Society and Environment

 Welcome to Society and Environment

 

 Society and Environment is a compulsory subject for Middle School students at Kalamunda Senior High School and offers six subjects of study in Senior School. It is a dynamic department blending traditional education philosophies and practice with the demands of the modern world. The learning area boasts a mature and varied staff with highly qualified graduates, two administrator teachers, a level 3 classroom teacher and Senior Teachers bringing experience and confidence to every class and to the delivery of education across the learning area, as a whole. 

 

Staff member	Position	Areas of Expertise
Mr Alex Roseveare	Head of Society and Environment and Library	History, Political and Legal Studies and Economics
Mr Richard Guthrie	Year 8 Program Coordinator	Geography and Middle School
Mr Michael Prete	Level 3 Classroom Teacher	Geography and Middle School
Mrs Bozena Sturmer	Senior Teacher	Middle School and LOTE
Mr Bryan Kaye	Senior Teacher	Middle School and Music
Mr Paul Parsonage	Teacher	History, Political and Legal Studies and Middle School
Mrs Kuldeep Kaler	Teacher	LOTE and Middle School
Ms Rosie Circosta	Teacher	Geography and Middle School
Mrs Helen Kain	TIC Library	Middle School and Library

 

Society and Environment has a comprehensive common Middle School syllabus divided into four areas of study: Economics, Geography, History and Politics and Law. These subjects prepare students both for their interaction with the world and society after school and they prepare them for the subjects we offer students in Senior School. Within each subject are Common Assessment Tasks which allow teachers to measure student achievement effectively with all other students, ensuring an ability to evaluate teaching programmes and teaching pedagogy. The content taught is based on the following:

Subject	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10
Economics	Economy and society	Economic systems	Macro economics
Geography	World geography	Australian landscapes	Environmental issues
History	Western Australian history	Australian history	Australia in the international community
Politics and Law	Democracy and the citizen	Australia’s political and legal system	Australia’s government

Society and Environment aims to expand students' understanding of the subjects we study through intra-state, interstate and international tours. W.A. tours to country towns, beaches, Parliament House, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Centre, the Maritime Museum and Fremantle Gaol support the various Middle and Senior School subjects we offer. In 2006, Senior School students attended a seven day tour of Canberra and Sydney as part of the History and Political and Legal Studies courses. In 2007, Senior School Economics, History and Political and Legal Studies students toured Canberra, Ballarat and Melbourne. In 2008 the learning area took students of History and Political and Legal Studies to France and Belgium to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the ending of World War One. Planning is now underway for a Senior School educational tour of the Gold Coast and Canberra in April 2009.

 

 Valedictory 2007

The Society and Environment learning area congratulates all our Year 12 students from 2007 for their results in their chosen subjects. The students performed well in both school assessments and the TEE, with both Political and Legal Studies and History being the two best performing subjects for students in the school and PALS, History and Geography being in the top five of TEE results for the school when compared across the state. The winners of the subject prizes received their medals, prizes and certificates from the Honourable Robert James Hawke (Prime Minister of Australia (1983 - 1991) and Senator Glenn Sterle in front of their parents, their peers and the school community. Congratulations to Sharna Lane (Geography), Kelly Cooke (Economics), Coral Huckstep (History) and Rhianna Chisholm and Jarrad Kennington (Political and Legal Studies).

Political Visits

As part of the school's Political and Legal Studies courses, a number of politicians visit the school and we vissit them, to discuss their roles in politics and their views of past and current political events.

Mr. Alex Roseveare and Political and Legal Studies Duxes, Jarrad Kennington and Rhianna Chisholm with Hon Bob Hawke and Senator Glenn Sterle at the 2007 Valedictory Service.

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Alice Palmer, Mathew French, Mr Alex Roseveare and former Head Boy Ben Wholagan with Malcolm Fraser at the John Curtin Memorial Library.

Hon Donna Farragher and Hon John Day with 2007 Head Boy, Ben Wholagan and Principal, Mrs Kathy Ritchie at Kalamunda Senior High School.