MERRY CHRISTMAS

Now that the ACARA and BOS surveys are complete, it's time to relax and have a great break!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all @ VADEA :)

ACARA SURVEY CLOSING FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER

Have heard there are only 300 Visual Arts responses!

Respond NOW! Be heard!!

DO NOT let this sub-standard curriculum get by you - it is your career/students that will suffer!

Issue Eight

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NEWSLETTER #6 VADEA Edition

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E BULLETIN # 2

E Bulletin Issue Two

Draft Shape Paper for the Arts....Improvement? REALLY???

OUR FIRST E-BULLETIN

E Bulletin Issue One

THE ARTS DRAFT SHAPE PAPER RELAEASED

The Arts Draft Shape Paper has been released.

It is a frightening document which proposes a participatory approach to The Arts rather than any deep learning! Visual Arts in NSW, will be reduced from 100 hours to 13 hours!

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! GO TO THE ACARA WEBSITE AND SUBMIT A RESPONSE.

THE ARTS SURVEY

It is important for the future of Visual Arts in Australia that this approach is rejected! We want an aspirational and not a regressive curriculum!

We are happy to change to something equal or better than what we have now - but this is NOT it!

Go to the VADEA website for much more information.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

BE QUICK THERE ARE LIMITED SPACES AND WONDERFUL SPEAKERS!
VADEA Conference Registration Form 2010

THE STORY SO FAR - NSW VA CURRICULUM

KT Final the Arts Aust Curr VADEA Website

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

REMEMBER to respond to the ACARA information if possible! But also have a wonderful holiday and come back next year refreshed and ready for what ever they throw at us! Hope Santa is good to you:)

NEW ACARA UPDATE

This the latest update from ACARA - some VERY IMPORTANT news about the arts lead writer - NOT a Visual Arts person and not affiliated with NSW!
A Drama Professor!
Here at the ACARA site.

Your thoughts?

MISSED THE FORUM??

Here is a link to the UNSW TV, where the sound recording has been uploaded.

COFA/VADEA Forum on the Arts

Worth a listen!!

RESPONSE TO THE ACARA POSITION PAPER

VADEA Response Senior Curriculum Paper

ACARA POSITION PAPER

The Senior Secondary Years Curriculum Position Paper (version 0.6) proposes guidelines for national curriculum development in English, mathematics, history and science for the senior years of schooling. ACARA invites feedback and comments on this paper until 30 September 2009. Feedback on this paper can be sent via email to positionpaper@acara.edu.au or posted to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, PO Box 177, Carlton South, VIC 3053.
From ACARA website

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