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The Humanities Faculty at Girls Grammar seeks to provide girls with a broad base of knowledge from which the can make sense of an increasingly complex society. Humanities education is. at its most elemental sense, about humans; what makes an individual, what makes a society. Understanding that humans are more than the sum of their parts requires both a specialisation of knowledge and the tools to draw conclusions across knowled e areas. While the classroom may be the starting point of new forms of information and knowledge, the end of this knowledge will always lie somewhere far beyond this starting point. For this reason. the Humanities curriculum is dynamic and evolving and seeks to empower our girls to go out into the world with confidence and wisdom MISS ALISON DARE, DIRECTOR OF HUMANITIES

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Economics students across Years 11 and 12 had to grapple with lots of challenges this year. How were we going to cope when the Australian Dollar fell below parity with the Us Dollar? Were we going to get a budget surplus? if not. what would happen? Would we have a new Federal Treasurer this year. or a still have a carbon tax by Christmas? it has been a busy year in Economics classrooms.

In July a group of 11 girls headed to EComan, to run a simulated company for a week by taking up various management roles such as CEO. Marketing Director. Human Resources Manager, Production Manager and Finance Manager. Fun and profit was had by all In August, all girls competed in the UQ Economics Competition. and Am anda Wisentha1 <12W) came third in Queensland

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History is a subject that I look forward to each day, exploring the ideas and thoughts that have shaped society as we currently know it. Learning about human history helps us to connect to everyday events across time and place. We are constantly learning new concepts in diverse. interactive and fun ways that bring history alive. I particularly enjoyed learning about the Industrial Revolution and how the introduction of machinery provided society with an abundance of opportunities. During

In Year 10 History we have traversed the 20th century - from global events, like World War I. to topics closer to home, such as modern Australian history. the Constitutional Crisis and Aboriginal rights and freedom. Learning about the last century has really helped to put current events into context

History classes, I feel free to openly discuss my ideas and thoughts, as the learning atmosphere is always positive, encouraging and responsive

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