2021 SEMESTER 1 NEWSLETTER
Humanities and Social Science In Term 1, junior students learnt about a range of inspirational women in the unit ‘Contemporary and Historical Female Leaders for Change’. Students focused on Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai and Cathy Freedom and learnt about their lives, and what rights they were fighting for. Students then chose one of these female leaders to role play and answered a series of questions in a mock interview.
Malala inspired work by Josie
After learning about Malala’s challenges and life, Josie chose a quote by Malala that resonated with her and created an art work inspired by her. In Term 2, students have been studying a unit on ‘First Nations around the world’. Students have learnt about Maya people from Central America, Cook Island people from Polynesia, and Kuku Yalanji people in Far North Queensland, whose country is not far from the campus of Girl Academy. Students examined the cultural practices and way of life, as well as the impacts of colonisation. Throughout the unit students considered the similarities and differences across the nations and learnt the importance of questioning sources and fact checking. We were lucky enough to have an amazing guest Maurice Kaitamaki Chappell deliver a couple workshops on Polynesian and Cook Island culture. The students were very engaged and loved creating plates from palm leaves, peeling the coconuts, making coconut milk and using the coconut oil to put on their skin and hair. 18
Rosa Parks inspired work by Josie
