Community Studies
In this subject, students are expected to:
1. negotiate, plan, and make decisions about a community activity, and develop challenging and achievable individual goals for the contract of work
2. identify and apply existing knowledge and skills, including literacy and numeracy skills, and identify one or more capabilities for focused development
3. work individually and with others
4. locate, select, organise, and use ideas, resources, and information
5. learn in a range of settings, including the school and the local or wider community
6. take practical action in the community
7. seek feedback from the community
8. present the activity to the community
9. evaluate and reflect on the completion of the contract, the feedback received, and their own learning.
Areas of Study
At CaFE SACE Stage 2 Community Studies is undertaken as a 20-credit subject.
In developing an individual program of learning around his or her interests, knowledge, and skills, each student prepares a contract of work to undertake a community activity in one of the following six areas of study:
· Arts and the Community
· Communication and the Community
· Foods and the Community
· Health, Recreation, and the Community
· Science, Technology, and the Community
· Work and the Community.
As part of their program of learning, students may undertake a community activity that applies to more than one area of study. The area of study chosen should reflect the primary focus or emphasis of the activity.
In this subject, students are expected to:
1. negotiate, plan, and make decisions about a community activity, and develop challenging and achievable individual goals for the contract of work
2. identify and apply existing knowledge and skills, including literacy and numeracy skills, and identify one or more capabilities for focused development
3. work individually and with others
4. locate, select, organise, and use ideas, resources, and information
5. learn in a range of settings, including the school and the local or wider community
6. take practical action in the community
7. seek feedback from the community
8. present the activity to the community
9. evaluate and reflect on the completion of the contract, the feedback received, and their own learning.
Areas of Study
At CaFE SACE Stage 2 Community Studies is undertaken as a 20-credit subject.
In developing an individual program of learning around his or her interests, knowledge, and skills, each student prepares a contract of work to undertake a community activity in one of the following six areas of study:
· Arts and the Community
· Communication and the Community
· Foods and the Community
· Health, Recreation, and the Community
· Science, Technology, and the Community
· Work and the Community.
As part of their program of learning, students may undertake a community activity that applies to more than one area of study. The area of study chosen should reflect the primary focus or emphasis of the activity.