The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter STUDENT AGENCY & ENGAGEMENT
DISCOVERY INTERVIEWS
Part of our plan to build Student Agency and Engagement at The Lakes is to give our students from Prep - 12 the opportunity to regularly share feedback about their learning experience and work collaboratively with staff to build a positive and successful learning environment for all. In Term 1 our secondary students completed discovery interviews to obtain important feedback about their learning experience so far this year. Survey questions were based around the following; the introduction of new walls and doors, learning tasks, what we are doing well as a school, areas we can improve on, what they believe good schools do, ideas and suggestions to improve student engagement, and suggestions on how we as a school can improve students overall learning experience. Following this, a selected group of student leaders from Year 7 - 12 worked with the Agency Team and collated all the feedback and presented the results to all staff. Student leaders also conducted specific workshops with small groups of staff. These workshops provided a great avenue for staff and students to work collaboratively and explore areas for improvement and possible solutions in order to enhance the learning experience for everyone at The Lakes.
Workshops included:
Transition and supporting new students
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Agency in our classrooms
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Learning coach program and connectedness
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Preparing students for senior school
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Senior school communication and connectedness
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On Primary our Year 6 captains recently engaged in a productive dialogue with our school staff, highlighting the various ways teachers have supported their learning journey. They shared their positive experiences, ranging from exciting camps and enriching excursions to engaging hands - on activities. Additionally, our student leaders expressed a keen interest in expanding curriculum opportunities to better align with students' passions and skill sets. To capture a comprehensive P - 6 perspective, they conducted a survey among students throughout the school and compiled their findings into a compelling video presentation for the staff. This collaborative session between staff and students was met with enthusiasm and served as a fantastic example of teamwork and shared vision.
Further feedback will be collected about students learning experience as Year 4 - 12 students will be completing the Attitudes to School Survey this Term.
LEARNING COACH SESSIONS
This Term students have been working on their passion projects and will present their final product at the end of Term. All students are currently reviewing and setting academic and wellbeing goals with their Learning Coach and these will be on Compass for parents/carers to view. Year 10’ s have also been working on preparing for Work Experience in Term 3.
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