When you hear the word “experimenting”, what images come to mind? In surveying some Stage 3 students in the playground, their responses were “two-potions mixed”, “scientist”, “cooking”, “new discoveries”, “creating”, “cool”, "risky” and “professor”. During Staff Week, the teachers were asked the same and some of their responses included “being willing to have it not work”, “refining”, “courage”, “trying something new”, “taking risks”, “curiosity” and “trial and error”. Wonderful words which I’m sure conjure up some fantastic images in your mind.
This term, the Learning Cultivators Team (a wonderful group of teachers who are driving the implementation of the Learning for Life Framework) are launching an optional picture competition. This means that students from K-12 are invited to visually represent the disposition of “Experimenting” by creating an image, drawing, painting or photograph. It is to be on an A4 page and handed in at the front office with your name, class and a sentence explaining how it is showing experimenting, starting with ”I wanted to…” on the back.
If you choose to use AI such as Googling an image, use Canva AI or ChatGPT or other platform, please write what you used and any word prompts on the back under your name eg “I used Google Images and searched the words experimenting, school and fun.” If you had someone assist you design your image, please also write their name eg “My mum helped me draw the pictures.”
Entries are due by Tuesday 2nd September (week 6) ready for the Learning Cultivators Team to judge. The winning entries will be published in the Week 8 Newsletter and shared as a slide show during the Senior School Assembly and JS School end of Term assembly. This is a way for students to think about what experimenting means and for others to uncover new ways of thinking about this learning disposition. Please note, entries are encouraged to think broadly about “experimenting” and how this contributes positively to growing in learning both at school and in life beyond school.
Mrs Rachel Robinson
Academic Head
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