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What is SAGE?
Creative, collaborative and exciting, SAGE stands for:
- Student choice
- Authentic learning experiences
- Global relevance
- Exhibitions and celebrations of learning.
SAGE is a project in limitless learning, a unique curriculum offering for students in the middle years.
SAGE cuts across disciplines and gives students inspirational, real world, project-based learning experiences outside the classroom for a full week.
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Through SAGE, we are building students’ critical and creative thinking skills, the depth of their understanding and engagement, their ability to work with others and their love of learning.
Year 7
Experience Shakespeare Bootcamp with Year 7
Four centuries on, IGS students are living and breathing Shakespeare.
With professional guidance from Sport for Jove’s professional directors and actors, students explore the words, ideas and emotions of Shakespeare’s characters and play in dynamic ways.
Watch VideoI want our students to love Shakespeare,” said Principal Shauna Colnan. “I want this experience to change their lives.
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Year 8
Explore The Rocks with Year 8
Through The Rocks Quest, Year 8 re-examines history through archaeology, art and literature, then presents their findings to parents.
Watch VideoYear 8 students talk about The Rocks Quest
“The Rocks Quest has been a very positive experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who is going next year.” Callum
“I’ve discovered more about the history of The Rocks and how the history has shaped Australia and made Australia what it is today.” Marcel
“Before coming here, I thought The Rocks was just another suburb in Sydney… just another part of Circular Quay, but now I see that there’s a lot more cultural and historical nuance to the region.” Finn
Listen to our students discuss The Rocks Quest 2023 here and watch the Year 8 Student video here.
Year 9
Enjoy Opera on Kelly with Year 9
Australia’s freshest and most original operas are created by Year 9 during Opera on Kelly under the direction of WotOpera.
The students create and perform their own operas, working side by side with a team of opera singers, Australian composers, musicians and actors.
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Year 10
Taste Tasmania with Year 10
Through Writing the Island, students discover and develop skills in some of the world’s most remote and pristine settings.
They hike, kayak and visit cultural sites, then share their experiences using digital media, visual arts, drama and music, working alongside professionals in these fields to create a multimedia crime fiction story.
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