About FastTracking the Future

FastTracking the Future is a school education program that provides syllabus aligned experiences for K–10 students. It aims to support students along the Sydney Metro alignment to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens. We do this by providing teacher-developed learning activities that link to the Sydney Metro project; its purpose, construction and environmental and social context.

Since it was launched in March 2014, FastTracking the Future Education program has included award winning teaching resources, school holiday activities, virtual lessons, incursions, excursions, school competitions, career mentoring and teacher professional development reaching more than 28,800 students.

The teaching resources are designed by teachers to make it as easy as possible to build them into new or existing programs. More than 130 lessons were made available to teachers in Sydney’s North West region.

In 2018, Sydney Metro partnered with Western Sydney University to design and deliver a professional development program for teachers focused on inquiry-based learning strategies and issues relevant to Sydney Metro and their communities. The program, generated units of work developed by teachers and trialled at schools near the Sydney Metro railway alignment. These units were peer-reviewed and are an example of best pedagogical practice, linked to the Australia curriculum and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses.

To date, more than 55 schools near Sydney Metro’s rail alignment participated in the professional development program which connects schools with industry experts. 

The resources are free for all teachers to use and published on Sydney Metro’s website and Scootle. Sydney Metro continues to work with Western Sydney University to expand the program and its commitment to deliver curriculum-linked learning initiatives focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

For more information visit FastTracking the Future.

Schools that have used our program

Since its release in March 2014, teachers have used materials from FastTracking the Future resources to support stage-based programming, lesson planning and classroom teaching and learning in schools across the Sydney region.115 schools across NSW have been involved in our program: list of schools

What people are saying

“Thank you for an amazing presentation! The feedback I received from my colleagues was overwhelmingly positive. Everybody was so impressed with how well you aligned your talk to our needs and the science outcomes. Particular reference was made to your excellent engaging manner with the students. I can't speak highly enough about you, your team, the resources and the program." – Year 6 Teacher, Matthew Pearce Public School.