There has been an exciting buzz in the Year 7 Humanities classes this term. Students have been continuing to learn about different electorates around Australia and evaluating their liveability. For example, there have been conversations about the connections to places people have in the remote regions of Durack in Western Australia, floods in the Northern Territory’s seat of Lingiari, drought and fuel shortages in the Mallee and the impact inflation is having on housing affordability in electorates like Wentworth in New South Wales. Students have also been learning about how members of the government, opposition and crossbench try to represent their electorate in parliament and to improve liveability for their electorate.
Over the coming weeks, the students will be creating a magazine about their electorate, highlighting what makes it a liveable place. We are looking forward to seeing what they produce!
The Year 10 Innovation and Enterprise students are also preparing for their Market Day Stalls. These students are using the $20 Boss program to apply their understanding of what it takes to create, market, and operate a business. They will be preparing and marketing their businesses over the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for their progress in future newsletters.