SUBJECT OVERVIEW
Students continue to develop entrepreneurial mindsets by Finding Opportunities, Learning by Doing and Making it Happen through a range of a of Humanities topics.
By establishing these capabilities, students cultivate their critical, creative and innovative thinking skills in addition to developing essential business knowledge.
Topics may include
History
The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 - 1918. This was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era of nationalism and imperialism, and expansion of European power, which had significant effects on First Nations Peoples globally. The period culminated in World War I (1914-1918), known as the "War to end all wars".
Students will demonstrate their learning through completing work firstly relating to the making of the modern world through a presentation on an early entrepreneur and secondly through developing an inquiry about a person, event, institution or equipment in World War I.
Geography
Students will focus on Biomes and food security indentifying the biomes of the world, their characterisitcs and significance as a source of food and fibre. Students examine the distribution of biomes as regions, and their contribution of food production and food security. They consider the effects of the alteration of biomes, and the environmental challenges and constraints of expending sustainable food production in the future to develop their geographical skills.
Students will demonstrate their learning through completing a group inquiry into South Australia's marine biome proposing a sustainable option whilst using our beaches to protect a species living there and then individually conducting an inquiry on a land biome indentifying food security issues and developing solution ideas.
Economics and Business
Students investigate what it means for Australia to be part of the global economy, particularly through trade with the countries of Asia and the influence on the allocation of resources, and how businesses create and maintain competitive advantage. They examine the implications of interdependence of participants in the global economy for decision-making.
Students will demonstrate their learning in this area through developing a social enterprise and working in teams with specified roles to develop their business ensuring it would be suitable for the Asian market and pitching their idea to Mount Barker Central and the Adelaide Hills Council to have the opportunity to trade for a day at Mount Barker Central and/or an Adelaide Hills Market.
Taking Adelaide Hills to the World
Students will take part in immersion activities relating to a number of enterprises in the Adelaide Hills and choose one to use the design thinking process to either pitch a proposal to the enterprise or work with the enterprise to develop a resource.
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