What's new - August 2011

Events

13 May 2011 to 2 September 2011 – Practicing Diversity: Engaging Muslims in Australian Schools
9 August 2011 – International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 August 2011 – International Youth Day
14 August 2011 – National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day
22 August 2011 to 28 August 2011 – Keep Australia Beautiful Week
29 August 2011 – International Day against Nuclear Tests
29 August 2011 to 3 September 2011 – National Literacy and Numeracy Week 
 

Values Cluster Projects

Values in Action Activities

The Values in Action Schools Project generated many useful ideas and activities for implementing values education in school communities. Values in Action activities provide a selection of ideas and activities from different clusters, in context.

• Resilience, Wellbeing and Learning: Catholic Schools of the Clarence, New South Wales 

Values Curriculum Resources

Values Education and the Australian Curriculum

A curriculum map of the three dimensions of the Australian Curriculum (learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities) reveals the extent to which the key values education resources currently in existence can support schools to develop students who meet the goals of the Melbourne Declaration of becoming active and informed citizens.
 

Resources

Links
A new web link:

• Body Image

Professional learning
A new professional learning resource:

• Immigration Museum – Discovery Centre: Talking Faiths