Education

Secondary schools

 

The Dax Centre uses engaging and challenging education programs to address the frequently held myths and misconceptions associated with mental illness, allowing teachers to create safe and supportive classroom environments for their students to learn about mental health. 

 

Encompassing psychology, the arts and health and human development, the Centre provides learning outcomes, student learning activities and VCAA aligned assessment tasks based on the life stories of artists who have experienced a mental illness and expressed their experiences through their artworks.

 

Curriculum links include:

VCE Psychology
Unit 1, Area of study 2, Lifespan psychology
Unit 2, Area of study 1, Interpersonal and group behaviour (stigma and discrimination)
Unit 4, Area of study 2, Mental health
Units 1-4, Ethics

 

VCE Health and Human Development
Unit 1, Area of study 3, Health issues for Australia's youth

 

VCE Studio Arts
Studio production and art industry contexts

 

VCE Art
The analytic frameworks: formal, personal, cultural and contemporary frameworks

 

The latest Dax Centre Schools Education Program is now available. Click below for information on psychology, arts and health and human development resources for teachers and students, including the new Dax Pack.