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Service Learning & our schools

Our schools

• Intellectual quality: deeper learning, problematic knowledge

• Quality teaching environment: engagement, student direction & self-regulation

• Significance: cultural knowledge, inclusiveness, connectedness, narrative

Our schools

Quality teaching

Student

engagement

& retention

15-19 years strategy

• Aiming higher: providing challenging, relevant & engaging curriculum

• Supporting strongly: preparing to be responsible & active citizens

• Strengthening connections: including culturally & linguistically diverse communities

Our schools

Opportunity to

• articulate

• demonstrate

• encourage

• nurture

…through authentic examples.

Our schools

Values

educatio

n

FAIRNESS RESPECT INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY

Positive impact on

• self esteem & confidence … students are able to interact with their community on many occasions and at different levels.

• engagement … students who would not normally have chosen to get involved.. do so within the safety net of the curriculum

• attendance … students who had low attendance became so engaged, their attendance became 100%.

• subject enrolment … my Yr 8 students want to join the Yr 9 class now!

Our schools

Student welfare

Our schools

Student welfare

Positive impact on

•learning ... gives it greater relevance and a deeper understanding of concepts and community issues

•relationship with others … the diverse nature and ethnic backgrounds of the students involved has allowed them to develop a greater tolerance for and understanding of each other

•staff collaboration … support has been remarkable..support from many staff from different faculties is overwhelming

• Strengthening participation & support: broadening the ‘classroom’ & learning experiences

• School profile: raised awareness & support for school initiatives

• Acknowledging & celebrating: … contribution of students, valuing achievements, community ‘spirit’

Our schools

School Community Partnerships

Service Learning

“An excellent program.”

Albury High School, 2010

~“In our 2011-2013 school plan

now exists a component on service learning and how it can support the student development.

It has become a major strategy to support student welfare and values education.”

Lockhart Central School, 2010

Service Learning & our schools