team e ib visit willow pk
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Visit to Willow Park Primary School
By Team E30th May 2012
First impressions
Foyer• “Action Wall”• Willow park Programme of
Inquiry for the year framed• Inquirer together, inspire
forever. Classrooms• full of “IB language”• Colourful• Children walking the talk
Visible thinking
• Inquiry Model visible in the classrooms in different forms, e.g. cut out, post notes. Reflection is at the centre. Reflection takes place all the time not just at the end, evident in in classroom displays. Reflection sheets filled out and teacher conferenced
Resources for Learning
• Organised into inquiry units, boxes can be added to by teachers
• IB Co-coordinator oversees• National library used• Use “primary resources’
e.g. people, incidental• In resources each syndicate
for each unit has a PYP reflection, resource, summary folder
Essential Agreement
• All classrooms have an essential agreement.
• Class meetings in upper classes are held at least twice a week
Essential Agreement
• Classes are individual as to how they display their essential agreements
• Flexibility and creativity is encouraged amongst classes
• Planning is in Syndicates
Key Concepts
• Key concepts are displayed. Students have a clear understanding of what each key concept means and it is evident in wall displays.
• Inquiry “key concept” driven not “profile” driven
Action
• Important that “action” is taken.
• Evident with “Action” books
• Wall displays• Foyer “Worm Tea” for
sale
Learner Profiles and AttitudesWall displays school wide attitude for week certificates at assembly
Learner profile Attributes
• Added to as year progresses
Flexible Timetable
• Students able to timetable their work each week.
• Incidental learning • Planning often done daily
or retrospectively• PE, Mandarin,Art, Music,
Dance and Drama taught separately
• Other languages not evident on wall displays
Reflection
• By Students• By Staff• Not afraid to modify or
throw out what hasn’t worked
• Syndicates plan and reflect together
Summary
• Same inquiry throughout school.
• Year 0-2 timetabled 3-6 more Trans-disciplinary
• Wall displays, display the learning journey and are concept based
• Flexible planning allowing for incidental learning
• School wide review process every 9 weeks
• One Book option sent home to parents, no portfolios
• Reflection sheets used• Some separate
Specialist• Mandarin/Maori taught
as specialist
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