I met with many Stage 4 parents on Monday night at our teacher interviews. I am happy to say that for the parents I saw I had nothing but praise for their children. Most of my appointments were regarding Year 7 students and I explained that for the past two terms these … [Read more...] about Win Bin
High School
Kanga Cup 2015
I feel the most important role of a teacher is student engagement, in the form of students being engaged in their learning and the less obvious form of my being engaged in a student's interests. I always make sure to find out what appeals to a student and what makes them happy. Whether it is sport, … [Read more...] about Kanga Cup 2015
Good Mental Health at IFS
I recently had the pleasure of accompanying eight of our most responsible students from Years 8 and 9 to the first Central Coast Student Mental Health Forum. This was organised by Central Coast Local Health District, Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) and Headspace Gosford. The aim of … [Read more...] about Good Mental Health at IFS
Design and Maker Spaces
This post is about the changing use of space in middle college art and design. Think for a moment how much of life has been transformed by new technologies - and how differently we design and use home and workspaces now to twenty years ago. Today's creative spaces are changing as quickly as mobile … [Read more...] about Design and Maker Spaces
You can’t spell CHAlleNGE without CHANGE.
Charging students with the responsibility of advertising, organising and running an end of term gala day was a little scary I have to admit. But to embrace this final end product my teaching colleagues and I stepped right away from any responsibility and let the entire Stage 5 team get … [Read more...] about You can’t spell CHAlleNGE without CHANGE.
Pride in the Learning Space
Stage 5 students have been instrumental in beautifying and improving their learning space. This is important not just to provide a pleasant environment but to engender a feeling of belonging and pride in their college. Pride is very important in education. It stimulates students to produce their … [Read more...] about Pride in the Learning Space