One of the many things I love about working at IFS is the freedom we have in delivering the curriculum. We are required like every other college in the country to follow the syllabus set by the Board of Studies. How we go about delivering it is up to us. Our latest project in Stage 3 is about … [Read more...] about Pull My Finger
Innovators and early adopters
Our IFS football squads have started their local club games in earnest as we continue with the refinement of our football development program. It has prompted people to ask questions, including, “Is IFS a college, is it a football club, what exactly is it?” People are looking for a pigeon hole to … [Read more...] about Innovators and early adopters
School = Happiness
Following on from Damien’s blog a few week’s ago, I wanted to share how our family experience of college has changed. To put this into context, my boy would be full of excuses not to go to college, count down to college holidays and would need to be bribed to actually go to college. As parents, we … [Read more...] about School = Happiness
U9’s Update
The great thing about coaching kids is you'll see improvement very quickly and their enthusiasm gives you that smile every weekend during their games. I'm talking about the Kariong U9A-1 who are playing as an IFS squad in the local competition. An early morning for coaches and … [Read more...] about U9’s Update
Building a Movement Foundation Part 2
At the end of last term I published Part 1 of this blog which can can be read here. (https://ccsc.nsw.edu.au/2015/04/01/building-a-movement-foundation/) The main point I was trying to get across is that our goal at ITS at this stage is to build a solid foundation of quality movement that creates … [Read more...] about Building a Movement Foundation Part 2
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
What can I do?
I recently read an article by sociologist Paul Carr, entitled, “Fifteen Things Education Students Can Do to Transform Themselves In/Through/With Education”. The article was fundamentally about how both students studying to be teachers and those actually working as teachers often feel that their … [Read more...] about What can I do?
Determination and Perseverance
Determination and perseverance are two characteristics necessary of any professional athlete or team. To make it to the top and be the best at what you do, it takes both of these qualities working together to get you there. Determination is about how much you want something and the lengths you are … [Read more...] about Determination and Perseverance