Cross-curriculum priorities
Learning about the cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, and Sustainability offers relevant, contemporary and engaging contexts for student learning across the curriculum. The 3 cross-curriculum priorities provide national, regional and global perspectives and give students the knowledge and skills to engage with and better understand their world.
Opportunities for developing and applying these priorities are embedded into content descriptions across the different curriculum areas. Further examples of how they can be explored are provided in the elaborations.
Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority provides opportunities for all students to deepen their knowledge and understanding about the world’s oldest continuous living cultures. This cross-curriculum priority sets out essential cultural knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as significant, diverse and resilient living communities within contemporary society.
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Learning about Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
The Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia cross-curriculum priority enables students to develop knowledge, skills, capabilities and attitudes to effectively navigate and contribute to our regional neighbourhood and to emerge as active and informed global citizens.
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Learning about sustainability
Through the Sustainability cross-curriculum priority, students investigate local and global knowledge systems and environmental management practices. This enables them to develop the ability to engage with complex and significant contemporary ecological challenges, such as preventing biodiversity loss, reducing land degradation and mitigating the effects of climate change.
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