Geelong High School Curriculum Handbook 2020
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Geelong High School Curriculum Handbook 2020 GEELONG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM HANDBOOK 2020 Geelong High School Curriculum Handbook 2020 Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 1 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 2 WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................. 3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................................................ 9 MASTER LIST – UNITS OFFERED FOR 2020 ............................................................................................... 10 MASTER LIST OF SENIOR YEARS UNITS OFFERED IN 2020 ........................................................................ 13 THE ARTS SUBJECT PATHWAYS ............................................................................................................... 16 THE ARTS ................................................................................................................................................ 17 ENGLISH SUBJECT PATHWAYS ................................................................................................................. 29 ENGLISH .................................................................................................................................................. 30 HEALTH & PHYS. 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SUBJECT PATHWAYS .............................................................................................. 35 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 36 HUMANITIES SUBJECT PATHWAYS .......................................................................................................... 46 HUMANITIES ........................................................................................................................................... 47 LANGUAGES SUBJECT PATHWAYS .......................................................................................................... 54 LANGUAGES ............................................................................................................................................ 55 MATHEMATICS SUBJECT PATHWAYS ...................................................................................................... 61 MATHEMATICS ....................................................................................................................................... 62 SCIENCE SUBJECT PATHWAYS ................................................................................................................. 70 SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................................. 71 TECHNOLOGY (DESIGN) SUBJECT PATHWAYS ......................................................................................... 79 TECHNOLOGY (DIGITAL) SUBJECT PATHWAYS ......................................................................................... 79 TECHNOLOGY (DESIGN & DIGITAL) ......................................................................................................... 80 GPEP – GEELONG HIGH POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM................................................................... 93 VCE AT GEELONG HIGH SCHOOL ............................................................................................................. 94 POST COMPULSORY SCHOOLING PATHWAYS ....................................................................................... 100 VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED LEARNING (VCAL) ....................................................................... 101 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SCHOOLS (VET) ............................................................... 105 SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAINEESHIPS (SBAT) ................................................................. 105 GLOSSARY OF SENIOR SCHOOL TERMS ................................................................................................. 107 2 Return to Contents page Geelong High School Curriculum Handbook 2020 Welcome We aim to provide a learning program that provides opportunities for all students to flourish. In this, we value each individual in our community and provide a positive, challenging learning environment. Learning at Geelong High School is designed to develop the full potential of all students, as well as pride, grit and purpose. We challenge students to be their best, to grow socially and intellectually and to fully prepare them as adaptable citizens in an ever-changing society. Our school motto, Vitae Nos Parat, means We Are Preparing for Life. Our motto provides the basis for our comprehensive school curriculum. Geelong High sees challenge, choice and motivation as key drivers of all Learning Programs, where students feel good about what they learn and their achievements, personal growth and successes. The Geelong High School Learning Program offers a balanced and comprehensive curriculum based on the Victorian Curriculum and Geelong High School's teaching and learning framework. It also addresses the Curriculum Goals and Priorities as described in the current School Strategic Plan: To ensure that all students are challenged in their learning and are supported by appropriate learning and teaching programs so that they are able to maximise their learning potential To improve learning outcomes across all year levels through quality teaching, reliable assessment and responsive curriculum Students in Year Eight are assured consistent skill development across core subjects, with choices introduced in the Arts, Technology and Language subject areas. The school offers a highly personalised Learning Program in Years Nine & Ten, maintaining our focus on the learning of essential core skills and knowledge while offering greater student choice in these years, so students can successfully construct their pathway into senior secondary schooling and beyond. This will mean different things for students at different year levels. The Classroom Program Each of the subject areas offers a variety of units to ensure that students complete a balanced program. The Year Level course selection requirements also assist in a breadth of study. Students entering Year Eight only make selections in two areas The Language (German or Japanese) they would prefer to study The Arts and Technology subjects they would prefer to study over the year in term long electives Students entering Year Nine next year will: Select twelve units for 2020 (including core subjects) Study two core units of both Mathematics and English, and at least one unit of each of Science, Humanities, HAPE, Arts and Technology from the choices available Their remaining choices can be selected from a range of subject areas, including the GPEP program. Students considering accelerating their VCE as a Year Ten student (in 2021), may consider selecting a Year Ten elective in that area as preparation. 3 Return to Contents page Geelong High School Curriculum Handbook 2020 2020 Geelong Positive Engagement Program (GPEP) The Year Nine ‘Geelong Positive Engagement Program’ is a modern and community focused program that embodies the school’s vision and values and aims to develop skills that are essential for 21st-century learners. This program challenges students’ ideas, promotes critical thinking and aims to create and broaden students’ connection to their school and the wider community. The underlying theme of the program is one of positivity through the development of key relationships with the community and the explicit teaching of ‘Positive Education’. The Community Service Progam focuses on making a positive difference in the world around us through volunteer work, group projects and fundraising. A more detailed description of these subjects is included in the Handbook after the last of the subject area based information. Students entering Year Ten will: Study six units each semester, which equates to twelve units across the academic year Study at least one English and one Mathematics unit in each semester (four of their twelve units) Meet the Science requirements in one of three ways: o If students do plan to study a VCE Science in their future, they should select two of Biology, Physics and Chemistry instead of completing the core Year Ten Science unit. The selection of these subjects serves as a recommendation, rather than pre requisites to VCE study o If students are selecting accelerated VCE Science units as part of their 2020 Learning Program, these units replace the required core Year Ten Science requirement o If students do not plan to study a VCE Science in their future, they are only required to complete the compulsory Year 10 Science core. Select their remaining units from a range of subject areas and can include an Accelerated VCE Unit One and Two sequence if they are successful in their application to accelerate their studies. Advanced enrollment in VCE subjects will be dependent on an application process, the availability of the particular VCE subject, as well as the student’s current academic progress and attendance record Carefully consider their pathways into later years of schooling (particularly VCE). Students are strongly encouraged to