the scool of our dreams - made by students of inova
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Presented on the 2nd meeting of the multilateral school partnership Our TRESAURES in Portugal (Feb, 2011) THE SCHOOL OF OUR DREAMS – What a great topic – The School of Our Dreams! As always when students are asked to give suggestions and ideas of how to improve schools, the list is endless. In accordance, in our Dream School there would be no examinations and no pressure of studies from parents and relatives. That way all students could develop their creative talents and engage them in a variety of extra-curricular activities which they would enjoy driven by their own curiosity and goals. This way we would learn to be responsible for our own education and future. In our Dream School every student would be a successful one due to an interactive and individual approach assuring thus personal development at our own pace, following our own interests. Our Dream School would be a democratic community where teachers and students would have an equal vote in building a community where members are free to do as they please so long as our actions do not cause any harm to others. However, the point of our Dream School is not avoiding our duties and obligations, but providing choices and opportunities. What do you think would happen to the world if all young people were given the freedom to be creative, curious and collaborative learners?TRANSCRIPT
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Theme 2Theme 2
THE SCHOOL OF OUR THE SCHOOL OF OUR DREAMSDREAMS
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......moving towards more and more testingtesting, examinationsexaminations, qualificationsqualifications
Modern trend Modern trend – assessment and examination define education
CONSEQUENTLY,CONSEQUENTLY, students dream about schools with no tests, no pressure of studies from parents and teachers; they dream of schools where school hours would be turned into leisure hours
EEducationducation Today Today
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shorter duration of our classes (30 minute classes)
2 hour lunch break – proper meal
examinations and tests – last year of secondary school
motivating and encouraging students to engage in extra-curricular activities
Our Dream School...Our Dream School...
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ActivityActivity CentreCentre –– sports field & gym
TV room – TV room – half an hour of watching TV per day
Emphasizing the importance of self -self -disciplinediscipline
Learning to consciously make choices what to do with free free time &time & personal energypersonal energy
...Our Dream School...Our Dream School
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““Green School”Green School”
RECYCLED MATERIALS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOURCES
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SAVING ELECTRICITY
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Teaching ecologyTeaching ecology
GREEN AREAS
PARKS
LIVING LIVING HEALTHYHEALTHY
TREES &
FLOWERS
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3 main areas: scsciienceence social sciencesocial science humanitieshumanities
We want to be recognized and acknowledged for active engagement in our education
THEREFORE...THEREFORE...
School subjectsSchool subjects
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Choose subjects in accordance with their:
interest goals ability curiosity
Learning to be responsible for their own
StudentsStudents......
EDUCATION FUTURE
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professional capabilities strengthened
better prepared for university education
free to choose their own paths and discover their unique skills unique skills – more purposeful and more purposeful and ultimately successful peopleultimately successful people
......StudentsStudents>>>>>>
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PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONALS IN IN
FIELDFIELD
Internships-Internships- in cooperation with companies real world experience
Educational Educational programsprograms
INSTRUMENTS
TOOLS
EQUIPMENT
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CCharity workharity work
AActivities, projects & partnerships ctivities, projects & partnerships with community members and stakeholders – improving education system through active involvement in school beside just formal curricula
Creative programsCreative programs......
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IInteractive nteractive & & individual approach individual approach in education ensures:
success according to abilities
developing Education Plan Education Plan in cooperation with a teacher – monitoring plan’s implementation
......Creative programsCreative programs
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SuccessSuccess
Not only defined by academic achievement but by students’ own definition of SUCCESSSUCCESS based on personal development at their own own pacepace, following their own interestsown interests and goals
Schools need to be modernmodern, sensiblesensible and with a sustainable approach to educationsustainable approach to education
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Students definingdefining who they are and what they want to be
We dislikedislike being valued worthy or not depending on how good our grades are
DevelopingDeveloping our own personality – showing who we really are
FFriendly riendly EEnvironmentnvironment
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Democratic SchoolDemocratic School......
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Teaching us tools to cope with:
pressing social needspressing social needsprejudiceprejudiceviolenceviolenceecological devastationecological devastationsocioeconomic inequitiessocioeconomic inequities
Enabling us to live in the information age of the 21st century
......Democratic SchoolDemocratic School
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Training us to know how to discuss our problems through:
opennessopenness democracydemocracy social actionsocial action
ASASall members of the community, regardless of age, are equal in their:
rightsrights dutiesduties obligationsobligations
......Democratic SchoolDemocratic School
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be confident and at ease when speakingbe confident and at ease when speaking
feelfeel equal to everyoneequal to everyone
not be afraid to asknot be afraid to ask
understand there are no “important people”understand there are no “important people”
This This WWayay We We Would... Would...
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EEqual vote qual vote in building community with members free to do as they please if actions do not cause any harm to others
We would like shared decision shared decision making among students and teachers on matters concerning living, working and learning together
TTeachers & eachers & SStudentstudents......
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EEqual partners qual partners in educational process actively involved in discussing and proposing changes leading to better learning outcomes
Open communication Open communication between students, parents, teachers & principal
All school related issues All school related issues – solved within school
No need No need for homework or additional instructions
...T...Teachers & eachers & SStudentstudents
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Our Dream School Dream School – not avoiding duties & obligations but providing choices and opportunities to be responsible for having freedom to be ourselves
What do you think would happen to the world What do you think would happen to the world if all young people were given the freedom to if all young people were given the freedom to be creative, curious and collaborative be creative, curious and collaborative learners?learners?
In the endIn the end......
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