The Humanities – covering Geography, History, Civics and Citizenship (Years 3–6), and Economics (Years 5–6) – are taught at St Anthony’s using a knowledge-rich approach. This approach explicitly teaches a range of knowledge and skills, giving students the context and understanding they need to make sense of new information and to think critically.
A knowledge-rich curriculum is important because it builds the long-term memory and schemas (a clear and organised plan or program for how something will be done) that form the foundation for higher-order thinking, reading comprehension and new learning. By teaching detailed, sequenced content explicitly, the students will develop understanding, acquire factual and procedural knowledge and apply this to problem-solving and critical thinking in meaningful contexts.