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Waratah West Public School Waratah West NSW, 2298 (Global Perspectives…
Waratah West Public School Waratah West NSW, 2298
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Stage 1, Year 2 Integrated KLAs:
Students will learn about their school and community surrounding and their history. There will be a specific focus on the local community’s cultural diversity while also looking at the sustainability of these cultural sites. Through first hand and second-hand experiences students will gain the knowledge and understanding of Indigenous history and stories by visiting Nobby's beach and Glenrock lagoon. With this newly developed knowledge students will work cooperatively to research, design and build a durable mural that demonstrates the rich Indigenous history of the local community. This mural will be placed in a local park with an explanation which will ideally help local community members and tourists gain a deeper understanding of local cultural diversity. This project will be achieve through the incorporation of ICT, collaboration, communication, problem solving and critical thinking and creative thinking.
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Waratah West Public School is in the Newcastle area, 10 kilometres from the city centre. The uniqueness of our small, family-oriented environment has created opportunities for attention to be focused on the welfare of each individual student. It has also facilitated the development of supportive relationships between teachers, parents and students within a school community that brings together families from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. There are 55 families with a total of approximately 80 students enrolled for 2009. School structure consists of K to 6 multi-grade classes with four full time and one casual teacher employed with PSFP funds and a school administration manager. Currently, school-based data shows that 78% of students are achieving Stage outcomes in Literacy and 74% of students are achieving Stage outcomes in Numeracy.
People:
-collaboration with Indigenous families and community members to create personalised learning plans
-local Indigenous community guest speakers…
Physical:
-Yamuloong Centre
-Glenrock Lagoon
-SMART technology in all classrooms
-Close to Newcastle city centre
Government:
-Transportation via bus
-Newcastle city council
General Community:
-family members
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Positive Attitude towards Diversity: identify diversity of cultures and individuals within culture, recognise the richness that diversity brings to all communities and accept cultural difference
Identity and Cultural Diversity: explore some common characteristics that are shared with others in the local community
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Co-operation and Conflict Resolution: demonstrate the ability to; working independently, share with others and discuss ideas
Ethical decision-making: identify roles and responsibilities within the family, school and local community and how they interact with others
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