Student Activities
 

 

Middle Schooling and Senior Secondary

Years 6 to 12

Learning is a life long process and curriculum access during periods of illness is important to enhance student well being and optimism. The teachers in the secondary classroom liaise with home schools, set challanging tasks to engage students in relevant learning and build positive relationships. The teaching team works with short term and long term patients, their siblings and out patients by negotiation.

Programming and planning using the mandated SACSA Framework and the Essential Learnings eg; Thinking, Identity, Communication, Interdependence and Futures ensures seamless learning opportunities for students while at HESS and during the tansition process.

Secondary Room
A learning environment staffed by two teachers and a school services officer at any one time. Individual learning contracts. The classroom is particularly well resourced with computer technology and staff who have strengths in dealing with adolescents and senior secondary students.

Aboriginal Education
Students learning about culture and people from diverse backgrounds. Using aboriginal dot art paintings to tell personal stories.

Special Events
Teachers at the Hospital Education Service making communitiy connections with Kidman Park Rotary Club. President of the club John Carter and his wife Mandy presenting Peace Building Learning materials to staff member Trish Widera.

Art
Use of colour and artistic appreciation.
Water colours used to create an image of real bird life.

 

Visitors
Aboriginal Cultural Awareness. Visiting parent and clown doctors sharing their musical expertise.

Health and Personal Development
A focus on identity/students creating a wall mural identifying their own personal attributes.

 

SOCE
Environmental studies/endangered animals, web and Internet searches to find relevant information about an animal of choice.

 

SOCE/Aboriginal Perspectives
Students reading and note taking important facts and opinions about aboriginal text. Publishing their information on a hand of friendship.