The 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory is a major international contemporary art festival presented across multiple Sydney venues, all free to the public. The exhibition explores how memory and history shape identity, culture, and community. Students engage with large‑scale installations, multimedia works, and First Nations and global perspectives. The event encourages critical thinking, visual literacy, cultural understanding, and creative interpretation—making it an excellent homeschool excursion.

HSIE: Human Society and its Environment

Students from Kindergarten to Stage 6 develop progressively deeper skills across literacy, numeracy, scientific inquiry, creative expression, critical thinking, and personal and social capability. In the early years, learners build foundational literacy and numeracy, explore the natural world through guided play, and develop communication, motor skills, and social interaction. As they move into Stages 1–3, students expand their reading and writing, apply mathematical strategies, investigate scientific concepts such as living things, forces, Earth and space, and begin using digital tools while strengthening collaboration, creativity, and problem‑solving. In Stages 4–5, learners interpret complex texts, apply algebraic and geometric reasoning, conduct structured scientific investigations, explore historical and geographical perspectives, and use design thinking and digital technologies to create solutions while developing identity, wellbeing, and ethical understanding. By Stage 6, students demonstrate advanced subject‑specific knowledge aligned with HSC syllabuses, apply critical and analytical thinking to complex problems, conduct independent research, communicate ideas in academic formats, and develop the self‑management and decision‑making skills needed for post‑school pathways. Stage 6 students deepen their subject expertise, apply higher‑order reasoning, and work independently on extended tasks. They learn to analyse complex information, evaluate evidence, and communicate ideas with clarity and precision. They also refine their research skills, manage long‑term projects, and develop the academic discipline needed for post‑school study and professional pathways.