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‘Big Mids’Information Evening
‘8/9 Students are a distinctive group’
• Learning Styles– Real life and real
audiences– Active/hands-on learning– Abstract challenges– Social interaction– Focus on self.– Academic excellence.– Building breadth and
depth
ChallengesDisengagement– Active Learning Day
Homework– 2-21/2 hours a week– Homework board– Diaries– Emails
Absenteeism– ‘It’s not OK to be away’– ‘Froggy Fridays’– Attendance Awards
Leadership
• Increased involvement to sub-school administration
• Monday Assemblies• ‘Leadership Lunches’• Year 7/8 Camp planning• Challenges:– Homeroom– Bullying and class cooperation
(Restorative Practices)
Middle School Leaders
• Big Mid CaptainsSarah Muir
Robbie Orwin• Well BeingIsla Mapleson• Sport
Hans Gubbins• TechnologyBrad Tanner• Production
Sara Bolch• Assistants:
Charmarelle, Bec, Tori
Alpine School• Gnurad Gundidj
….. Glenormiston 2009
• Adam Atkinson, Mitch Wills, Lucy Cody Davis
• Dinner Plain….. Mt Hotham 2010• Sara Bolch,
Sarah Muir, Robbie Orwin, Katrina McCosh
Challenge…Disengagement• ACTIVE LEARNING DAY 2009 and 2010…
– Core Learning…Debating, Drama, Magazine, Cosmetic Chemistry, Boat building, Living History
– Personal Learning…Outdoor Education, Mind-Body-Soul , Individual projects, languages, fitness
– ICT….Film-making, Digital Scrap-booking, digital photos, animation, documentary making
– The Arts …Mosaics, Wire sculpture, ‘Pirates of Penzance’ Production: singing/performance, costume making, set construction, Rock Band
*** Work Clothes
Active Learning
Performing Arts
5-12 Production….• ‘Beauty and the
Beast’….2004 • ‘Oklahoma’….2005• ‘Grease’….2006• ‘Les Misérables’….2007• ‘Cats’….2008• ‘Pirates of Penzance’….2009• ’Spamalot’…2010
State School Spectacular
Choir
Kapa Haka
CAMPS and EXCURSIONS
• Year 7/8 Transition Camp Beechworth 2009
• 2010 ???• Journey• Public Transport• Portable
Camps and Excursions
• 8/9 Port Fairy….Lighthouse
• Year 9 Advance……Duke of Ed. Bronze…..Nelson May 26-28
…..Little Desert July 21-23…..Lorne December 13-16
• Melbourne VRAP Performing Arts
• Melbourne orientation ‘shopping’ trip
Lighthouse Program• Anthea Good and Mark Croucher• Careers and Pathways…VCE, VCAL, VET, RIST• Camp Port Fairy• Work Place, Tafe and University visits
Parent/ School Partnership• Parent/school cooperation• Emails…newsletters, homework• Parent/ teacher interviews• Appointments