1. Year 3, 4 & 5 Information Night for 2015

2. Our Aims  Creating a community where everyone can learn by developing positive thinking and learning dispositions (C. J. Simister)  Steering children away from the belief that being good at learning is limited to a certain group of people  All children will come to school excited to learn  Students will learn in a way that is effective and significant to the world they live in and for the future that we can not yet know

3. Content  Matters, it is important but not enough…

4. Must have skills:  Critical thinking and problem-solving  Collaboration across networks and leading by influence  Agility and adaptability  Initiative and entrepreneurialism  Effective oral and written communication  Accessing and analysing information  Curiosity and imagination (2009, Dr. Tony Wagner, Co-director of Harvard’s Change Leadership Group)  Christ is the constant in a world of change

5. ‘This requires a ……………  ‘Rethink of our classroom design and learning environment’ ( Lee Crocket)  ‘Facilities that are created for students are in turn respected’ (Prakash Nair)

6. Collaborative Learning… The countries with the highest scores on PISA scores have the most teacher collaboration (2009, Dr. Tony Wagner, Co- director of Harvard’s Change Leadership Group) ISOLATED CONNECTED

7. This generation…  A generation that doesn’t want to be talked down to but crave …connection, coaching and mentoring  This generation wants to make a difference (2009, Dr. Tony Wagner, Co-director of Harvard’s Change Leadership Group)

8. We have learnt a lot …  Year 5

9. Year 5

11. We have learnt a lot…  Year 6

12. Year 6