This program explores issues such as: What are drugs and how are they used, misused or abused? What is the definition of drug abuse? What types of substances are used, and which are legal/illegal? What are the effects – positive and negative – on personal health and society? How can we cope with drug problems? How can we get help? What are the safe alternatives to drugs?
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Expedition Skills
Learning to cope in this new environment requires different skills and greater responsibilities and when you add the fact that an expedition is physically and mentally draining, you have a situation that requires extra care to maintain safety. This program will introduce three key skills that are crucial for a safe, successfully, and enjoyable expedition: navigation, first aid and reading the weather.
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Earthquake Tsunami: Wave of Destruction
This program explores natural forces inside our planet, how and why earthquakes occur, the 2004 tsunami and the international response that followed. Senior seismologist Gary Gibson takes us through some reasons why the earth has such destructive potential, and the natural forces behind the 2004 tsunami. Featuring a range of natural disaster footage, graphics, footage of the tsunami aftermath, and interviews with aid workers involved in the international response.
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Preparing for an Expedition
One of the most challenging varieties of outdoor education is an expedition, where students will enter a natural setting for an extended period of time. An expedition can offer many fantastic experiences. Students learn about themselves, communities, and the natural environment. However, students need to be aware that they’ll be entering a new environment, which requires different skills and greater responsibilities. This program will provide them with the information they need to help them prepare for their expedition.
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A Child’s Day: East Timor
This program portrays a day in the life of Cecilia, an 11 year-old East Timorese girl. Cecilia lives with her uncle and aunties so she can attend school as her parents live three hours away. Her village is near Viqueque, in the south of the country. Cecilia’s day starts at dawn feeding her cousins, and progresses to school from 7am until midday. In the afternoon, Cecilia carries out more chores, including collecting water and firewood – carrying these home on her head. The younger students enjoy seeing the milk arrive, supplied by a local dairy, which was set up with help from Australian farmers. The day ends with the washing and feeding of the children in the family, concluding a busy and hardworking day in the life of an East Timorese child.
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Fasteners for Cabinet Making
This program is an excellent introduction to the use of the various fasteners to join timber and manufactured boards in the construction of cabinets and furniture. The features and properties for screws, nails and pins, assembly fittings and biscuit joinery are explained. Trade teachers provide demonstrations and advice on when and how to use a particular fastener. This is an invaluable resource for all beginners in the trade.
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East Timor – Case Studies in International Aid
This program examines the aims, objectives and examples of aid work being done by International Aid organizations such as: Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, IDSS, AusAID, the Salesian order, and the Kiwanis. An introduction to East Timor’s history is given – including the arrival of the Portuguese and the Indonesian invasion – and highlights how the country was left with no economy, little expertise among its people, and poor physical and social infrastructure. Important concepts such as local solutions for local problems and the involvement of communities in aid projects are explored alongside challenges that aid organizations face in East Timor.
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Every Minute Counts
This program presents professional time management techniques for senior students to help them make more efficient use of study and resources and combat the problems many experience balancing their study and leisure time.
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Identity and Feelings: ESL Guide 1
This program encourages students to discuss the meaning of Identity through exploring different feelings. Students will see how feelings can be expressed through words and body language.
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Coordination and Control Two: Plants
The study of plant hormones has long been part of Biology courses. The use of animation in this program aims to give students a better understanding of the complex interaction between organism and environmental stimuli in a way that the pages of a book can’t. This program deals with how plants use hormones to coordinate and control their activities with changes in the environment. The roles of the major hormones are discussed and their mode of action at a cellular level is explored. Some of the lesser known hormones are described.