GAWA's EVENT CALENDAR – 2022
Term One
4th March Friday, Week 5
Teacher professional development 1 – CANCELLED – Unpacking and teaching the new Year 11 ATAR Geography Course for New and Inexperienced Geography Teachers. Venue: Burswood on Swan
8th March Tuesday, Week 6
Teacher professional development 2 – CANCELLED – Year Year 7-10 HaSS Geography WA curriculum refresher and curriculum focus. Venue: Burswood on Swan.
18th March Friday, Week 7
Teacher Professional development 3 – CANCELLED – UN and FAO Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. the sustainability aspects of fisheries and reef transect ideas. Venue: TBA.
12th to 20th March, Saturday to Sunday, Week 7
5th April, Tuesday, Week 10
HaSS Week – Connecting Geography to future careers.
GeoNight 2022 [postponed to September 2022]
TERM TWO
15th May 2022 – Sunday, Week 3
Student ATAR revision workshop 1 – Year 12 Unit 3 ATAR Geography. Venue: Perth College Judith Cottier Theatre in person and live-streamed via Zoom.
TERM THREE
21st July Thursday, Week 1
Joseph Gentilli Award – Nominations due for the Joseph Gentilli Award for Excellence in Geographical Education. Winner announced at the GAWA Conference.
25th July Monday, Week 2
Young Geographer of the Year Award – Entries due and winners announced at the GAWA Conference. Kindly sponsored by GAWA.
12th August Friday, Week 4
Teacher professional development 4 – GAWA Conference.
10th September Sunday, Week 8
Student ATAR revision seminar 3 – Year 12 ATAR Geography revision Units 3 & 4. Venue: TBA live-streamed on Zoom.
20th September, Tuesday, Week 10
Geo Night – 4:40pm – 7pm. New directions in Geography: Resisting gentrification in Berlin; Geographers, Fire management and Climate change; A geographical tasting of the story of gin (Head distiller and owner of Sin Gin).
TERM FOUR
28th October Friday, Week 3
Teacher professional development 5 – Based on SCSA syllabus changes. [TO BE CONFIRMED]