Tag Archives: Australia

London’s thriving ‘Limmud’ high school shows pluralism gaining ground among UK Jews

Posted on July 8, 2012

Posted in News | Tagged Anglo-Jews, Australia, Britain, British Jewish culture, classroom, high school, Jewish Community Secondary School, Liberal Judaism, London, Melbourne, non-Orthodox Jewish primary schools, Orthodox community, Orthodox prayer books, Orthodox synagogues, pluralism, pluralistic Jewish high school, Reform, Reform synagogue, socially-conscious practices, symbolism, UK, UK Jews | | ', '' ); ?>

Conference, July 9-13, “Secularism and History” Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Posted on June 30, 2012

Secularism and History: 8th Biennial Conference of the Religious History Association in collaboration with the Australian Historical Association, Adelaide, 9- 13 July Local advocates of secularism have argued that neither Australian nor New Zealand are Christian nations and that secularism … Continue reading →

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Time for change: a new role for religion in education

Posted on June 29, 2012

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Community leaders, diversity, High Court case, National curriculum, Religious Education, Religious instructions, Scolars, social inclusion, Special religious instruction classes, Victorian policy | | ', '' ); ?>

Workshop: Teaching Democracy: Political Extremism, Global Lessons for Local Educators, Canberra, Australia

Posted on February 19, 2012

Teaching Democracy: Political Extremism, Global Lessons for Local Educators March 19-20, 2012 Sir Roland Wilson Building Australian National University Canberra The workshop will explore the ideas of political action, radicalism, extremism, terrorism and revolution in the context of current geo-political … Continue reading →

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Blocking the stream

Posted on December 17, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, autonomous schools, Children, East Bentleigh Primary School, Education Department, Footscray City Primary, Footscray City Primary School, mainstream, parents, soccer, Steiner program | | ', '' ); ?>

NSW govt plan to boost religious education welcomed

Posted on December 17, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Catholic Conference of Religious Educators, Catholic Weekly, ethics, government plan, Inter-Church Commission, meaningful teaching, NSW Government schools, Religious Education, special religious education, state schools | | ', '' ); ?>

Religion, ethics may be in new curriculum

Posted on December 17, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, citizenship course, civics, developed nations, ethics, Macquarie University, new curriculum, religion, Religious Education, secular perspective | | ', '' ); ?>

Parents support Judeo-Christian teaching: LNP

Posted on December 16, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Bruce Flegg, education about religions, education spokesman, Islamic, Judeo-Christian teaching, Liberal National Party, New South Wales, non-religious parents, Queensland, religious instruction, secular ethics classes, state schools | | ', '' ); ?>

Inquiry threatens ethics class experiment

Posted on December 16, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Christian Democratic MP, curriculum, education about religions, ethics class, ethics classes, Fred Nile, parliamentary inquiry, scripture teachers, special religious education | | ', '' ); ?>

DiversityAn Educational Advantage Online Teacher Support Material

Posted on December 10, 2011

Diversity—An Educational Advantage Online Teacher Support Material (TSM) has been developed for use by teachers. A 2009 publication by Fethi Mansouri, Louise Jenkins, Michael Leach and Lucas Walsh, entitled Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of Diversity was distributed to all … Continue reading →

Posted in Curricula, English, Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Interactive Resources, Lesson Plans, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged Australia, cultural diversity, multiculturalism, Secondary Schools, Victoria | | ', '' ); ?>