This unit was created in partnership with Shark Island Productions to highlight the key messages of the documentary film THE OASIS. The film aims to raise awareness of youth homelessness, celebrates the resilience of young people who are experiencing homelessness in Australia and empowers the next generation of young people to take action to prev... Read more »

Tuning in

A tuning in activity helps students to define and focus on the issues they will be dealing with in the unit of work.

  1. Unit Overview: THE OASIS – HPE – Years 9 & 10
    Unit Overview: THE OASIS – HPE – Years 9 & 10
  2. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Tuning In to Youth Homelessness
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Tuning In to Youth Homelessness
  3. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Tuning In to Youth Homelessness 2
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Tuning In to Youth Homelessness 2

Finding Out

Students will need to obtain more information about the issues they are going to investigate. They can identify questions of interest and research these either in small groups or on their own. Once information is gathered, it can be shared using chosen communication methods e.g. short presentations. Students can continue finding out by completing a range of investigations, including gathering data. They use appropriate methods to present and communicate what they have found out.

  1. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Bursting Stereotypes
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Bursting Stereotypes
  2. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – The Realities of Youth Homelessness
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – The Realities of Youth Homelessness
  3. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Examining the Factors that Shape Us
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Examining the Factors that Shape Us
  4. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Building Empathy and Understanding
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Building Empathy and Understanding
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  9. The Oasis – HPE -Years 9 & 10 – Appreciating the Financial Realities
    The Oasis – HPE -Years 9 & 10 – Appreciating the Financial Realities
  10. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Learning How to Offer Help
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Learning How to Offer Help
  11. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Identifying Support Networks
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Identifying Support Networks
  12. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Understanding Social Enterprise
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Understanding Social Enterprise

Considering Social Action

Students are given opportunities to apply their learning in real world situations, in the classroom, school, home or the local community.

  1. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Considering the Issues
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Considering the Issues
  2. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Planning Action
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Planning Action
  3. The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Taking Action
    The Oasis – HPE – Years 9 & 10 – Taking Action