History
It all started with the arrival of Dutch explorers in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The Dutch considered that period their ‘Golden Age’. By the seventeenth century, The Netherlands was at the peak of its powers. The spice trade was very profitable. The Dutch had a strong commercial interest throughout the world and embarked on a great number of (commercial) exploration journeys. On their way to Batavia (in the Dutch East Indies, today’s Indonesia), a number of ships of the Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) became shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast. This happened to the Zuytdorp, exactly 300 years ago.
Kalbarri District High School
The Zest Festival provides a fantastic opportunity for Kalbarri District High School to display samples of the learning activities related to the Zuytdorp and Dutch culture that students have been engaged with during the year. Across all year levels (K – 12) and most learning areas, a diverse range of interesting activities and experiences have been developed by our staff and experienced by our students.
This vehicle for curriculum delivery also coincides with the implementation of several learning areas of the Australian Curriculum and staff have been using the concept of the Zest Festival to document their teaching and learning plans in line with the Australian Curriculum. History, English, Mathematics and Science are the phase 1 learning areas for implementation. A planning template has been developed by staff for this purpose and examples of a selection of class plans will be collated and on display at the Zest Festival.
Some examples of the opportunities offered to our students are outlined here.
2015 KDHS program
Once again the talent and scope of knowledge gained by the students from the Kalbarri District High School shone.
They had learnt about the history and culture of Japan and China in a myriad of ways across all subjects for over many months. Their work was collated into an outstanding display which curated their beautiful interpretations of other cultures and themselves.
Students performed their newly formed skills during the Festival in Japanese Taiko Drumming, Kung Fu, fan dancing and bringing to life a Chinese Dragon.
This vehicle for curriculum delivery also coincides with the implementation of several learning areas of the Australian Curriculum and staff have been using the concept of the Zest Festival to document their teaching and learning plans in line with the Australian Curriculum. History, English, Mathematics and Science are the phase 1 learning areas for implementation.
A planning template has been developed by staff for this purpose and examples of a selection of class plans will be collated and on display at the Zest Festival.
Some examples of the opportunities offered to our students are outlined here.
2014 Year 8 Zest Fest blog