‘Big Mids’Information Evening

‘8/9 Students are a distinctive group’

• Learning Styles– Real life and real

audiences– Active/hands-on learning– Abstract challenges– Social interaction– Focus on self.– Academic excellence.– Building breadth and

depth

ChallengesDisengagement– Active Learning Day

Homework– 2-21/2 hours a week– Homework board– Diaries– Emails

Absenteeism– ‘It’s not OK to be away’– ‘Froggy Fridays’– Attendance Awards

Leadership

• Increased involvement to sub-school administration

• Monday Assemblies• ‘Leadership Lunches’• Year 7/8 Camp planning• Challenges:– Homeroom– Bullying and class cooperation

(Restorative Practices)

Middle School Leaders

• Big Mid CaptainsSarah Muir

Robbie Orwin• Well BeingIsla Mapleson• Sport

Hans Gubbins• TechnologyBrad Tanner• Production

Sara Bolch• Assistants:

Charmarelle, Bec, Tori

Alpine School• Gnurad Gundidj

….. Glenormiston 2009

• Adam Atkinson, Mitch Wills, Lucy Cody Davis

• Dinner Plain….. Mt Hotham 2010• Sara Bolch,

Sarah Muir, Robbie Orwin, Katrina McCosh

Challenge…Disengagement• ACTIVE LEARNING DAY 2009 and 2010…

– Core Learning…Debating, Drama, Magazine, Cosmetic Chemistry, Boat building, Living History

– Personal Learning…Outdoor Education, Mind-Body-Soul , Individual projects, languages, fitness

– ICT….Film-making, Digital Scrap-booking, digital photos, animation, documentary making

– The Arts …Mosaics, Wire sculpture, ‘Pirates of Penzance’ Production: singing/performance, costume making, set construction, Rock Band

*** Work Clothes

Active Learning

Performing Arts

5-12 Production….• ‘Beauty and the

Beast’….2004 • ‘Oklahoma’….2005• ‘Grease’….2006• ‘Les Misérables’….2007• ‘Cats’….2008• ‘Pirates of Penzance’….2009• ’Spamalot’…2010

State School Spectacular

Choir

Kapa Haka

CAMPS and EXCURSIONS

• Year 7/8 Transition Camp Beechworth 2009

• 2010 ???• Journey• Public Transport• Portable

Camps and Excursions

• 8/9 Port Fairy….Lighthouse

• Year 9 Advance……Duke of Ed. Bronze…..Nelson May 26-28

…..Little Desert July 21-23…..Lorne December 13-16

• Melbourne VRAP Performing Arts

• Melbourne orientation ‘shopping’ trip

Lighthouse Program• Anthea Good and Mark Croucher• Careers and Pathways…VCE, VCAL, VET, RIST• Camp Port Fairy• Work Place, Tafe and University visits

Parent/ School Partnership• Parent/school cooperation• Emails…newsletters, homework• Parent/ teacher interviews• Appointments