Curriculum Information Evening Year 10, 2016 Mrs Kimberly Eyre Secondary Curriculum Manager 2015

Why Study The Arts Studies have shown that study in the Arts strengthens academic performance—for example, Music assists with word decoding and phonological skills. Dance improves visual-spatial skills as well as the physical benefits. Drama education strengthens verbal skills and social skills. Visual Art allows students to explore and build upon their imagination, broaden their perspective and helps with critical thinking.

Year 10 The Arts Dance Drama Media Music Visual Art

The Arts Year 10 Electives Dance This subject acknowledges the relationship between practical and theoretical aspects of dance – the making and performing of movement and appreciation of its meaning.

The Arts Drama An exciting and invigorating subject packed with variety, excitement, focus and discipline with a balance of Practical and Theory. Provides a solid foundation for Year 11 Drama, which prepares students for either TAFE or university entry level.

The Arts Year 10 Media In Year 10, students explore and recognise a range of media concepts, creating a variety of media products. The Year 10 subject prepares students for either TAFE or university entry courses in Year 11, ensuring a solid foundation in practical and theoretical Media concepts.

The Arts Music Year 10 Music students will expand their practical music skills through rehearsal and performance. The subject will provide essential knowledge and skills for further study into Year 11 and Year 12.

The Arts Visual Arts The Year 10 subject builds on a basic platform from skills learnt in Year 9. Students are exposed to painting, ceramics, graphics, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, mixed media and theoretical concepts.

Technologies Computing To understand the fundamental principles of the nature of working with Digital Technologies. Design and Technology Students will develop skills working with various types of materials such as metals, plastic and wood. Students will also engage in Technical Graphics (manual and computer based).

Technologies Design & Engineering This subject facilitates an understanding of how design, systems and mechanisms work. Students develop a strong knowledge base of both Design and Engineering in one subject. Textiles, Children, Family and Community Design and make textile projects and explore the development of children and family.

Foods Food technology is a practical course covering preparation and cooking skills needed to design and prepare meals. Students will learn about nutrition and food commodities as well as the hospitality industry.

WACE Western Australian Certificate of Education Students in Year 10, 2016 will complete the WACE under a new set of requirements that began with Year Students will be required to sit and pass an online Literacy and Numeracy test to achieve a WACE Also required, either achieve an ATAR or complete a minimum of a Cert II in addition to meeting the general requirements for the certificate

Subjects in 2016 Year 10s, 2016 will choose their subjects for Year 11 (2017) from the new set of Senior Secondary courses under the Australian Curriculum (West Australian Curriculum) At LJBC, subjects in Lower Secondary are designed to prepare students for the new Australian Curriculum aligned suite of Year 11 and Year 12 courses for the WACE in 2016

The Curriculum team Dean of StudiesPenny Houghton Secondary Curriculum ManagerKimberly Eyre Learning Technologies Manager and Secondary Curriculum Administration Limpie van Aswegen Head of Learning Area – Technologies and Secondary Curriculum Administration Daniel Theunissen Heads of Learning The ArtsTracy Pender Careers DepartmentLynton Smith Christian EducationTalita van Tonder EnglishJane Ward Health & Physical EducationCasey Ellery HumanitiesRyan Verge LanguagesCatherine Campbell LibraryStephen Sampson Learning enhancementSonja van Aswegen MathematicsLynne Smith SciencePeter Wong TechnologiesDaniel Theunissen

All Curriculum information is available in the 2016 Year 10 Subject handbook which is located on the College website at