We have had a busy start to term in the HSIE department.

Our Elective History Class in Years 9 and 10; World History co-ordinated this year’s ANZAC assembly. They developed a short film, chose the readings and scripted the Assembly; it was very successful, and all the students involved are to be congratulated.

The Year 11 Ancient History class worked to set up the mock archaeological dig for Year 7 students, burying all of the items and planning out how to sequence and present artefacts. We thank these students for supporting the learning of our Year 7 students and for the thought and planning involved.

Year 11 and 12 Business Studies students had HSC and case study lectures provided by the author of the Business Studies textbook. We were very fortunate to be able to host this event at the college and be able to provide the students with a framework to address case study questions in both the HSC and Preliminary Exams.

All of our classes 8-11 are starting new topics this term, and assessment notifications will be sent out accordingly. As a team, we are very pleased with the standard of assessment tasks being completed by our students and we are seeing growth in their skills and knowledge. We would like to congratulate our students and encourage them to keep up the positive focus this term.

Coming up

Later in the term, our Year 9 students will be participating in the Living History Workshops, where an expert in World War One and Two brings along artefacts for our students to learn about.

We will also be hosting the Kumva Kwibuka Team from Sydney University. They will be running workshops for Year 10 History Students focusing on the Holocaust and Changing Rights and Freedoms in Australia 1945 to Present.

They will also be running workshops for our Year 11 and 12 Legal Studies students focusing on the Rwandan Genocide. The program is run by genocide survivors and allows our students to learn firsthand the impact of the events and also international legal and non-legal responses to the crisis.

Our Year 11 and 12 Ancient History students will travel to Canberra to attend workshops at the Australian Classics Museum at ANU and visit the Australian National Museum to attend the Discover Egypt Exhibition.

Linda Dwyer
HSIE Coordinator