Belgrave Heights

Christian School
 What’s happening to
education?
It’s insanity to think that we
can keep on doing what we have
always been doing and expect a
different outcome.
Einstein
Adolescents - What’s Happening
to Them?
Adolescents - What’s Happening
to Them?
Adolescents - What’s Happening
to Them?
Adolescents - What’s Happening
to Them?
Adolescents - What’s Happening
to Them?
 What is your
experience?
 Some Newspaper Headlines

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash,

Expert Says Police Begin Campaign to Run Down
Jaywalkers
Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be
Belted
Eye Drops off Shelf
Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

This is a minor distraction.

 ISN’T IT TIME TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

Students in years 5-9 are;

 Underachieving,
 Disengaged,
 Unmotivated
 Viewing school as irrelevant,
 The changing nature of society,
together with the earlier onset of
puberty, has brought about an
alienation in early adolescents to
the traditional style of
educational delivery.
 !!!!Attention Please!!!!
A day without sunshine, is like, you know, night.

Any time things seem to be going better, you have

probably overlooked something.

Anything worth doing is worth giving to someone else

to do.

Death and taxes may be certain, but at least death

isn’t annual.

Deja flu – getting sick and tired of being sick and

tired
 WHAT DID WE DO?
• Researched,
• Planned,
• Trained,
• Resourced,
• Continually improve,
 HOW DOES IT LOOK?
• Core Teacher.
 Traditional vs. Middle Years
120

100

80 Traditional
65% Schooling
60
Middle
40
50%
Schooling
20 20% 30%
10%
0
P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 HOW DOES IT LOOK?
• Core Teacher.
• Home Room.
• Specialist facilities.
• Develop Life Long Learners.
• Self Assessment.
What are the benefits?
• Enhanced learning outcomes,
• Increased learning experiences,
• Centralised resources,
• Enhanced professionalism,
• Increased engagement and self
awareness.
 What about you?

 How receptive are you to

change?
 Can any of these ideas benefit
your environment?
 ?Are you still awake?
Have you ever thought?

After eating, do amphibians have to wait one

hour before getting out of the water?
Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

Who was the cruel person who put ‘S’ in the word LISP?
 VISION
 What is your VISION?
 What will it look like in 5/10 years?
 How is it going to improve what you
are already doing?
 Communicate this to your school
community
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 How are you going to achieve your vision?
 What are you going to do that’s different?
 Has any research been done?
 What is the best way you can achieve
your vision?
 Continuing with
Progress
Don’t get disheartened if you don’t end
up with what you planned.
Allow time for others to “catch the bug”.
WRITE IT DOWN!!!
Continually train.
How can we do this
better?
Look for new and exciting ways to
improve.
Keep up with best practice.
Use your community resources.
Get people sharing the WOW factor.
Market your successes.
 Don’t promise the world and
just deliver a cold pie.
Do what you said you were
going to do. If you don’t end
up doing it, tell people
you’re not going to do it and
why.
Merrick Brewer