Leader of Learning – Integrated Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment – Lisa Romberg
Newman Symposium
On Monday the 12 August we held our Annual NEWMAN Symposium. Students presented their NEWMAN projects to parents and friends. There was an outstanding level of engagement by students as they delved deep into the theme of Utopia.
The variety of projects was as amazing as the presentations. These included:
- A Utopic world without dementia
- Two Worlds, One Volcano
- Nuclear Dystopia
- Utopic Sports
- Our sustainable utopian town; Havenville
- Two Worlds
- The Dystopian Future of Venice
- What happens to life in the future in a utopia
- Utopia paradox
- Events
- Utopia and dystopia/ First and third world countries
- How Australian tax can influence a utopian world
- Story on dystopia and poverty
- Film a video asking people what is in their utopian world and what they love.
- Filming a video finding out how other people see a Utopian World and ways to get there and we will also do a little bit of poetry.
- Making our idea of a utopian world in an app and videos of others idea of a utopian world
- Utopia in Minecraft
- Analysis of line city in Saudi Arabia
- Inequality is making us a Dystopia
- Dystopia in films linking to real life
- Your perfect Utopia
- AI’s impact on Utopian or Dystopian society
- How can we achieve a utopia when its concept differs from person to person?
- Dystopian book to movie adaptation
- The change in society’s perspective of Utopia
- Flaws behind a perfect world
- Uniqueness in Utopia
- Dystopian Fashion
- Utopia can never be achieved, as represented in fiction
- Ancient civilisations view on utopia
Congratulations to all who participated in the 2024 Symposium, thank you for your dedication and effort as you grew in your passion for your topic. Thank you also to the NEWMAN team for all they did to support the students throughout this journey.
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Congratulations to the Burraneer Best Nominees
These students have been nominated by their class teachers as displaying a growth mindset in their learning. This has been demonstrated through areas such as:
The highlighted students were randomly selected as the recipients of the Burraneer Best awards at Term 2, Week 10 assembly.
Monday Afternoon Open Learning
Our Monday Afternoon Open Learning started last term. We had 60 students who attended one or more weeks. This will be held in the Library each Monday afternoon from 3pm until 4pm. This time will provide students with the opportunity to collaborate with fellow students, complete any group tasks or learning experiences or provide a quiet space for study and home learning. In addition teachers will be available to assist students with their learning. This includes: * assistance with time management and planning * tips and tricks to developing study tools such as mind maps, study notes, flash cards * subject specialists who can help answer questions. |
