Stage 5 RAC State Programs

Take your student’s current learning to the next level.

• Students will work through an intense day and prototyping using   Design Thinking principles.

• Students will apply their theoretical and scientific knowledge to a community focused inquiry question and begin imagining possible solutions.

Give every student a voice

• The process ensures every student has a voice through collective Imagineering.

• Students develop their teamwork skills through structured negotiations, constructive feedback and prototyping.

• Gain consensus on the direction of your group project.

• The day allows for clear categorisation and testing ideas against known parameters allowing groups to gain consensus and a clear project direction.

Develop student’s General Capabilities.

Creativity—Innovation—Communication—Collaboration—21st Century

Literacies—AgSTEM Knowledge—Social and Ethical Skills—Leadership and Responsibility

Making rainbows from the storm; whilst we are missing students on the campus engaging with our programs, we are using our time to expedite some projects with our industry partners. One very exciting project we are currently finalising is our partnered learning programs with Broken Bay Pearls and Pearls of Australia. The project consists of interactive programs and excursion/fieldwork opportunities that we hope to be able to launch Semester 2. Our programs are transdisciplinary and will suit Stages 4-6 in TAS, Aquaculture, Sciences, Agriculture and Geography. Here is a sneak peak of our website currently under development to support our programs.

We are currently testing an online cross curricula unit of work focussed on protected cropping and look forward to sharing this with schools in the near future. The unit will cover information aligned to  Stages 5  and  6 agriculture, sciences, geography  and technology-based  courses.

The work is a fully integrated learning unit focussed on protected cropping and the role of scientific research in the future development of the horticultural industry in Australia. Each icon is a discrete learning component, fully resourced with embedded and linked videos, source materials and learning tasks.  Each icon contains an estimated completion time. Collectively they represent up to 20 hours of learning.

A quick visual of the unit delivery mode is included here.

Contact the Centre to discuss how you can connect with this unit.

Junior Journalist Program (Ages 5-16 years)

We know across NSW thousands of young people spend their daily lives growing up linked to agriculture. This may be through life on farms or maybe through links to family business including agri-tourism, supply chain and restaurants linked to local producers. They may also actively participate in agricultural shows. We want to provide these young people with a chance to share their experiences whilst providing learning opportunities for others.

Our Junior Journalist Program provides such a platform. The program sees our junior journalists interview their family members about their agricultural businesses, why they chose a career in agriculture and the skills they require daily. Our young journalists also share an editorial about their life in agriculture and their knowledge about their aspect of the industry. Their interviews will form part of our My Life in Agriculture series and will be linked to our learning programs.