Cross curriculum content enriches and supports the learning areas and adds depth to student learning.
In NSW students study a range of learning across the curriculum content.
Cross curriculum priorities
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
- Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
- sustainability
General capabilities
- critical and creative thinking
- ethical understanding
- information and communication technology capability
- intercultural understanding
- literacy
- numeracy
- personal and social capability
Other learning across the curriculum areas
- civics and citizenship
- difference and diversity
- work and enterprise.
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Scripture classes
The role of the chaplain at Bass High School is as follows:
- work with the learning support or welfare team to facilitate student wellbeing
- provide pastoral care for students, staff and the wider school community
- facilitate small group programs and one-on-one meetings with students
- facilitate lunch time activities to assist students in building healthy relationships
- network with welfare services and other agencies in the local community to provide a broad range of support services to the school
- facilitate groups, events and activities to support spiritual wellbeing with voluntary student participation
- build mentoring relationships and assist students with goal setting
- support staff at school camps, excursions and other activities as required
- organise scripture classes.
Christian, Islamic and Catholic scripture classes run for students in Year 7 to 10, every fortnight. Week A for Year 7 and 8 and week B for Year 9 and 10. The scripture timetable can also be viewed on the library door. For more information, download and view our scripture permission note (PDF 456KB).