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Strategies for coordinating an effective Applied Learning Program

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Background of Applied Learning VCAL at Berwick College

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Strategies for coordinating our program include

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1 Team Teaching

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2 teaching in unit themes with consistent curriculum and course outlines

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3 introducing the VET elective instead of VCE electives for VCAL students

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4 Benefit of Community Partnerships

Year 9 ALP – 30 students 8 staff Year 10 PreCAL 40 students 10 staff Year 11 VCAL 60 students 10 staff Year 12 VCAL 50 students 8 staff. Our students are at school Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. VET Wednesdays and Structured Workplace Learning on Friday PreCal was introduced in 2006 after a need was discovered for our year 10 students requiring an Applied Learning Pathway. The year 9 ALP program was introduced in 2011 and the students are at BSC 4 days in Semester 1 (one day at Chisholm Dandenong completing a Tafe Taster Program) and in Semester 2, once they are 15, they attend school 3 days complete one day SWL and the other at Chisholm

For example: A year 11 VCAL class.

Period Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Personal Development Literacy VET/ SWL VET Elective SWL / VET 2 Numeracy VET Elective Literacy 3 -4 VET Elective Numeracy Numeracy 5- 6 Literacy Personal Development Personal Development / Work Skills VET elective is in replacement of VCE elective, our students select from Cert 2

• Building and Construction
• Small Business (students can do a VCE subject if suitable)
• Outdoor Rec
• Community Services
• Engineering
• Visual Arts

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Term 1

Team Building Leadership Caving Treetops excursion Youth and the law Magistrates Court excursion Ordinary Heroes National Sports Museum / Shrine excursion Sport/ war heroes Read Simple Gift (kindness) Homelessness Winter sleepout. Alcoholism Making mocktails “Pursuit of Happiness” “oasis documentary” Major Community Project. Relay for Life – 24 hours lap challenge. Bite size – coffee and cake small business Lunches every Thursday

Term 2

RSPCA Animal care /cruelty tour of RSPCA, bake cupcakes to sell Read Tomorrow When the war began Risk Taking Read “The story of Tom Brennan” Road Whys /Drive 4 Life Ambulance / police visits Salvos Red Shield Appeal Looking after your mates Road Toll Health STI’s Read Night Tour the Jewish Holocaust Amazing Race in Melbourne Location /numeracy tasks Writing short stories. Creative writing Writing Picture Story Book with Local Primary School.

Term 3

Clean Oceans Surfing/snorkel Southern Ocean Education incursion Tree Planting Local Nursing home visits Looking after our Community Queen Victoria Market excursion make a 3 course meal Read the Happiest Refugee. Refugees Work shop with Head Space Create Program for mentoring year 7 8 and 9 students within BSC Writing Biographies with Local Nursing home residents.

Term 4

Camp Prepare for year 10 Preparing for the work force Mock interviews Read Brilliant Lies Film Review Work place Harassment. Career Mapping.

Senior VCAL tasks have included Relay for Life, Creative Writing with Berwick Primary School and Writing Biographies for Seniors in Villa Maria Nursing home.

Intermediate VCAL student have completed a unit on Homelessness developing a partnership with CornerStone, making and serving food at a Soup Kitchen and Raising money for swags with Sleep out and Footy Day. They also developed a Health unit with Local Primary Schools, running Sports Carnival Days and Healthy cooking lessons.

VET elective in the timetable. In 2013 we introduced a VET elective for VCAL students to access in the timetable. This gave our students the option of a more practical subject instead of a VCE elective, yet still providing 2 units for VCAL. We offer Cert 2 Outdoor Rec, Community Services, Engineering, Building and Construction and Business. This year also saw a partnership develop with Edrington Park Kindergarten where our student have completed hands on activities with kinder kids.