It's about FUN!

I have always said to our learning community that school is about having FUN and LEARNING and that the two have a reciprocal relationship. This video was played during a keynote by Ken Shelton. What implications does it have for leaders, teachers and all learners at Stanley Avenue? What is the point of school?

Learning to Learn

This week I have enjoyed an amazing time at ULearn.  This conference has international speakers and presenters from all around New Zealand.  The three days were a great opportunity to learn, create new ideas and share with others.  A range of speakers inspired me and one of the common threads that kept resonating with me was the importance of our school's vision-  Educating Lifelong Learners.  Schools need to focus on ensuring that their students are learning how to learn.  Our seven dimensions of our learner play this out in some detail-  however I am now even more committed to focussing on giving our students as many opportunities to practice the skills of goal setting, reflection, questioning etc...... these are the dispositions and values that are students are going to need for success in their lives.  The video below, whilst obviously funny, makes some points that are hard to ignore.....
Another major point that I took away from the days was the need to let our students make mistakes, learn from them, reflect and polish (make improvements).


Thanks to Amanda from Summerland School for sharing this video with us.