Victorian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priority
The Victorian Curriculum references the Australian Curriculum ‘Cross Curriculum Priority’ of Sustainability and continues to place a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary learning and personal and social learning. It offers a unique opportunity for learning to be integrated across disciplines, enabling teachers and students to engage with current sustainability issues in society. Sustainability content and understandings are embedded in the Learning Areas and Capabilities of the Victorian Curriculum (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority), predominantly Science, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, Design & Technologies and Critical & Creative Thinking and Ethical Capabilities
The following document provides a table which provides a summary of learning about sustainability contained within the content descriptions in the Victorian Curriculum F-10. The direct links to the content descriptions are included. By following these content description links the elaborations can be easily accessed.
Horizons of Hope
Horizons of Hope – An Education Framework for the Archdiocese of Melbourne provides an overarching framework for effective learning and teaching in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Framework privileges learning that demonstrates empathy for others and making responsible decisions for themselves and the environment. Horizons of Hope establishes a direction for learning and teaching where learners actively contribute to peace, justice, and the prospering of the whole of creation. Through the effective design of curriculum, it challenges learners to make a difference in the world, inspired by the gospel, in the face of adversity and threats to our environment.
Most specifically, with staff and students you could explore pages 12 & 13 of the Religious Dimension document to help instigate discussions about ecological conversion and why it is important for us as teachers and educators in a Catholic school.
EfS in the Archdiocese of Melbourne Document
Education for Sustainability in the Archdiocese of Melbourne is a document produced by educators, and feedback during its production considered that its great strength was the placement of education for sustainability in a Catholic context. It acknowledges and supports the very good work in Catholic social teaching that is already happening in schools and encourages those just starting out on their sustainability journey. For the purpose of this session, I would like you to read Pages 1-8.
