Italian Out of School Hours HSC Program

The Co.As.It. Italian Out of School Hours program provides each student with 37 weeks of quality Italian lessons and a workbook.

Overview

Students are exposed to a fun and educational experience that allows them to explore the wonders of all things Italian. They get to:

• participate in competitions
• perform in end-of-school year Italian performances
• have the chance to win a Minister’s Award for Excellence

Co.As.It. teachers are friendly, dedicated, experienced and approved to teach by the Department of Education - Community Languages Program. Our teachers follow the K-10 Out-of-School Hours teaching program developed by Co.As.It in conjunction with the NSW K-10 Italian Syllabus. HSC students follow the Stage 6 Italian Syllabuses.

Classes

HSC Classes are open to children currently enrolled in Year 11 to Year 12. Lessons are of 2 hours duration per week and classes may have a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 25 students. The program runs as per school year, from February to December.

Program Overview (HSC Support)

This course is designed for students studying for the Italian HSC Exam; they are given the opportunity to develop their linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding. They are supported to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The topics covered provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Italian will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of the Italian -speaking community through the study of a range of texts.
Students will work on topics related to family, music, leisure time, technology, school, future plans ect.