Developing Whole School Ethos Internationalising Learning at CHS

Strategic Development Made presentation to SMT and WMT Made presentation to SMT and WMT Initial checklist. Where are we now? Initial checklist. Where are we now? Presented to staff at Curriculum Design Forum Presented to staff at Curriculum Design Forum Global Teenager Project Global Teenager Project Established initial ESDGC strategic development team. Established initial ESDGC strategic development team. Initial curriculum audit Initial curriculum audit Sustainability Week Sustainability Week Happiness Health and Wellbeing Enrichment Day Yr 7 Happiness Health and Wellbeing Enrichment Day Yr 7 Environmental Art & DT Enrichment Day Environmental Art & DT Enrichment Day

What have we been up to ??? ESDGC working party Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Enrichment day Global Teenager Project PSE lessons taught by INDIE pupils Adaptation of teaching material: –Compass Rose –‘Kinder Egg’ location exercise Obtained the Intermediate International Schools Award

Next Project … Wales, England, Taiwan and Morocco

PSE lessons taught by INDIE pupils

Sustainability Week 17 – 21 May 2010 All pupils were encouraged to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Assemblies were held across all year groups to promote this week.

Art & Design Pupils reflect on sustainability issues. The journey of a simple plastic cup or bottle. How it is made? How it is used? How it is disposed of? They explore and investigate new ways of re-using these materials

Adaptation of teaching material –Compass Rose –‘Kinder Egg’ location exercise

Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Enrichment Day Year 8 were taken off timetable for the day and instead experienced a number of workshops which were orientated around the theme of Health, Happiness and Wellbeing. A selection of the workshops included: Fitness and Wellbeing Basic Human Needs Food Hygiene and Sustainability Eat Right For Life Self Esteem and Wellbeing We also had a guest presenter Rob Wixs: Scintillate from The Sustainability Road Show who delivered one of the sessions.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS MENU COMPETION Year 8 were set the challenge of creating a healthy school menu which was then served to them in the school canteen on the Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Enrichment Day.

Environmental Enrichment Day Year 8 Over a 2 day period, all of Year 8 were taken down to Porthkerry Park…

Porthkerry Park

Shelter Building Team work Problem Solving Sustainability Utilising natural resources

Environmental Art Team work Problem Solving Creativity Utilising natural resources

Beach Art

Orienteering Team work Problem Solving Thinking Skills

Intermediate International Schools Award International Partner Schools 1.Schickhardt Realschule, Stuttgart, Germany (INDIE) 2.Olympus College, Netherlands (INDIE) 3.Kardinal von Golen, Germany (German Exchange) International Activities 1.German Studies and Exchange 2.Global Teenage Project 3.Investigating Brazil (Geography Dept.) 4.Investigating China (Geography Dept.)

Next stages of Strategic Development Maintain sustainability initiatives. Maintain sustainability initiatives. Further Develop curriculum links. Further Develop curriculum links. Establish pupil ESDGC groups Establish pupil ESDGC groups Appoint leader of International Learning. Appoint leader of International Learning. Extend opportunities for the Global Teenager Project. Extend opportunities for the Global Teenager Project. Connecting Classrooms Connecting Classrooms International Links in Sport International Links in Sport Detailed ESDGC Curriculum Audit Detailed ESDGC Curriculum Audit Create and embed Policies Create and embed Policies