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Studio Selections


What are Studios? ................................................3 - 4

Studio Descriptors ............................................. 5 - 20

ABHS Today ..........................................................5

Be a Golden Knight .............................................5

Be Brave - Unlock Your

Leadership Potential ...........................................6

Be Vocal .................................................................6

App, App and Away..! ..........................................7

Chain Reaction ....................................................7

Chinese Next Level ............................................8

Extreme Maths ......................................................8

Flying Blind .............................................................9

Forensic Detective Agency ...............................9

French Next Level .............................................10

Get That Glitter ...................................................10

Imprint Your Super Power .................................11

I, Robot ...................................................................11

Japanese Next Level ....................................... 12

Lights, Cameras, Action ................................... 12

Making words Pop .............................................. 13

Musical Misfits..................................................... 13

Off the Beaten Track .........................................14

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish .......14

PiGrow ................................................................... 15

Pathway to Politics ............................................. 15

Prose Before Bros .............................................. 16

Run Forest Run! ..................................................16

Sports on the Side ............................................ 17

Stress Less ......................................................... 17

We Are Planet Savers ....................................... 18

Whack Bam - Nailed it! ................................... 18

What’s Maths Got To Do With It? ................... 19

When You Find Yourself in Fashion ................ 19

Where Sports all Began................................... 20

Studio Selection Process .....................................22

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At Adelaide Botanic High School, we support students to have genuine choice and voice in their learning as we know they are far more likely to be engaged and have greater ownership of their learning as a result.

Studios provide students with choice and voice on a term by term basis rather than the full year or semester-based choice subjects traditionally selected a year in advance. Each Studio is an 80-minute block of time each week with a strong Australian Curriculum and pathways focus and not an ad hoc set of choices.

Term 1 this year three Studios; digital fluency, passport to school and the precinct along with the development of the school house structure were designed to support students with their start to the school.

Terms 2, 3 and 4 students will be able to choose 3 Studios per term based on the following choice criteria.

At least 1 studio must be undertaken from each of the 4 learning areas, leaving 5 free choices as long as no more than 5 Studios are undertaken within any one learning area. A student may choose to do all Studios from one learning area in a single term if they wish and do not have to evenly spread them over the year, although this would not be recommended.

This approach provides the option for students to create a full year course from the Studios in, for example music, languages and mathematics but also still have plenty of other choices.

Studios need to meet a number of criteria before being offered.

Studios provide students with choice and voice

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These criteria should include:

- specific Australian Curriculum not covered in other areas

- an experience that extends/stretches student learning in a particular area

- support in areas where students may struggle

- an experience that is unique

- being part of a planned pathway

- assessment of Australian Curriculum and focus on 21st Century Capabilities

- the promotion of collaboration

- immersion in an area of passion

- address the Adelaide Botanic High School learning design principles

Studios will fall into the following categories:

- once off

- ongoing – that is there is progression so that they are done in sequence

- ongoing where there is no progression and can be done in any order

Studio One - Studio One (40 mins) is a dedicated time each week for all students that provides for a more intense focus on wellbeing, safety and being a part of Adelaide Botanic High School and the wider community. This is a developmental program that supports students as they move through the school focussing on the needs of students at each of the specific year levels.

The Studio outlines for term 2 are provided in this guide along with instructions regarding the selection process. The choices made by students for term 2 will inform the offering for the rest of the year and provide an opportunity for students to be involved in the formation of new Studios.

Please feel free to contact your child’s Connect teacher if further information is needed.

Studios are part of a planned

pathway


Do you want to know what is happening around the school? What

about all that information that doesn’t go into the updates? Here is an

opportunity to share information with your peers and the community

about the things that matter to you. News for students, by students.

Students will have the opportunity to take on a variety of roles

including reporter, photographer, editor, publisher and writer. They will

report on events and celebrate success through a regular publication.

Possibilities include a You Tube channel, student radio, visual displays

and social media.

Previous Experience

Duration

Australian Curriculum Focus

Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

English

Real News vs Fake News

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Health and Physical Education

Studio Overview

Be a Golden Knight

ABHS Today

Studio Overview

Empower yourself and increase your self-confidence… Be part of your

world, notice the small things and use your intuition.

Students will work with a professional from Golden Knights Self

Defence on a program of work including but not limited to earning

their Blue belt certificate in self-defence. Students will develop harm

minimisation strategies, for example, not getting themselves into

trouble or putting themselves into risky situations.

How can I keep myself safe when I’m out and about?


Studio D

escriptors

Are you bubbling at the seams with enthusiasm to grow as a

leader? Develop key leadership skills to lead yourself and others to

greatness!

Students are nurtured to shape their own leadership journey

through generating an individual Leadership Development Plan.

They will explore team structures, discover personal strengths and

opportunities and explore how to work effectively as a team to plan

and implement a range of school wide initiatives.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil *SYNERGY members to select this Studio as part of the Endeavour

strand

10 Weeks

Personal and Social Capabilities

Take the chance to become a dreamer, a great leader, a visionary!

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil * Highly recommended for Voice students

10 Weeks

The Arts - Music

Studio Overview

Be Vocal

Be Brave - Unlock Your Leadership Potential

Studio Overview

Your voice is one of the most powerful tools to connect with others.

Develop this and unleash a weapon for the rest of your life’s

experiences!

Using Music as a springboard, the “Be Vocal” Studio will explore vocal

techniques, vocal ensemble experiences, and the social/ political

power of vocal communication to develop students’ understanding

and control of this unique instrument.

Every voice can be trained, no excuses!


Join us on a journey through the mobile application development

landscape. Along the way we will learn to use MIT App Inventor to build

Android apps.

The course will introduce you to the basics of the Android platform,

Android application components, UI design, Multimedia and 2D

graphics.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Digital Technologies

Have you ever wondered how your favourite mobile applications are

developed?

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Science, Technologies

Studio Overview

Chain Reaction

App, App and Away..!

Studio Overview

Do you know the game Mouse Trap? Can you think outside the square

and imagine things the way others can’t?

Students will be given a set of challenges to accomplish as they design

their own Rube Goldberg machine. A Rube Goldberg machine is a

machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect

and overcomplicated crazy fashion.

Putting resilience to the test! Making the simplest tasks complex.


Studio D

escriptors

Are you passionate about Chinese? Where could Chinese language

take you? Let’s meet again for this studio to enhance your skills in

Chinese language, vocabulary and expression.

Students will develop a greater understanding of how Chinese

language and culture are rich and intertwined while advancing their

language skills. They will visit the Confucius Institute at Adelaide

University and explore the rich Chinese culture in the local precinct.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Chinese language students

10 Weeks

Languages

How do you say that in Chinese?

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Mathematics

Studio Overview

Extreme Maths

Chinese Next Level

Studio Overview

Finding mathematics easy? Looking for a challenge? Like to strain your

brain? Take your mathematical understanding and thinking to the next

level through the development and application of rigorous problem-

solving and reasoning skills.

Students will use algebraic thinking and techniques to efficiently

solve a wide range of complex problems from the world around them.

They will work individually and collaboratively to share and critique

approaches to solving problems, refining and mastering their skills and

techniques.

Using mathematics to solve the impossible


Nesting boxes can provide homes to animals due to decline of their

natural habitat but how do we know if these are being used?

Students will build a nesting box with integrated sensors to monitor

their use. They will develop their own code to collect data to inform the

future placement of nesting boxes around the community to support

the repopulation of local animals.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Science, Mathematics, Technologies

How can we monitor the habitats of our neighbouring Flying Foxes

and other critters to better understand urban impact?

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Science

Studio Overview

Forensic Detective Agency

Flying Blind

Studio Overview

Ever wondered how detectives and scientists work together to solve

crimes? Take a tour behind the scenes to see how it’s done.

Students will learn skills in chromatography, fingerprinting and other

forensic techniques through engaging in a mock crime scene.

A crime has been committed. Use the clues to solve the forensic

mystery!


Studio D

escriptors

Are you up for an immersion experience in French and extending your

passion for the French language? Let’s meet again for this studio to

enhance your skills in French language, vocabulary and expression.

Students will focus on conversations and language skill development

in French, with a dramatic hint of French flair. They will explore Adelaide

City to find French influence on culture and architecture.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

French language students

10 Weeks

Languages

Deepening your French language skills

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Design and Technologies

Studio Overview

Get that Glitter

French Next Level

Studio Overview

Students will use hand tools and small power tools to create their own

jewellery designs. They will learn how to create their own brand so they

can exhibit and sell their creations through an online store.

Skills covered include sawing, soldering, filing, basic gem setting,

shaping, polishing and use of workshop equipment.

Design, exhibit, sell! Are you keen to learn how to make jewellery

either as a hobby or as a potential future profession?


With your super powers your friends will no longer yearn for a lift pass.

You have the power to fly them to the top!

Here is your opportunity to experience a creative design process

in a team of like minded creatives. Will you be a project manager,

researcher, designer, or printing technician in your project team?

Designing with manual application and illustrator or photoshop skills

with access to microsoft studio machines to design and print vinyl

graphics for display. Also using the Roland-Cam1 vinyl cutter, and

Roland Solvent vinyl printer and cutter (yes the big machine that’s still

wrapped up on level 4!)

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Successful completion of Year 9 Uniquely Botanic

10 Weeks

The Arts, Technologies

How to change your world and warp your friend’s minds without

saying a word

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Digital Technologies, Mathematics

Studio Overview

I, Robot

Imprint your Super Power

Studio Overview

Imagine holding the international VEX Robotics Cup aloft! Teamwork,

leadership, communication and problem-solving are the essential skills

that will help you get there.

Students will work in teams to design and build a robot and develop a

strategy to complete a challenge. Students will have the opportunity to

compete against other schools in the VEX Robotics Competition.

Robot builders and coders unite!


Studio D

escriptors

Are you passionate about Japanese? Where could Japanese language

take you? Let’s meet again for this studio to enhance your skills in

Japanese language, vocabulary and expression.

Students will develop a greater understanding of how Japanese

language and culture are rich and intertwined while advancing their

language skills. There will be opportunities to explore Mange and

Anime.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Japanese language students

10 Weeks

Languages

Deepening your Japanese language skills

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

The Arts - Drama

Studio Overview

Lights, Cameras, Action

Japanese Next Level

Studio Overview

Have you ever wanted to be on the stage? Have you ever wondered

what goes on behind the scenes? Become a theatre professional for a

term!

Students will explore the key elements of Drama including; lighting

and sound, costumes, front of house and performance. They will have

access to industry professionals to develop a deeper understanding of

these elements and then select one as their major focus. Students will

produce a short piece of theatre for their peers.

Exploring the Elements of Theatre


There is no doubt that song lyrics or poems can really provide powerful

meaning. Let’s explore how artists have responded to and created

iconic album covers or illustrations that include word and image.

Select your favourite lyric, poem or inspirational quote and use the

influences of artists such as Peter Blake, Andy Warhol, Litchenstein

or Teesha Moore to create your own striking visual response. Using a

combination of manual application skills such as drawing, painting and

collage and photoshop skills to create your final piece.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

The Arts, Digital Technologies

When you hear your favourite song what do you see in your mind?

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

*Compulsory for Music Intense students

10 Weeks TERM 2 only

The Arts - Music

Studio Overview

Musical Misfits

Making Words Pop

Studio Overview

Find out why the most rebellious rule-breakers are the most renowned

Musicians of all time.

Students will explore the lives and music of famous revolutionaries

including Tash Sultana, Baker Boy, Nirvana, Queen, and Bach. Students

will learn to play, analyse and compose like these Musical Misfits... and

then work out how they can reinvent music of 2019.

Music and rebellion fit together like fish ‘n’ chips


Studio D

escriptors

What some might call a challenge, we call a walk in the park. How

can orienteering improve our overall health? Why is it so important to

engage in outdoor activities? How can problem solving skills learned in

orienteering help you in your day-to-day life?

Students will get a breath of fresh air and explore outdoor areas

around the school through Geocaching and Orienteering activities.

They will unlock access to the world around them through learning

navigation techniques with map, compass and technology.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks


Do you avoid discovering new places for the fear of a dead phone

battery or getting lost? Not us!

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

English, Visual Arts

Studio Overview

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Off the Beaten Track

Studio Overview

Share your favourite children’s books. Do you love writing stories and

illustrating them? Do you love interacting with younger children? Here

is your opportunity to do both.

Students will examine the unique elements of children’s literature and

come to understand why some books stay in our memories. They will

create a children’s story with illustrations and present their book to

publication standard. Once complete, students will visit a local primary

school to share their story with younger children.

What was your favourite children’s book and why?


How is food production changing? What is the place of technology?

Want to know how to water your garden without getting off the couch?

Students will create a fully automated watering system for plants

utilising Raspberry Pi. They will explore sensor and remote-controlled

webcam technology as they compete to grow herbs or vegetables.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Digital Technologies, Science

An automated garden challenge

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

English, Civics and Citizenship

Studio Overview

Pathway to Politics

PiGrow

Studio Overview

Are you interested in becoming a lawyer, politician, ambassador,

activist? How can you win an argument, convince others and gain

votes?

Students will focus on the art of public speaking and debating. They

will visit Parliament House, watch Parliamentary debates and use

the house for performances. Students will have the opportunity to

compete in public speaking or debating competitions or they can

focus on issues they are passionate about, developing arguments to

make a difference.

Do you want to make a difference? Take a stand now!


Studio D

escriptors

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies... The man who never

reads lives only once” George R.R. Martin Do you love to read but wish

you had more time? Take this opportunity to read and discuss great

books with other avid readers.

Students will work in groups to create their own book club. They

will collaboratively choose a novel, decide on a schedule, and come

together each week to discuss ideas and create an entertaining and

informative ‘book club’ podcast or YouTube video.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

English

Reader’s Retreat : Create a Book Club

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks


Studio Overview

Run Forest Run!

Prose Before Bros

Studio Overview

Do you enjoy running? Have you ever wanted to set yourself a goal

by challenging yourself and your body? No matter what fitness level

or experience you have, if you are keen to get out and about in our

beautiful precinct and improve your health then come and join us in

‘Run Forest Run!

Students will participate in pre-program fitness testing, use this data

to identify a goal, and create their own cardiovascular fitness plan.

They will be involved in regular physical cardiovascular activity in our

precinct and learn about the importance of nutrition and hydration.

How do I set myself an achievable goal and plan to make it happen?


Play the same sports all the time? Would you like to learn about other

sports that are out there? Anyone up for a game of softball, tennis,

lacrosse, lawn bowls or archery?

Students will improve their knowledge and game sense in a variety of

different sports of their choice. They will use the facilities in the area to

undertake these sports.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks


How can I learn some new skills and challenge myself at a sport I

might not have tried before?

Previous Experience

Duration

Australian Curriculum FocusKey Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks


Studio Overview

Stress Less

Sports on the Side

Studio Overview

Are you interested in improving your wellbeing and mental health? Do you

want to find a way to relax and destress when life just becomes too much?

9 billion dollars is spent on improving mental and physical health per year

in Australia; this studio focuses on different ways to improve our overall

mental and physical wellbeing.

Students will embark on a journey undertaking activities aimed at

developing their understanding and improvement of physical and mental

wellbeing. Students will acquire skills enabling them to develop lifelong

positive choices and enhance their emotional and physical wellness whilst

engaging in topics such as mindfulness, meditation, yoga, pilates and

personal fitness. The culminating event will involve students creating and

sharing an inventive way that they can enhance their own wellness and that

of others.

Happiness can exist without well-being, but well-being can’t exist

without happiness


Studio D

escriptors

Ever had an idea that you think could change the world? Do you want

to find ways to impact the biggest social and environmental concerns

facing society today?

Students will lead an independent or collaborative inquiry to identify

a local or global issue and develop an innovative solution. They will

showcase their work through a gallery walk.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Science, Mathematics, Technologies, Humanities and Social Sciences

Creating a better world

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Design and Technologies

Studio Overview

Whack Bam - Nailed It!

We Are Planet Savers

Studio Overview

Students will design a small project to meet a design brief. This could

include making toys for a children’s hospital or designing a display

system to be used at school.

Students will learn traditional materials techniques by using a range

of hand tools and power tools. Contemporary technologies such as a

laser cutter may also be used.

Discover the importance of design and measurement as you explore

a range of production techniques to make a small project.


Mathematics getting you down? Don’t understand why we have to “do”

Mathematics? Struggling to understand mathematics and looking for

extra support? Then this studio is for you!

Students will be supported to develop their numeracy and

mathematical skills through individual and collaborative games,

problem-solving activities, hands-on and visual activities. They will

share their strategies with each other, enabling them to develop their

mathematical thinking and communication.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Mathematics

Explore how Mathematics is used to solve problems all around us

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Visual, Performing Arts and Textiles

Studio Overview

When You Find Yourself in Fashion

What’s Maths Got To Do With it?

Studio Overview

Mad march is almost over and the Fringe has come to an end but we

can still create a spectacle. Design, Create and perform in your own

custom made wearable art.

Design, Scuplt, Create, Perform and spark the talk of the school in

a spectacle to be performed during multi cultural week later in the

year. An opportunity for hands on practical and creative work and to

demonstrate your performance skills. Don’t want to perform? Well

that’s just fine why not be the director and recruit your own model to

exhibit your vision.

Tired of your clothes? Here is your opportunity to make a statement!


Studio D

escriptors

Sports in the modern era are a huge part of life where people

congregate to cheer on their favourite teams, but have you ever

wondered how they began? There were no thirds in netball and no

third umpire in cricket ! The rules of AFL have changed massively! Are

you interested to explore how the game style and equipment have

changed?

Students will choose a sport or game of interest to them and explore

it’s history and development. They will play the original and modern

version of the game, investigating and comparing them by considering

aspects such as the rules and equipment used. Along the way,

students will engage with the culture and technologies that have

influenced the sport or game.

Previous Experience

Duration


Key Ideas

Nil

10 Weeks

Physical Education, Health

What were sports like when they first started? How and why have

they evolved to where they are today?

Where Sports all Began

Studio Overview


Students will receive a Student Access Code and Password along with instructions through their school email address and will require internet access to complete the selection process. Counselling from Connect Group teachers regarding Studio choices, and pathways will help students understand the options as well as providing the opportunity to ask questions. Time will also be provided to navigate through the Studio selection process with their teacher using the Web Preferences portal.

To finalise the studio selection process, a parent acknowledgement form will be sent via email for families to approve their child’s Studio selection.

As a parent you can assist by:

Exploring this Studio Guide together with your child and supporting them to make their initial selections in the Web Preferences portal.

It will be useful to talk with your child about some of the following things as they make their selections:

- their interests, particularly regarding Studios and their pathways

- their strengths, and areas for development

- selecting Studios that contain a blend of interest, challenge and fun

- their progress in subjects they are doing this year

- your thoughts about their Studio choices

- viewing Studio selection as an important process that requires careful consideration

- encouraging your child to ask questions and seek advice

The process for selecting Studios is online using the Web Preferences portal

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