Showing posts with label design principles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design principles. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Initial thoughts on design principles- subject to change...

1.       Positive relationships are the heart of the school experience. Relationships between students and teachers and students and students are fostered to create a supportive and challenging learning culture.
2.        A blend of school experiences are important to develop competent, knowledgeable, confident independent thinker and learners. Rigorous academic progress and development of skills and character qualities are equally valued.
3.       Community – Everyone is valued and wants to engage with their education.  Classroom and school community is fostered to provide a safe and encouraging learning environment. As a school we actively seek work that impacts on our local community.
4.       Aspiration. Students and teachers are challenged to achieve beyond their expectations.
5.       Students are challenged to become more independent.
6.       A culture of quality permeates all aspects of school life.  Students are expected to produce work of quality, value and pride. Staff are engaged in challenging professional development and model the behaviours we wish the students to develop. 

7.       A  students, teachers and families use data and student work and performances as evidence to reflect on what can be improved upon and to celebrate authentic success.  

Kurt Hahn

A name that has crept up twice in three days. Firstly a tweet from @saidthemac after an outward bound course, and now in the opening sentence design principles. These are said to reflect the educational values and beliefs of Kurt Hahn, founder of the Outward Bound Movement.

The original values are quoated as

 1. Give the children opportunities for self-discovery.
2. Make the children meet with triumph and defeat.
3. Give the children the opportunity of self-effacement in the common cause.
4. Provide periods of silence
5. Train the imagination.
6. Make games important but not predominant.
7. Free the sons of the wealthy and powerful from the enervating sense of privilege.
from the infed.org website.
A website dedicated to his work may also provide rich pickings http://www.kurthahn.org/