Rainbow Ridge Steiner School

Class 7.

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Year 7
The generative influence is the Middle Ages, covering the rise of Islam and the crusades.
Against the turbulence and the crusades. Against the turbulence and conflict of this period, King Arthur
and the knights of the round table with their code of chivalry, fight fir the ideals of the human
race - for truth, beauty and goodness.

English: Early literature, poetry (lyrical, Middle Ages and Renaissance, Australian pioneering phase
everyday contemporary life), biographies (great spiritual, civic leaders, great thinkers and scientists of Renaissance, Australian explorers, discussions, a wide range of independent reading, fiction and non-fiction
creative writing, figures of speech, print and audio-visual media.

Mathematics: Eucledian Geometry, algebra, economics, mechanics and maths in mapping.

Science: Astronomy, Australian botony, anatomy, animal physiology and age of discovery.

HSIE: continents, age of chivalry, the geograhy and culture of contrasting regions.

Sport: cricket, orienteering, archery, cross-country, boating, gymnastics, outdoor camps and abseiling.

Creative Arts: sculpture, perspective drawing, glasscraft, batik, silk screen printing, veil painting.

Technical/practical: technical drawing, masonry, bricklaying, landscaping, catering, menu planning and small business.

Music: class singing, dance, musical, instrumental performances, musical theory including intervals in chromatic scale.