day 1 learner profile 4xc

25th Asia Pacific Annual Conference

Ahmad Mokachar & Ken Darvall

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Jerry Seinfeld’s Three Rules of Life- Andrew Denton’s Enough Rope,2007


While Jerry Seinfeld can simplify life to three basic rules, we believe the Learner Profile provides the underlay and the overlay to what we do at school…..and in life.


The contention of this presentation is that if you combine CREATIVITY and CITIZENSHIP with CONNECTIVITY and COMPASSION then you actively promote all attributes of the IB Learner Profile - 4 x C =LP

Al Zahra College practices will be used to illustrate.


4 x C = LPPresentation Overview: 5 x C!

Al Zahra College– A Candidate PYP & MYP SchoolArncliffe, NSW. Australia

School ParliamentInquirer Knowledgeable Reflective

Interschool Harmony GroupCommunicator Open-Minded Balanced

Assisting OthersCaring Principled

Context

CITIZENSHIP

COMPASSION

CREATIVITY

CONNECTIVITY

Going BushThinker Risk-Taker


Context Al Zahra College – A Candidate PYP & MYP School Arncliffe, NSW. Australia


1998 AZC established as an Independent Primary School.2003The initial planning for PYP and other possible IB programmes at AZC begins.2008Registers as Interested PYP school.2009Registers as Interested MYP School.Invited to become a Candidate PYP School.

CONTEXT Al Zahra College


CITIZENSHIP School Parliament Inquirer Knowledgeable Reflective


• AZC School Parliament model superseded the SRC in 2007.

• Traditional school leadership roles were transformed into a comprehensive government body.

• Closely reflects Australia’s parliamentary system.

• Annual voting to determine government and opposition ministers.

• House of Representative members (Class Captains) elected each semester.

• Bills passed include: Special Occasions and College Blazer.

Citizenship = School ParliamentInquirer Knowledgeable


2008 (episode 32) ABC Compass program featuring Al Zahra College School Parliament.


“You can take it from me that you and your school have inspired us. This has been really valuable for us and I hope that some of the recommendations that we make will come out of our visit to your school and will be in the interests of the people of Australia.

“ I think I speak on behalf of the committee: I cannot believe the depth of knowledge that your students have about civics and the history of our country. We have taken evidence from a number of schools. I do not think we have had a class who had the depth of knowledge that your students have. Even at a senior level.”

Joint Standing CommitteeMr Lindsay, Chairperson

29 September, 2006


2011 Prime Minister Candidate’ Speech


10 March 2011 – Arncliffe Park, Arncliffe (NSW)Premier Kristina Keneally and hopeful new local member, Steve Kamper) meet Prime Minister Ali Chahine and Opposition Leader Zahra Abou-Ghaida.Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrN8Ok2Tw_Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrN8Ok2Tw_Y




CREATIVITY Going Bush Thinker Risk-Taker


• In 2005, a selection of students from Catholic, Islamic and Government schools engaged in regular activities to produce a children’s book, Going Bush.

• Published by Unwin and Allen.

• Described as a journey of friendship and harmony to inspire all Australians.

• Going Bush explores the harmony of the natural environment and the harmony that may be found in friendship and collaboration.

• The launch of the project at Al Zahra College proved an excellent opportunity for parents and community members to meet in a true spirit of harmony.

Creativity = Going Bush Thinker Risk-Taker


In our fold-out books we wrote the story of the bush walk.


Learning how to draw with charcoal.


We learned how to use conté crayons


We wrote in our fold-out books every week.


We wrote poems about harmony


We made shell jewellery.


Ken showed us how to do botanical drawings.


Drawing flowers from the bush.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

We made canoes out of paper bark.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

We made ngurra (shelters) out of paperbark.


We made paperbark containers.


We drew one of the caves in the Wolli Creek Valley.


Every lunchtime we played basketball.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

We made new friends.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

On the bush walk we mapped how the Eora would have used the valley.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Playing with paperbark balls, like the Eora children.


We saw coral fern in the overhang at Russells Pool.


We launched our paperbark canoes.


The sandstone caves have been used as shelters for thousands of years.


Walking througha forest of gum trees.


After the bushwalk we all played handball.


It was fun to play together in the bush.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Some of us tried making baskets out of lomandra.Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Plaiting lomandra wasn’t easy.


This is one of the paperbark balls we made.


It was hard to get everyone smiling at the same time.


Nadia and Ken joined us for a photo opportunity.


In the ferny glade we drew maps.


For some of us it was the first time in the bush.


When we finished the walk we mapped our journey.


Nadia helped us with our journey maps.


It was good to eat together in the bush.


Friendship is … company


Friendship is … eating, drinking, playing and living together


During the project we wrote lots of poems.


Ken showed us the technique of shading.


We wrote how the Eora people looked after the land.


We drew the different species of leaves we collected.


St Francis Xavier Primary School, Arncliffe.


St Francis Xavier Primary School.


Al Zahra College, Arncliffe


Athelstane Public School


Arncliffe Public School


Arncliffe West Infants Public School


Bexley Public School


Harmony Project “Going Bush”


CONNECTIVITY

Interschool Harmony Group Communicator Open-Minded


• Initiated in 2003.

• Involves school leaders from Government, Catholic and Independent school sectors to work together to promote harmony.

• Each year, principals, teachers and students from each school combine in a range of activities, including an annual project .

• Principals meet each term to plan.

• Annual projects have included a joint play (The Friendship Tower), published book (Going Bush), activities day, Teachers’ Day dinner and a surf lifesaving program at Cronulla beach, the scene of the 2005 riots.

Connectivity = Interschool Harmony Communicator Open-Minded


2004 Interschool Harmony ActivitiesFriendship Tower

At Al Zahra College

At Bexley Public


2005 Interschool Harmony Activities

School-based workshops


2005 Interschool Harmony Activities Al Zahra College

Community

Fundraising

Dinner


2006 Interschool Harmony ActivitiesPrincipals Working Together


Continuing Success of Harmony DayCelebrating

through sport



Values Education Initiatives


2007 Interschool Harmony ActivitiesValues Education Initiatives


2007 Interschool Harmony ActivitiesDrama Production



Its Acadamic



Art Show


COMPASSION Assisting Others

Caring Principled


• Students actively support national fundraising efforts though various events to provide significant contributions towards cancer research, sudden infant death syndrome research and the Heart Foundation.

• Two orphans are sponsored annually.

• Global appeals are strongly supported when they occur (for example, the Tsunami Appeal, the Pakistan Flood Appeal.)

• Students support other students in grade-based activities on a termly basis.

• The strong service culture at AZC makes students aware that it is possible to make a positive difference in the world.

Compassion = Assisting Others Caring Principled


The Overlay

The Underlay


Reflective• Do I consider the needs of everyone?• Is my action benefitting others?• How can I contribute to ensure a better world?

An Interconnected World- Citizenship- School Parliament


Knowledgeable• What experiences do I need to contribute effectively as a leader?• What knowledge should I have to improve the world in which I live?



Inquirers• How do differences in culture/society affect me?• What do I need to do to contribute proactively to my community?• What can I do to make the world a better place?



Thinkers• What do I know about my immediate community?• What do I know about the wider community?• What action can I initiate to contribute?

An Interconnected World- Creativity- Going Bush


Risk-Taker• How can I improve myself and my community?• What must I do to ensure this happens?• Are these actions outside my comfort zone?

An Interconnected World- Creativity- Going Bush


Communicators• Do I express myself clearly?• Do I really understand what others are saying?• What can I do to improve communication?

An Interconnected World- Connectivity- Interschool Harmony Group


Open-Minded• Do I respect my beliefs?• Do I respect the beliefs of others?• How can I enhance my world view?



Balanced• Do I consider all viewpoints?• Do I assist others, without prejudice?



Caring• How can I help my friends?• How can I help others in my community?• How can I help others elsewhere?

An Interconnected World- Compassion- Assisting Others


Principled• Why are my core beliefs important to me?• In light of these, how can I make our world a better place?

An Interconnected World- Compassion- Assisting Others


CONNECTIVITY• Through

COMPASSION• Through service

CREATIVITY• Through service

CITIZENSHIP• Exemplifying each attribute

LeadershipThere are many opportunities for all students to develop their leadership skills at AZC. These include: school parliament ministers; class captain; house captains; class monitors; sporting team captains; leading weekly/special assemblies; and leading Salat.ServiceA strong service culture is prominent at AZC where students learn that it is possible to make a positive difference in the world. Assisting others and helping each other is the focus.Service LearningIntegrating meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teaching civic responsibility, encouraging lifelong civic engagement, and strengthening communities for the common good provides the third essential dimension to

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Rolf Harris: Never take anything for granted and tell others what they mean to you.- Andrew Denton’s Enough Rope, 2008


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