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Bentleigh Secondary College. ENGAGING WITH ASIA. CURRICULUM AUDIT. Head of Pedagogy and interested teachers were given time release to look at Asian Literacy in our curriculum Found that we weren’t rigorous and in some cases teachers would not teach Asian content at all
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Bentleigh Secondary College ENGAGING WITH ASIA
CURRICULUM AUDIT • Head of Pedagogy and interested teachers were given time release to look at Asian Literacy in our curriculum • Found that we weren’t rigorous and in some cases teachers would not teach Asian content at all • This team made sure that elements of Asia were taught throughout Year 7-10 particularly in Humanities and English areas of the curriculum and that there is a continuum between year levels
ENHANCING ASIAN LITERACY IN THE CURRICLUM YEAR 7 • all students study Chinese Civilization • Australian and Asian Geography • Study the novel “Boy overboard” – refugees YEAR 8 • Chinese and Indian Inventors • Asian Landforms YEAR 9 • Globalisation • Immigration and Origins YEAR 10 • Study the novel “Chinese Cinderella” • Immigration
OTHER AREAS OF CURRICULUM HAVE EMBRACED ASIA • Food Technology - Asian food • Textiles -Kimonos, Batik dying, types of clothing • Enquiry Based Learning Unit in Year 8 Shift Happens and DVD Engage with Asia • LOTE – we teach 3 languages in Years 7 & 8 • Greek • Indonesian • Japanese
INTERNATIONAL AGENDA AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY • Emphasising the importance of enhancing our students’ Asian Literacy • Better integration of our International Students • Hosting of overseas students and teachers • In the last year we have hosted Japanese students from Glen Eira sister city of Ogaki • Hosted and developed a 3 week program for students from South Korea • A visiting delegation of teachers from a school in Hainan China
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