Specialist Subjects
At Red Hill Consolidated School, our specialist curriculum is engaging and contextually relevant for students. Students have four dedicated specialist subjects. Students have a one hour session for each subject weekly. The learning interweaves with student inquiry.
Music & Performing Arts
Mrs Caitlin Sullivan
The Performing Arts program provides a 50 minute session each week for all students from a room with a lovely outlook onto our school oval. During class, students learn to play a variety of instruments with the music area being extremely well resourced with sets of keyboards, guitars, ukuleles and percussion instruments. Students are provided with opportunities to sing, explore a variety of music genres and to learn about the role that music plays in different cultures around the world with a focus on our First Nations peoples. Performing Arts also provides students with the opportunity to explore elements of drama and dance. This space is a safe place for students to be brave, to try new things, is inclusive and it provides an opportunity for students to be creative.
Performing arts helps to develop:
Confidence and Self-Esteem; to be creative, innovative, to demonstrate body awareness, expressive skills and to explore and celebrate human experience, take risks and challenge their own creativity.
Performance Skills, Knowledge and Understanding; to apply, analyse the elements, processes, styles and techniques, choreograph, listen, improvise, compose and respond with intent and purpose to engage audiences and create meaning.
Appreciative and Artistic knowledge for Arts Practices; across global communities, cultures and traditions; enjoyment and achievement, understanding inter-arts relationship, historical contexts and respect through exploring and playing roles, imagining situations, actions and ideas for arts practices.
Science
Mrs Kristy Trewin
All students from Prep to Grade 6 participate in a weekly one-hour specialist Science lesson. Our engaging, hands-on program inspires curiosity, encourages questioning and helps students investigate how the world works.
Throughout the year, students explore the four branches of science: Biological Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Chemistry and Physical Sciences. Each term focuses on a broad area across all year levels, with learning tailored to students’ ages and increasing in complexity as they progress through the school.
Biological Sciences: Students explore living things and their survival needs, progressing to animal classification, life cycles, habitats, adaptations and microorganisms.
Earth and Space Sciences: Students investigate the Earth, Sun, Moon and solar system, as well as rocks, minerals, the rock cycle and natural events such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and bushfires.
Chemistry and Physical Sciences: Students investigate materials and their properties, changes in matter, forces, motion, light, sound and energy through practical activities and experiments.
Our program combines scientific knowledge with inquiry-based learning, giving students opportunities to make predictions, test ideas, observe carefully and explain their thinking using evidence. Through guided learning and student-led investigations, students develop curiosity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills while discovering the wonder of the world around them.
Physical Education
Tim Drummond
All students from Prep to Year 6 participate in weekly PE sessions, covering swimming, collaboration, and fundamental motor skills.
Swimming (Terms 1 & 4) – All students have a mix of skills based and water familiarisation activities that focus on swimming strokes and water safety. Students are differentiated in swimming lessons so that they are learning at their own pace.
Fundamental Motor Skills & Collaboration (Terms 2 & 3) – Terms 2 and 3 focus on building fundamental motor skills such as throwing, catching, kicking and striking. Students also participate in minor games that develop their ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
House Carnivals – Swimming, Cross Country, and Athletics Carnivals allow students to participate in events, earn House Points and compete for selection to District Teams after each carnival.
Lightning Premierships (Years 5 & 6) – Summer and Winter Lightning Premierships see students choose sports to compete in against other schools in our local district. Students compete for a day to see who is crowned the winning school to progress to the next level of competition.
Elite Opportunities – School Sport Victoria provide opportunities for high achieving students to participate in trials to represent our State in competitions. Some sports require a school endorsement process, while others can be registered directly via the SSV Website.
Above all, having fun and leaving with a smile is key to every PE lesson!
Visual Art
Mr Dillon Milenkovic
The Visual Arts program at RHCS nurtures creativity, imagination, and artistic skills in a supportive and engaging environment. Students explore a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, clay, textiles, and digital media. They also learn to communicate through art, respond to artworks, and appreciate well-known artists.
Students attend weekly 50 -minute art sessions, with opportunities to participate in small art groups, school projects, and exhibitions such as the Red Hill Show and Art Red Hill.
Our spacious and well-equipped Art Room is a hub of creativity, where student artworks are proudly displayed throughout the school and shared on social media.
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Red Hill Consolidated School
Location:
341 Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill, Victoria 3937
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Phone number:
(03) 5989 2321
Acknowledgment of Country
Red Hill Consolidated School would like to acknowledge the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation and their Elders, past, present and emerging, and their connection to this land on which we are now gathered. This land provides us with a place to learn, create, connect, play and explore. We cherish our surrounds, including the beautiful bays and waterways, the mountains and the valleys. As we think about the past and look forward to our future together, we offer our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people.
