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Picasso Cows National Curriculum Program

Welcome to the Picasso Cows Curriculum Program!

The Picasso Cows Curriculum Program is a Dairy Australia program aimed specifically at primary schools. This interactive learning program aims to educate students, teachers and parents about dairy nutrition and key aspects of Australia’s dairy industry.

The Picasso Cows program is a highly engaging program which caters for many learning styles and differences in student entry levels, encouraging the development of big ideas through co-operation and teamwork.

 

How Does the Project Work?

Participating schools are provided with:

  • A life-sized fibreglass cow for students to paint according to a specific dairy theme. Themes range from Sustainability, Natural Resource Management to Health and Nutrition.

Kids receiving Picasso cow 

  • An integrated curriculum resource kit with cross curricular connections.

Sample Contents:

  • Picasso Cows Presentation Day 
  • Curriculum Connections 
  • Assessment Tasks 
  • Student Surveys 
  • Student Self Assessment Rubric 
  • Fast Facts 
  • Weblinks 
  • Planning Templates 
  • Teacher Evaluation 
  • Picasso Cows Judging Rubric 

Curriculum Module

Download a sample curriculum module here.

 

A presentation day is held at participating schools to introduce the program and the associated resources and to preview the assessment and evaluation components. Both teachers and students are invited to attend this event.

Schools then work through the Picasso Cows curriculum module culminating in the assessment of student work and finally the participation in a regional Awards Day where prizes are awarded based on specific criteria.

 

What Do Teachers Have To Say About This Program?

“Picasso Cow” has been an enlightening experience, our younger children really are environmentally aware and they really do care! Our “Daisy-Rose” journey reinforced and refreshed values and knowledge that we have always hoped were vital to our children’s environmental conscience. At the outset of the project their responses to the question “What would you expect to see in a “Healthy Landscape?” were diverse, sensitive, astute, concrete and abstract. Our children learn about the environment in numerous contexts, and then “live” healthy environment by protecting their spaces and places through their knowledge and actions. Now even more so because Daisy-Rose embodies all those values” .... Ingrid Richardson

“I think the collective effort of the 10 schools showcases 'world's best practice'. The quality of learning profiled here, and the consistency of learning (process and product) is sensational, and an absolute credit to all involved. Brilliant!” .... Rod Cameron

“Thank you for the slideshow and thank you so much for making us feel so welcome on Tuesday night. We are really excited to be involved in the Program and ‘our girl’ has certainly created A LOT of interest.  Back at school the kids are already working in their own ' farm' groups and we have renamed our Sustainable Village '3 Serve City!'  We have certainly created an wareness of the need for dairy in the diet !  Some kids believe it on not were having  zero serves a day!" .... Julie, Jan and Jenny, Oakleigh South Primary School

 

For Further Information

Contact us at Dairy Australia on email or phone (03) 9694 3777.