The purpose
To develop learners who recognise that their own lives and lifestyles are inseparable from wider systems.
To develop learners who are active in shaping local and global communities.
This means
Learners coming to an understanding of cultural and global connections, patterns and evolutions.
Learners coming to an understanding of what is needed for sustainable social and physical environments.
Learners cooperating to achieve agreed outcomes.
Learners acting to benefit their communities.
Window on the future
How can we best prepare our children and our students, as well as ourselves, for a
future that is difficult to imagine? The following website directs you to useful articles.
www.newhorizons.org/ph_window.html
Information on the Discovering Democracy Schools Materials Project an excellent resource collection for teachers and students is available at:
www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/index.htm
Kids Helping Kids aims to raise awareness, spark discussion and engender understanding among upper-primary students about poverty in Australia and the resulting disadvantage faced by Australian kids and their families. From this, it is envisaged students will commit to contributing actively to a fairer, more just society for everyone with the help of their familes, classmates and school.