Wellbeing

Sammy D Foundation

Since 2011, Parafield Gardens High School has engaged in and developed a close relationship with the Sammy D Foundation. All year 8 students undertake an impact presentation and team building activities with the Sammy D Foundation on year 8 camp. Through the telling of Sam's story, students learn about the consequences of violence. Following the presentation, from Neil Davis, students undertake workshops which empower students to make positive, safe choices.

Sam's Story

In 2008, 17 year old Adelaide teenager Sam Davis went out with his friends to a party on a Saturday night, just like hundreds of teens around Australia. The difference was that Sam was to fall victim of a violent and unprovoked one punch assault that left him on life support with a fatal head injury.
Following the devastating loss, Sam's parents Nat Cook and Neil Davis founded the Sammy D Foundation, with the ultimate aim of providing skills for young people in order to prevent such a tragedy from happening in our community again.

Dream It Crew

Initiated in 2012, the Dream IT program stands for 'Dance Representing Expression Awareness and Mentoring through Inclusive Transition'. It is a joint initiative between PGHS and the Sammy D foundation to promote engagement in young people. Through your child's participation in DREAM IT they will gain:

New skills in creative dance and personal expression through physical movement.
Opportunities to 'empower' others and to make positive life choices.
Leadership skills and mentoring capabilities amongst young people from various cultural backgrounds.

Students aim to:

Explore arts practice, using imagination, idea development and skills through a range of techniques.
Be selective, adapt and use appropriate techniques, technologies and skills.
Be able to work as an individual and as a team member for specific purposes.
Be able to use specialised arts terminology and communicate personal beliefs
Understand the influence of history and society on contemporary and historic arts performers.
Be able to research, compare and critically analyse and contrast arts works.

Students aim to:

Explore arts practice, using imagination, idea development and skills through a range of techniques.
Be selective, adapt and use appropriate techniques, technologies and skills.
Be able to work as an individual and as a team member for specific purposes.
Be able to use specialised arts terminology and communicate personal beliefs
Understand the influence of history and society on contemporary and historic arts performers.
Be able to research, compare and critically analyse and contrast arts works.

Students aim to:

Use arts practice and imagination to explore social, cultural and environmental issues.
Draw on past skills, techniques and technologies to create solutions for arts ideas.
Be able to work as an individual or in a team conveying ideas to an audience on a defined arts work.
Be able to research, critically analyse and interpret arts works using appropriate arts language.
Understand and explain the influences of history, economic and political factors on contemporary arts works.
Be able to conduct independent research and analysis of arts works from different cultural setting using appropriate communication techniques.

Wellbeing

Sammy D Foundation

School Course Guide

Arts

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