Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021
Discovery
Course Year 7
Dance
The Dance course in Year 7 is an introduction to
contemporary movement and dance skills which
builds on the understanding of improvising, and
experimenting with the elements of dance (BESTbody,
energy, space and time) and choreographic
devices, to create dance that communicates an
idea. Students develop their dance skills, focusing
on developing technical competence in relation to
body control, accuracy, posture/alignment, strength,
flexibility, balance and coordination. They are provided
with opportunities to present dance to others,
developing their performance skills of expression,
projection and focus. As they make dance and respond
to it, students reflect on the meaning, interpretations
and purposes of dance. Reflective writing tasks are an
inherent aspect of this learning program.
Safe dance practices underlie all experiences, as
students perform within their own body capabilities
and work safely in groups.
The focus of this Discovery course is:
• To acquire fundamental skills in balance, coordination,
body control, accuracy, posture/
alignment, strength and flexibility.
• Promote teambuilding and group problem solving
skills
• Basic improvisation and composition skills
• Producing and performing dance and movement
sequences.
• Learning safe dance practices.
For additional details about this Arts Discovery
course, please contact:
Mr Brad Minchin
Head of Arts
(08) 9377 9285
[email protected]
Discovery
Course Year 7
Freestyle History
This course provides students with an opportunity
to learn advanced historical research skills and then
apply them to a range of case studies. Students
will investigate historical people and events that
they are curious about rather than having to stick
to prescribed topics. The course starts by looking at
how we research and deliver our findings on history.
Students also learn to analyse using the key historical
concepts such as significance, empathy and cause
and effect. Demonstration of learning comes through
a variety of medias including speech, infographics
and reports as well as more traditional testing.
The focus of this Discovery course is:
• Historical Heroes
• Events of significance
For additional details about this HaSS Discovery
course, please contact:
Mrs Leah Truscott
Head of Humanities and Social Sciences
9377 8513
[email protected]
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