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Parent Information N ight 30 th October 2013. ‘Through self confidence and friendships we prepare ourselves to take on the challenges and obstacles of life ’ PROJECT 9. Background and Rationale. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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‘Through self confidence and friendships we prepare ourselves to take on the challenges and obstacles of life’
PROJECT 9
Parent Information Night30th October 2013
Background and Rationale
Project 9 was developed in 2012 and introduced in 2013 to address long term data trend that indicated that Year 9 students attitudes to school were very poor.
The overarching aim of Project 9 is to improve: student engagement student connectedness to school community awareness and engagement student learning outcomes
Why was Project 9 introduced?
Our student data indicated that students attitudes are below state mean across most areas
** Student Morale and Student Distress are scored out of 7. Both results should be read in reverse
Classroom Behaviour
Connectedness to Peers
Student Safety
Learning Confidence
School Connectedness
Stimulating Learning
Student Motivation
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Empahy
Student Distress
Student Morale
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Year 9 Attitudes to School - 2012 vs 2013
2012
2013
Students Responses
Attitudes to school key areas
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Improvement
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Classroom Behaviour
Connectedness to Peers
Student Safety
Learning Confidence
School Connectedness
Stimulating Learning
Student Motivation
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Empathy
Student Distress
Student Morale
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Year 9 Attitudes to School - 2013 School vs State
WPSC
State
Students Responses
Attitudes to school key areas
Improve-ment
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** Student Morale and Student Distress are scored out of 7. Both results should be read in reverse
2012/13 Independent Survey Data…How have we progressed?
What impact has Project 9 had in 2013?
20% 94% either agree or strongly agree they feel connected to their teachers
34% 96% either agree or strongly agree that they enjoy coming to school this year
25% 90% either agree or strongly agree that they feel motivated to learn when in class
8% 69% either agree or strongly agree that students in their class takelearning seriously
2012/13 Independent Survey dataHow have we progressed?
What impact did Project 9 have on the positives?
73% 100% either agree or strongly agree that they feel connected to their peers
87% 98% either agree or strongly agree that they like having the choices in the elective program
69% 98% either agree or strongly agree that they are responsible for their own learning
PROJECT 9Curriculum Overview
Mentors
Matt Bodley – Chaplain/Maths
Clair Spencer – Science/Maths
Craig Belkin – English/Humanities
Kara Dunstan – Science/Maths
John Heffernan – PE/English
Chris Quinn – PE/Science
Structure
Project 9 will run every Friday each week
Focus on 21st Century skills with real life applications
Curriculum content flows out into other subjects so attendance is crucial
Weekly agenda’s will be posted on the Year 9 office window by Wednesday each week
3 Way Partnership
Student
Mentor Parent/
Guardian
This partnership is crucial to the success for each student.
3 Meetings- Roll over 2013- Mid 2014 - End of 2014
iPads
1 to 1 iPad allocation - school use only
Acceptable user agreement Must be signed by parent/guardian
Used as an engagement device to support learning
Also used in core subjects throughout the week
Utilised applications include Keynote, iMovie, Pages, Skitch, Numbers and Camera
Visual Diary (A3 size)
Must have 1 for start of roll over (booklist)
Main form or work representation
Encourages creativity
Presentation of work in creative forms
See examples of work
Excursions Experiential Learning - ‘Real life’ application
Crucial to related term work
Majority are fully funded through grant support from R.E ROSS TRUST.
Indemnity forms – return ASAP to Year 9 office
Mentor teachers – contact if issues
Year OverviewTerm by Term – as shown in handout
Project 9 - Year Overview
Term 1 - LIFESTYLE
Term 2 - ENVIRONMENT
Term 3 - PLACE
Term 4 - CULTURE
Year Outline – Term 1
Lifestyle Focus on Physical, Social and Emotional Wellbeing REACH program – Workshop Team building and Core Values identification Body systems assignment (links to ENG and SCI) Community support agency - visits and promotion of
services Community excursions – various lifestyle venues Laryngectomy association – Guest speakers
Year Outline - Term 2
Environment Tree Surfing – High ropes course in the trees Warringinee Park - exploring local conservation park Western Port Bay – Jacks Beach Mangroves Heide Gallery –Environment links (Fiona Hall 2013) Point Nepean – Culture and Environment research Point Nepean excursion – Indigenous links Cape Shank ecosystems - data collection excursion Baluk Arts – Indigenous Art workshops
Year Outline – Term 3
Place Feasibility study – Inquiry task into making our
community a better place Bounce excursion – practical example for feasibility
study ‘The Block’ – volunteering to make a positive
improvement to our school Tall Ship Enterprise – Explore the settlement of
Melbourne Big Day Out – Careers exposure excursions
Year Outline – Term 4
Culture City experience – City exposure and mapping task Aunty Caroline Briggs – Guest speaker Cultural diversity – Workshop task Migration to Australia – Guest Speaker South Eastern Drug and Alcohol – Guest Speaker Cultural Food day Film focus – Cultural acceptance and Resilience
PROJECT 9Promotional video