Year 7

THE YEAR 7 ARTS CREW: VOYAGE THROUGH THE ARTS

Key Benefits:

· Creative Exploration: Discover your passions and talents in a vibrant, supportive Crew environment.

· Skill Development: Master essential artistic techniques and digital tools used in today's creative industries.

· Community Engagement and Identity: Showcase your work to the community and connect with local artists and organisations.

· Student Wellbeing: Reduce stress, express emotions, and build confidence through artistic outlets and create tribe through working together.

· Confidence Building: Mastering skills and collaborating on projects builds confidence and a sense of achievement. Public presentations further enhance self-esteem and communication skills.

· Future Pathways: Prepare for specialised Arts curriculum pathways in Year 8 and beyond.

The course develops familiarity with a range of materials, tools, machines and processes as well as skills in design, problem solving, decision-making, researching and the application of information.

Students are given experience in working with various materials and systems (wood, metal, plastics, electrical circuits and Computer Aided Design). Students design and make projects as well as learning about tools, processes, materials and electricity. Working cooperatively and safely is emphasised.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment in each area is based on the ACARA Achievement Standards

· Knowledge and Understanding

· Processes and Production Skills

Assessment Types include:

Assessment tasks, practical work and analysis of work completed.

Digital Technologies empowers students to shape change by influencing how contemporary and emerging information systems and practices are applied to meet current and future needs.

This subject is an integrated approach to teaching technology. The Digital Technologies Curriculum is introduced to students via the following:

• Block Coding using Web-based Learning Tools – lightbot.lu & code.org
• General-purpose Programming Language – Python
• Pseudo Code – Plain English planning using both Written & Graphical means
• Introduction to Robotic Operations – BBC Microbits

ASSESSMENT

Assessment in each area is based on the ACARA Achievement Standards

• Knowledge and Understanding
• Processes and Production Skills

Assessment Type include:

Assessment tasks, practical work, and analysis of work completed.

Home Economics is a compulsory curriculum across one term and this course provides a framework for all young Australians to understand and value the importance of a variety of foods and fibers, sound nutrition principles related to Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and safe practices including maintaining personal hygiene and clean workspaces. Students will develop knowledge and skills to plan, prepare, produce and serve healthy foods as well as textile items, using a range of preparation tools, equipment and techniques to effectively and safely make designed solutions for sustainability.

The main two areas of study are:

Food: Students are introduced to issues related to safety and hygiene in the food area. Fundamental food preparation techniques are used during practical lessons to design, plan and produce quality healthy plant-based snack.

Textiles: Students will have the opportunity to use appropriate techniques and sewing machine equipment to create a textile item. They will learn compare and evaluate similar textile products, draw patterns, concepts and design as well as an appreciation of textiles and its uses.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment in each area is based on the ACARA Achievement Standards

· Knowledge and Understanding

· Processes and Production Skills

Assessment Types include:

Assessment tasks, practical work and analysis of work completed.

At Le Fevre High School, our core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences are brought together through an innovative approach called Voyage Learning. This concept connects learning across subjects, helping students explore big ideas and real-world challenges in a meaningful and integrated way. Through Voyages, students engage in authentic projects that encourage collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This approach makes learning purposeful and relevant, ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills they need for life beyond the classroom.

In Year 7 English, students will engage in the three strands of the Australian English Curriculum; Language, Literature and Literacy.

Students will read, view and analyse a range of texts eg Poetry, Prose, Drama, Visual, Short Pieces, Multimedia and Electronic texts.

Students will listen to, evaluate and produce a range of spoken texts, eg Anecdotes, Debates, Multimedia Presentations, Poetry Performances, Formal Speeches and Social Issue Reports.

Students will also compose a range of texts – written and multimedia for particular audiences, purposes and contexts.

The nature of the texts students will study and produce transition from primary style texts and gradually increase in complexity to prepare students for year 8 texts. There will always be an emphasis on exploring issues relevant to adolescents and an approach that allows students to engage with aspects of our society including its diverse cultural aspects. At each year level, students will develop skills in understanding the language of different texts and acquire strategies to help them compose their own texts.

Study will also include a reading program aimed at increasing student literacy and reading proficiency. This will be supported by programs such as Tactical Teaching Reading and Literacy Pro.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed against the Year 7 South Australian Curriculum Achievement Standard.

The Year 7 Voyage through Engineering program at Le Fevre High School introduces students to engineering thinking through authentic, hands-on learning experiences. Working across science, technologies, mathematics, humanities and the arts, students investigate real-world problems and design innovative solutions through a series of interdisciplinary voyages.

Students develop their understanding of the engineering design process by exploring how ideas move from concept to prototype. Throughout the year, they learn to collaborate effectively, think critically, communicate their ideas and apply creativity to solve complex challenges.

Course Objectives

• Voyage Learning: Emphasising interdisciplinary connections, students engage in deep, purposeful learning experiences that encourage exploration, creativity and innovation.
• Hands-On Experience: Through coding, robotics, computer-aided design (CAD), prototyping and testing, students gain practical skills and insights into the engineering process.
• Innovation and Creativity: Encouraging students to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to authentic real-world problems.
• Community Engagement: Projects focus on addressing challenges within the local community, promoting a sense of responsibility, sustainability and active citizenship.

Learning Experiences

Students participate in a range of voyages that connect engineering with real-world contexts, including:

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Students explore algorithms, coding and automation using Sphero BOLT+ and LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics systems. They design, build and program autonomous robots to navigate challenges while working within specific design constraints.
• Renewable Energy – Wind Turbines: Students investigate sustainable energy solutions by designing, building and testing wind turbines. They collect and analyse data to optimise blade design and improve energy efficiency.
• Indonesian Shadow Puppetry: Students combine engineering, design technologies and the arts by creating interactive shadow puppets inspired by Indonesian culture. They use creative and design thinking to bring traditional stories to life through animation.
• Waste Management and Sustainable Design: Students investigate waste and recycling practices within the school community through activities such as bin audits and data collection. They analyse waste patterns, evaluate current systems and design innovative solutions to improve bin placement, accessibility and recycling outcomes across the school.
• CAD and Prototyping: Students use industry-standard design software to develop digital models and prototypes, exploring how technologies such as 3D printing support the engineering process.

Throughout each voyage, students are encouraged to:

• Test ideas and learn from failure.
• Take calculated risks and iterate on their designs.
• Listen to and evaluate alternative perspectives.
• Apply their learning to authentic, real-world contexts.

Outcomes By the end of Year 7, students will have developed foundational engineering knowledge and transferable skills including teamwork, communication, critical thinking, creativity and resilience. They will understand how engineering can be used to solve problems and improve communities while building confidence to pursue further studies in STEM and the Engineering Futures Pathway.

Health and Physical Education enables students to develop skills, understanding and willingness to positively influence the health and wellbeing of themselves and their communities. Students apply movement skills, concepts and strategies across a range of movement contexts, enabling them to participate confidently and competently in physical activities. When learning in movement contexts, students gain skills, understanding and dispositions that support lifelong physical activity participation and enhanced movement performance. They also develop personal and social skills through interacting with others in classroom and movement contexts. Health and Physical Education addresses factors that influence the health, safety, relationships, wellbeing and physical activity patterns of individuals, groups and communities. Students develop the understanding to challenge discrimination, assumptions and stereotypes. They gain skills to take positive action regarding diversity, inclusion, consent and respect in different social contexts.

Topics in this course include:

• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Relationships and Sexuality (SHINE Curriculum)
• Food and Nutrition
• Games and Sports (various)
• Community Health - Energy Drinks
• Fundamentals of Movement
• Staying Safe – Risk Taking
• Challenge and Adventure Activities: Team Building Games

At Le Fevre High School, our core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences are brought together through an innovative approach called Voyage Learning. This concept connects learning across subjects, helping students explore big ideas and real-world challenges in a meaningful and integrated way. Through Voyages, students engage in authentic projects that encourage collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This approach makes learning purposeful and relevant, ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills they need for life beyond the classroom.

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) is a subject that combines History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business. Each of these subjects is taught throughout the year within their own distinct units.

In Year 7 Students will engage in the following topics:

History: Students will study history from the time of the earliest human communities to the end of the ancient period, approximately 60 000 BCE – c.650 CE. They will explore the ways we investigate the ancient past, Ancient Egypt as well as touching on Ancient China and Ancient Aboriginal Culture.

Geography: The course adopts an inquiry-based approach to the importance of Water and the place it has in our world as well as the concepts of Place and Liveability. A strong emphasis will be placed on global thinking with local action.

Civics and Citizenship: This course will explore the diversity of Australia, the role of The Constitution and the ways that we safeguard the rights and responsibilities of our people. A strong focus will be placed on action and active engagement in being part of a community.

Economics and Business: This unit will have students explore the concept and value of work, how we can be entrepreneurs and the relationship between customer and producers. A strong focus will be put on practical application of these concepts.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed according to the distinct Achievement Standard for each of the subjects represented in the Australian HAAS Curriculum:

• History
• Geography
• Civics and Citizenship
• and Economics and Business.

At Le Fevre High School, our core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences are brought together through an innovative approach called Voyage Learning. This concept connects learning across subjects, helping students explore big ideas and real-world challenges in a meaningful and integrated way. Through Voyages, students engage in authentic projects that encourage collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This approach makes learning purposeful and relevant, ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills they need for life beyond the classroom.

In Year 7 Mathematics, learners explain their choice of rational numbers in different forms depending on context and purpose. They use exponential notation to show numbers with repeated factors. Learners make recommendations using ratios to compare quantities. They explore patterns, relationships and variations, and use algebra to interpret, extend, graph and make predictions. Learners use mathematical modelling to inform decisions in personal financial and other contexts.

Learners investigate, classify and quantify properties of angles, shapes and solids to solve problems by selecting appropriate procedures and justifications. They explain how points and 2-dimensional shapes can be transformed on a Cartesian plane.

Through collecting and organising a range of data, students inform, justify and persuade perspectives, incorporating standard measures to provide insights into the nature and display of distributions. They assess the likelihood of different events happening.

Learners develop a productive disposition to mathematics through experiences which prompt curiosity. They reflect on and explain their thinking and embrace their mistakes as part of productive struggle. They develop a view of mathematics as understandable, worthwhile and applicable to their current and future lives.

CONTENT

The following topics provide the framework for learning throughout the year, but not necessarily in this order:

• Number and place value
• Real numbers and algebra
• Financial maths
• Patterns and algebra
• Linear relationships
• Measurement
• Geometric reasoning
• Chance

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed against the mathematics curriculum standards. Evidence of student achievement will be gathered through tests, investigations and reports.

At Le Fevre High School, our core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences are brought together through an innovative approach called Voyage Learning. This concept connects learning across subjects, helping students explore big ideas and real-world challenges in a meaningful and integrated way. Through Voyages, students engage in authentic projects that encourage collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This approach makes learning purposeful and relevant, ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills they need for life beyond the classroom.

In Year 7 science, learners explain how classification organises information to group organisms and recognise patterns in biodiversity. They use and develop models to explain how factors influence the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems, affecting populations. Learners model human impact on ecosystems and propose management practices. They use models to explain how predictable phenomena on Earth are influenced by the coordinated movements and cycles of the Earth, Moon and Sun system. Learners investigate and explain how balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object’s motion and draw conclusions about the influence of the direction and magnitude of a force. They use particle theory to explain how the motion, energy and arrangement of particles influences a substance’s properties and behaviour. Learners investigate and justify the appropriate separation method based on the composition and properties of a substance.

CONTENT

The following topics provide the framework for learning throughout the year, but not necessarily in this order:

• Particle theory
• Separating mixtures
• Classification of living things
• Food webs and food chains
• Forces and simple machines
• Forces and space
• Cycles of the earth, moon and sun

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed against the science curriculum standards. Evidence of student achievement will be gathered through tests, assignments and practical reports.