BOS 20/09

The reviewed Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (2009) is now available on the Board’s website.

A review of the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (1999, amended 2007) was undertaken by the Board to provide:

• additional curriculum options in the Creative Arts Learning Area
• a continuum of learning from the Life Skills outcomes and content in the Years 7–10 syllabuses.

The reviewed syllabus will replace the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (1999, amended 2007) and will be implemented in 2010 for students undertaking a preliminary course or courses from the syllabus. Teachers will continue to use the existing syllabus for students studying the HSC Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills course in 2010.

The following table summarises key changes resulting from the review of the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus.

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The ARTEXPRESS gallery guide for the exhibition at the Wollongong City Gallery is now available to download.

The guide includes details of exhibiting students and their artworks and also space for student notes, making it suitable for teachers to print and distribute to their classes prior to visiting the exhibition. Similar guides will be available from the Board's website for all ARTEXPRESS exhibitions in 2009.

The exhibition at Wollongong runs from 2 May-2 August 2009.

The ARTEXPRESS gallery guide for the exhibition at the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is now available to download.

The guide includes details of exhibiting students and their artworks and also space for student notes, making it suitable for teachers to print and distribute to their classes prior to visiting the exhibition. Similar guides will be available from the Board's website for all ARTEXPRESS exhibitions in 2009.

The exhibition at Hazelhurst runs from 7 February-22 March 2009.

BOS 45/08 (Vol 17 No 4)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that amendments have been made to the Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus. These amendments relate to advice about the Body of Work (some changes to the expressive forms, clarification of course prescriptions in regard to size, weight, dangerous and prohibited materials, duration of submitted works, display requirements and the need for clear instructions), and the role of the Visual Arts Process Diary in the marking process.

A summary of the changes to the syllabus has been published on the Board of Studies website.

The Visual Arts Body of Work Comparison of Dimensions broadsheet is also available for downloading from the Board of Studies website.

Effective: Commencement of 2009 HSC course

Contact

Jay McPherson
Inspector, Creative Arts
(02) 9367 8030
jay.mcpherson@bos.nsw.edu.au

Rhonda Clarke
Senior Curriculum Officer, Creative Arts
(02) 9367 8161
rhonda.clarke@bos.nsw.edu.au

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BOS 39/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that the Dance Stage 6 Course Prescriptions 2010–2012 are now available on the Board of Studies website.

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BOS 27/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

This is to inform teachers and students that the Board of Studies has decided to extend the current Course Prescriptions for Stage 6 Drama to include the 2009 HSC.

The current Course Prescriptions (2006-2008) will remain unchanged for the 2009 HSC and are available on the Board of Studies website

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BOS 26/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

This is to inform teachers and students that the Board of Studies has decided to extend the current Course Prescriptions for Stage 6 Dance to include the 2009 HSC.

The current Course Prescriptions (2006-2008) will remain unchanged for the 2009 HSC and are available on the Board of Studies website

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How you can contribute work samples

Have you thought about contributing work samples from your own students to publish on this website? Click on the above link to read about how you can contribute.

For Years K-6 (Stages 1, 2 & 3)

Since the last update of this site in September 2007, we have added new activities for Stage 2 English, Creative Arts and PDHPE and Stage 3 English, Creative Arts and PDHPE. We have also added additional aligned work samples across the following Key Learning Areas in K–6.

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Board Bulletin (Vol 16 No 4)

The first of the 2007 HSC examinations began with the practical exams in Dance on 6 August. Practical examinations have also been held in Drama, Music and Languages, while students of Society and Culture, Textiles and Design, Industrial Technology, Drama, English Extension 2, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music and Agriculture have submitted their major works and projects.

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