Year 12 Visits Pre-K for Psychology

Among the many interesting topics studied in the IB Psychology course during Year 11 and Year 12 is Developmental Psychology. As part of our consideration of Piaget’s Cognitive Stages of Development, the Year 12 Higher Level students were very fortunate to be invited down to spend some time with the Pre-K classes in the Junior School. The smaller girls invited their big ‘sisters’ to interact with them in the playground: on the equipment, in the sandpit, rolling balls, and playing imaginative games.

Both groups then had the opportunity to learn about the different communities which each of us belongs to, before the older girls watched and ‘assisted’ their new friends as they drew pictures of their family (or other communities). It was a wonderful experience for both sets of students, with some fast friendships being made. The Psychology students also got to observe, at first hand, the levels of cognitive development in Piaget’s preoperational stage, making what they have been learning ‘real’. 

This was also an opportunity for some of the senior girls, who have been here since Pre-K themselves, to catch up with some of their former teachers. One of the great benefits of being part of our school is this opportunity for collaborative learning, in this case between girls at the upper and lower reaches of our student community.

– Wayne Symes
Teacher

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