year12n2team

We continue our inquiries into the natural world and the built environment – with our focus on connection. Both inquiries have evolved over time. Our natural world inquiry began with connections the children had with the natural world and has taken this interest from the everyday to the scientific – where children have expressed an interest […]

We connect to the world around us through exploration and experiences.  As we continue our dual inquiries into nature and cities, a common theme has emerged. The theme of connection. Together, we have been exploring ways we connect to the world around us. Our connection to nature. And our connection to each other and our

Children have an inherent curiosity about the world in which they live. As educators, we recognise this quality and draw upon it for our exploration and inquiry. Through engaging with the big ideas of identity, interdependence and sustainability, children have been looking at the natural and built environment to develop a greater awareness of and

Neighbourhood 2 has been abuzz every Friday for the past few weeks as we get together with Neighbourhood 1 and participate in the first annual “Lego Masters”!  Inspired by the current season on Lego Masters on television, the students worked in collaborative groups to plan, design, create and box their lego kits. The children were

Neighbourhood two continues to develop themselves as explorers of the world. We draw on a wide range of skills to help us gather knowledge and share our findings.  Exploration of the natural environment allows us to observe, notice and respond to the environment around us. As educators, we look towards experts to help deepen children’s

This term, the two 1/2 neighbourhoods have been coming together on a Friday to share and collaborate on various STEM projects.  STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  By participating in STEM projects, students are encouraged to draw upon a wide range of skills, such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, teamwork and

In N2, the children have been deepening their understanding of what we need to do to become an explorer. Students identified a range of skills that explorers need in order to discover how things in the world work. Skills such as predicting, making observations, problem solving and documenting findings.  We invited the students to engage