The Australian Curriculum & The Humphreys Dance Schools Program
The Humphreys Dance Schools Program enriches Kindy to Year 12 Students' learning by delivering curriculum-aligned dance that builds social skills, confidence and creativity. Our program makes assessment and reporting simple with clear Learning Assessment Criteria and optional Professional Learning for staff.
Curriculum Alignment
Our program is fully integrated with the Australian Curriculum: Dance syllabus, providing a structured opportunity to report on specific knowledge and skills.
- Dance syllabus alignment
- Integrated cross-curricular content
- Tailored school programs
Reporting to Parents
The Humphreys Dance Schools Program offers comprehensive Learning Assessment Criteria (LAC) to help teachers asses student development. We ensure all learning is measurable, visible and aligned with official educational standards.
Assessment & Reporting
We utilise rigorous Learning Assessment Criteria that includes detailed checklists to evaluate students against relevant content descriptors.
- Knowledge & skills checklist
- Clear content descriptors
- Progress tracking metrics
Support for Schools
We partner with school leadership by providing Professional Learning sessions in the use of the LAC to satisfy Dance Curriculum.
- Support for administrators
- Staff professional learning
- Full LAC transparency
Curriculum Links
The Humphreys Dance Schools Program can be tailored to align with the Australian Curriculum according to school needs:
- Health and Physical Education (HPE) - physical activity to stimulate cognitive development, social practices to align with social-emotional development.
- History - Genres from the past and present.
- Geography - Genres from around the world.
- Civics & Citizenship - our program promotes multiculturalism and diversity.
- Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia. - specific dances to focus on Asian cultures.
Our program promotes a range of General Capabilities, including:
Literacy
Students use and modify language in the dance context to communicate and participate effectively and confidently. They learn to use and understand kinetic language as they create, design and evaluate their own terminology to comprehend dance, express thoughts and emotions, and interact with others.
Personal & Social Capability
Developed as students work individually and collaboratively to make and respond to dance. Students are encouraged to apply their own personalities and emotions to technically specific dance. They empathise with others' emotions and needs to develop their skills in a range of situations.
General Capabilities
Numeracy
Understanding the role of mathematics in different contexts as they use spatial reasoning to problem solve space, understanding timing through rhythm and show positions using amounts of turn, area and movement.
Ethical Understanding
Students are encouraged to reflect on how their behaviours have an effect on others through developing dance etiquette in asking and responding to partner dancing. They are encouraged to consider how their feelings impact their actions and how their actions impact their partner.
Critical & Creative Thinking
Used in dance when students make and respond using imagination and innovation. They consider feedback both individually and collectively in learning and performing contexts.
Intercultural Understanding
Developed as students grow an appreciation for culturally diverse forms of dance. Students engage with the different movements and music from diverse cultures to promote mutual respect. The program promotes multiculturalism and diversity in all facets.
Educational Benefits
In addition to the obvious physical benefits such as fitness, coordination, and posture, dance plays an important role in the student's broader development.
Respect & Cooperation
Appropriate Social Interaction
Poise, Confidence & Self-expression
Creativity, Rhythm & Musicality
Inclusiveness & Teamwork
Protective Behaviours
Protective Behaviours are supported through the program as students understand appropriate forms and context for physical contact. Dance holds are modelled by instructors, with hand positions carefully demonstrated and explained. The aim is to show students that certain physical contact is acceptable according to the educative and artistic context.