Students will be invited to consider the cultural diversity of communities in Australia through their engagement in a range of activities. They will also explore the positive outcomes of reflecting on and acting on community values.
Students will be invited to consider what peacemakers do; the qualities of peacemakers; why we need peacemakers in our lives - in our families, schools, friendship groups, and across our nation and the world. They will also explore the positive outcomes of reflecting on and acting on peace values.
Students will consider the boundaries that are formed by families, cultural groups, communities and nations. They will also explore the positive outcomes of reflecting on and understanding the values that underpin the boundaries that shape our lives.
The theme Future Makers supports intercultural learning in a number of ways. The way we think about the future is shaped by the beliefs and values that inform the way we live in the present. These in turn are formed by the cultures in which we live.
The theme The Big Questions supports intercultural learning in a number of ways. Before we can begin to understand others we must know ourselves. This is of course an open-ended, lifelong process, but in learning to be self-reflective in our younger years we begin to develop the strategies we will need to review our lives at crucial moments in our futures.