The Curriculum Through ICT Program

Clipper Race 2005-6
Educational Program

September 2005 to July 2006

This website provided ideas for learning tasks related to the Clipper Yacht Race. A key focus of these learning tasks was to offer links to information provided by the crews to students through photos and communications.

The yacht westernaustralia.com won the 2005-6 Clipper Race.

Key learning resources

Photographs
Video clips
Newsletters
Online discussion forum

Peter Bolt: Background
Ninu - a companion for younger students

Using the above materials

Clipper's World Classroom website
CMIS: Clipper Race resources
WA Maritime Museum: For teachers
Aussie-Dutch Collaborative Project 2006
Tourism WA website

Learning tasks

Media and Tourism
Promoting Fremantle [MC, EA]
Making the TV News [MC, EA]

The Ocean
Impressions of the ocean [All]

Yachts
What are boats used for? [EC, MC]
Investigate yacht design [MC, EA]
Design a boat [MC, EA]

Teamwork and Racing
Building a team [All]
The challenge of the race [MC, EA]
Day in the life of the crew [All]

EC - suitable for Early Childhood
MC - suitable for Middle Childhood
EA - suitable for Early Adolescence