and objects to interpret chosen social and cultural issues.

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Writing and designing; Interpreting and constructing texts; Creating; Presenting; Responding; Reflecting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners come to an understanding of cultural and global connections, patterns and evolutions; learners come to an understanding of what is needed for sustainable social and physical environments; learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry; Reflective thinking

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Acting democratically; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Society and History: Identity, relationships and culture; Democratic values and processes; Interactions with the environment; Interconnections between systems; Responsible citizenship; Historical inquiry; Philosophical inquiry; Communication

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; Geography – Levels 3, 4 & 5; History – Levels 3, 4 & 5

Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Design, Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Learning to Talk and Listen: Talking and Listening; Skills and Strategies

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Arts: Arts skills and processes

English: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Environments: Place, Landforms and Features; Environmental Awareness and Care; Natural Systems

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Creating; Presenting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship
Discipline based learning: The Arts; The Humanities
Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
11. The student critically interprets and creates texts
15. The student communicates with intercultural understanding
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians
22. The student understands and values what it means to be a citizen within a democracy

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Skills, Knowledge and Understanding: speak, listen, read, write, view and represent; use language and communicate appropriately and effectively; think in ways that are imaginative, interpretive and critical; express themselves and their relationships with others and the world

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Environments: Patterns of Place and Location

Social Systems and Structures: Roles, Rights and responsibilities

History

Mandatory Stage 4: Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples, Colonisation and Contact History

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
6. Explains how the past, present and future contribute to their own identity and broaden life directions.

Creative learner
1. Uses imagination and a variety of resources for self-expression and to explore ideas and situations for the insights and opportunities they offer

Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Constructive learner
1. Accesses information and tools from appropriate sources, analyses these and applies the most relevant aspects to optimise results.

Arts: Creating arts ideas, Arts skills and processes, Arts responses and analysis

English: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Environments: Place, Landforms and Features; Environmental Awareness and Care; Natural Systems

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects; Students make images and objects to express personal responses to researched ideas; Students make images and objects to interpret chosen social and cultural issues.

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Writing and designing; Interpreting and constructing texts; Creating; Presenting; Responding; Reflecting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners come to an understanding of cultural and global connections, patterns and evolutions; learners come to an understanding of what is needed for sustainable social and physical environments; learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry; Reflective thinking

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Acting democratically; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Society and History: Identity, relationships and culture; Democratic values and processes; Interactions with the environment; Interconnections between systems; Responsible citizenship; Historical inquiry; Philosophical inquiry; Communication

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; Geography – Levels 3, 4 & 5; History – Levels 3, 4 & 5

Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Design, Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
11. The student critically interprets and creates texts
18. The student recognises and represents patterns and relationships
19. The student understands and applies scientific knowledge
20. The student acts for an environmentally sustainable future
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Skills, Knowledge and Understanding: speak, listen, read, write, view and represent; use language and communicate appropriately and effectively; think in ways that are imaginative, interpretive and critical; express themselves and their relationships with others and the world

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Environments: Patterns of Place and Location

Social Systems and Structures: Roles, Rights and responsibilities

Science: Implications of science for society and the environment; current issue research and development

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
6. Explains how the past, present and future contribute to their own identity and broaden life directions.

Creative learner
1. Uses imagination and a variety of resources for self-expression and to explore ideas and situations for the insights and opportunities they offer

Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Constructive learner
1. Accesses information and tools from appropriate sources, analyses these and applies the most relevant aspects to optimise results.

Arts: Creating arts ideas; Arts skills and processes; Arts responses and analysis

English: Listening and Speaking; Reading and Viewing; Writing; Texts and Contexts

Science

Working Scientifically: Science in Society

Concepts and Contexts: Life and Living; Energy and Change; Earth and Beyond

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Queensland

The Arts: Visual Arts

Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects

Students make images and objects to express personal responses to researched ideas.

Students make images and objects to interpret chosen social and cultural issues.

English: Knowledge and Understanding – Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Writing and designing; Interpreting and constructing texts; Creating; Presenting; Responding; Reflecting.

Science: Science and Society; Earth and Beyond; Energy and Change; Life and Living

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures - Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity - Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence - Learners come to an understanding of cultural and global connections, patterns and evolutions; learners come to an understanding of what is needed for sustainable social and physical environments; learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking - Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

Science: Earth and space; Life systems

English: Texts and contexts

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking – Inquiry; Reflective thinking

Communicating – Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures – Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility – Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Acting democratically; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

World Futures – Investigating the Natural and Constructed World; Understanding systems, Creating Sustainable futures

Society and History: Identity, relationships and culture; Democratic values and processes; Interactions with the environment; Interconnections between systems; Responsible citizenship; Historical inquiry; Philosophical inquiry; Communication

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; Geography – Levels 3, 4 & 5; History – Levels 3, 4 & 5; Science – Levels 3, 4 & 5
Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Design, Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

Science

Working Scientifically: Science in Daily Life; Acting Responsibly

Understanding Concepts: Earth and beyond; Energy and Change; Life and Living

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Learning to Talk and Listen: Talking and Listening; Skills and Strategies

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
Collaborative learner
2. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Arts: Arts skills and processes

English: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment

Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Environments: Place, Landforms and Features; Environmental Awareness and Care; Natural Systems

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Creating; Presenting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; The Humanities

Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
11. The student critically interprets and creates texts
15. The student communicates with intercultural understanding
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians
22. The student understands and values what it means to be a citizen within a democracy

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Skills, Knowledge and Understanding: speak, listen, read, write, view and represent; use language and communicate appropriately and effectively; think in ways that are imaginative, interpretive and critical; express themselves and their relationships with others and the world

History

Mandatory Stage 4: Investigating History

Elective Stages 4 & 5: Constructing History; Thematic studies
History extension

Skills: Acquiring information, using an inquiry process

Northern Territory

EsseNTial learnings

Inner learner
1. Uses own learning preferences and meta-cognitive processes to optimise learning
6. Explains how the past, present and future contribute to their own identity and broaden life directions.

Creative learner
1. Uses imagination and a variety of resources for self-expression and to explore ideas and situations for the insights and opportunities they offer.

Collaborative learner
1. Listens attentively and considers the contributions and viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions
3. Fulfils their responsibilities as a group member and actively supports other members.
4. Uses appropriate language that is sensitive to audience and culture within a range of contexts.

Constructive learner
1. Accesses information and tools from appropriate sources, analyses these and applies the most relevant aspects to optimise results.

Arts
Creating arts ideas, Arts skills and processes, Arts responses and analysis

English
Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing, Texts and Contexts

Studies of Science and Environment
Social Systems and Structures: Time, Continuity and Change; Indigenous Studies; Civics, Governance and Social Justice; Values, Beliefs and Cultural Diversity

Queensland

The Arts

Visual Arts: Students visually represent and explain their experiences, feelings, ideas and observations through making images and objects; Students make images and objects to express personal responses to researched ideas; Students make images and objects to interpret chosen social and cultural issues.

English

Knowledge and Understanding: Speaking and listening, Reading and viewing, Writing and designing; Interpreting and constructing texts; Creating; Presenting; Responding; Reflecting.

Studies of Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity; Systems Resources and Power

South Australia

Essential Learnings

Futures: Learners develop an understanding of patterns and connections within systems, learners build scenarios of preferred futures.

Identity: Learners develop an understanding of themselves, of the groups to which they belong, and of other members of their community, learners come to an understanding of the social construction of identities.

Interdependence: Learners come to an understanding of cultural and global connections, patterns and evolutions; learners come to an understanding of what is needed for sustainable social and physical environments; learners cooperate to achieve agreed outcomes.

Thinking: Learners use a wide range of thinking modes

Arts: Students create, plan or shape new and/or existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures in local and global communities.

English: Texts and contexts

Society and Environment: Time Continuity and Change; Place, Space and Environment; Societies and Cultures; Social Systems

Tasmania

Essential Learnings

Thinking: Inquiry; Reflective thinking

Communicating: Being literate; Being information literate; Being arts literate

Personal Futures: Building and maintaining identity and relationships

Social Responsibility: Building social capital; Valuing diversity; Acting democratically; Understanding the past and creating preferred futures

Society and History: Identity, relationships and culture; Democratic values and processes; Interactions with the environment; Interconnections between systems; Responsible citizenship; Historical inquiry; Philosophical inquiry; Communication

Victoria

Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Interpersonal Development; Personal Learning; Civics and Citizenship

Discipline based learning: The Arts; Geography – Levels 3, 4 & 5; History – Levels 3, 4 & 5

Interdisciplinary Learning: Communication; Design, Creativity and Technology; Thinking Processes

Western Australia

Society and Environment: Investigation, Communication and Participation; Place and Space; Resources; Culture; Time, Continuity and Change; Natural and Social Systems; Active Citizenship

The Arts: Arts Ideas; Arts Skills and Processes

English: Processes and Strategies; Listening; Speaking, Viewing; Reading; Writing

ACT

Essential Learning Achievements

1. The student uses a range of strategies to think and learn
2. The student understands and applies the inquiry process
3. The student makes considered decisions
5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
7. The student creates, presents and appreciates artistic works
13. The student is physically skilled and active
21. The student understands about Australia and Australians

NSW

Creative Arts

Visual Arts: Making

English

Learning to Talk and Listen: Talking and Listening, Skills and Strategies

HSIE

Change and continuity: Significant Events and People, Time and Change

Culture: Identities, Cultural Diversity

Environments: Patterns of Place and Location

Social Systems and Structures: Roles, Rights and responsibilities

Skills

Acquiring information, using an inquiry process