What is tragedy? This program offers some answers by focusing on two of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, “Hamlet” and “Macbeth”. It examines the degree to which the hero is responsible for his own fate, and scrutinizes his response to social, political and personal pressures. Designed for students who are reading Shakespeare in the classroom, the program shows them how to take into account the effects of live performances.
Grade levels: Adult
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Nutrients – The Basics
Nutrients – The Basics looks at the basic nutrients needed by our bodies to stay alive and reproduce. Each nutrient is examined in relation to its role in the body and the amount of each nutrient required for healthy living. As well, the program introduces students to the Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs) designed by national health authorities.
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Info Seeker: Methods for Successful Research
The program covers five sections – deciding on a topic, breaking down the elephant (narrowing down a broad topic), collecting data, analyzing data and writing a report.
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Survey Savvy: Planning and Conducting a Successful Survey
This program covers a basic framework for preparing, carrying out, and writing up a survey.
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Sports and Injuries: Prevention and Assessment
With the aid of elite sports people as well as a suburban kung fu class, this informative program highlights the basic principles of sports injury treatment.
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Staging a Performance
This program examines the staging and management of a professional production by Barnstorm theatre at Melbourne’s St Martin’s Youth Arts Centre.
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Stress: The Survival Guide
Explains what stress is and how to keep it within limits. It outlines easy relaxation techniques and coping strategies.
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Successful Study Skills
Produced especially for students undergoing their senior years of secondary schooling, this program introduces us to the basic skills of successful study. It includes: the need to establish a good study environment, whole year and weekly planning, the value of library research, the importance of balancing study with other pursuits and interests, identifying and coping with study stress.
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are one of the most highly publicised but misunderstood illnesses in the world. This program examines what eating disorders are, their symptoms, myths and most effective treatments. Interviews are featured with school students who have suffered eating disorders, supporters of eating disorder victims, and expert psychologist Reinhild Robertson, a specialist in eating disorders. This program is filled with thorough information and real-life advice from people who’ve faced this condition.