Year 9 LIFE Week Perth City

During LIFE Week, Year 9 students visited the cities of Fremantle and Perth. Students engaged in a wide range of activities that were based on the broad theme of Expanding Horizons and related to various aspects of the LIFE Curriculum. Each day, students met teachers at the Perth Train Station. This meant early starts for many students and was an opportunity for students to develop their independence. On Monday, all staff and students then travelled by train to Fremantle where students explored the wealth of information about Western Australian migration at the Maritime Museum and explored the cultural heritage of Fremantle on a walking tour.

Over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, the students’ attention was turned towards the Perth CBD. Students visited key venues around the city including the Bell Tower and Parliament House, with some lucky students even visiting Premier Mark McGowan’s office! Students also explored Perth’s culture and diversity through food and street art walking tours.

Thursday saw students take part in Living City Classrooms where a particular street or public space became their classroom for the morning. Students undertook surveys, observations and photographs to determine how the space is being used by people and to identify a need to improve the area. This activity gave students the opportunity to consider the information needed to develop a refurbishment proposal, which will form a major component of the relevant Big Ideas project. On Thursday afternoon, students selected from different venues to visit including the WACA, Kings Park, the Perth Mint and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Friday saw students bringing together their learning with time to complete tasks at the State Library before attending Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral and Italian Lunch and bocce at the Perth Italian Club.

Ms Karen Taylor

Year 9 Learning Innovator

29 August 2017