School Of EducationConnecting Schools and CommunitiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102127.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101499 - Connecting Schools and Communities
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1717 Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
About this Unit
The unit is only offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education program. This unit is a service learning unit that focuses on the link between the school and the community. It incorporates a 5 day placement in a local school to enable students to develop their understanding of the value of community involvement for a school. Students will negotiate a project in the school that links the school with their community. They will build a research base in the areas of community engagement and service learning with an emphasis on the benefits to both student, the community, the school, the teachers and the school children. They will learn how to plan, negotiate, implement and use reflective practices to evaluate their project.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
Students must have: Working with Children Check, Completion of Child Protection Training, Anaphylaxis certification.
Courses| 1717.1 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CONTINUING |
| 1861.1 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CONTINUING |