RISING TIDES Peter Carnley Anglican Community School (PCACS) is home to an exciting and ground-breaking initiative this year, with the launch of the TIDES Programme. The unique programme - which stands for Technology, Innovation, Design, Enterprise and Sustainability celebrates the connection between real world challenges, the future of work and student ownership of our global future. New TIDES coordinator Mr Kim Flintoff is well known for his work with Curtin University, facilitating student agency in cutting-edge projects. “The TIDES Programme gives students an opportunity to use their voice and have greater control of their own learning,” Mr Flintoff said. “Not only will they draw on their own personal interests and passions, their learning will be shaped by a variety of experiences and challenges facing our world at local, national and international levels.” TIDES is designed to develop the holistic concept of human competency, including cognitive and metacognitive skills, social emotional skills and physical and practical skills. The programme is also allowing the School to expand beyond the school gate, with many enticing partnerships and projects in the pipeline.
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A substantial redesign of the Senior School Timetable and Senior School Curriculum offerings has given all Year 7-10 students the opportunity to immerse themselves in TIDES in 2021. Some of the initial TIDES activities for year groups include: • Year 7s explore the Design Thinking Process. Small teams embark on a sustained challenge-based STEM Learning experience in preparation for entry in the Game Changer Awards 2021. • Year 8s develop challenges that draw on Design Thinking and collaboration to find solutions to a range of concerns facing our School and the local community. • Year 9s invest in the STEM4Innovation Hospital Immersion Challenge, assisting Professor Fiona Wood to design COVID safe operating theatres at Fiona Stanley Hospital. • Year 10s launch their journey as global citizens through the Balance of the Planet Programme developed by the Learning Futures team at Curtin University, gaining an in-depth understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Principal Felicity House said TIDES was an example of the school’s innovative approach to learning design and complemented a comprehensive suite of curricular and co-curricular opportunities available to every PCACS student.
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