2. Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum has been written to equip young Australians with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to engage effectively with and prosper in a globalised world. Students will gain personal and social benefits, be better equipped to make sense of the world in which they live and make an important contribution to building the social, intellectual and creative capital of our nation. Accordingly, the Australian Curriculum must be both relevant to the lives of students and address the contemporary issues they face. With these considerations and the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians in mind, the curriculum gives special attention to these three priorities.

3. Sustainability

4. Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia National Statement on Asia Literacy in Australian Schools 2011-2012. Published by AEF in September 2011. It supports the Melbourne Declaration and complements the Australian Curriculum. “ Global integration and international mobility have increased rapidly in the past decade. As a consequence, new and exciting opportunities for Australians are emerging… India, China and other Asian nations are growing and their influence on the world is increasing. Australians need to become ‘Asia literate’, engaging and building strong relationships with Asia.”* The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians , Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 2008. The Melbourne Declaration sets a nationally agreed education agenda for Australia for the next decade.

5. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

7. Becoming Asia Literate Grants to Schools(BALGS) There are 4 key components to the Grant 1. Writing a Scope and Sequence for Roleystone Community College. A team of 3 teachers across the college will be released from class over 3 days to develop this document with input and ratification by all staff. 2. Development and production of Podcasts/Mini films about the islands of Indonesia. Film and TV students will be involved in this project, producing podcasts that can be presented on the school website and integrated into the Scope and Sequence

8. Becoming Asia Literate Grants to Schools(BALGS) 3. Development of a DVD of a series of animations based on Indonesian Folktales. This will include 2 days off site for filming. 4. Purchase of $5000 worth of resources, mainly books to support the above initiatives. The majority of the Grant is allocated against teacher release to allow the flexibility in timetabling