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Comparing myself from the beginning of the year to where I am now, I believe I have really grown, not just as a learner but also as a person. During the course of this year, I have grown my current strengths but have also discovered new traits that I never knew I possessed. This exhibition journey has been a valuable one and I will carry the attitudes that I demonstrated this year throughout my whole life.” – Edward Rayner (Yr6 Tk)
The annual PYP Exhibition is the culmination of many years of learning through the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme (PYP) and celebrates the detailed inquiries undertaken by our Year 6 students in Term 3. This year’s exhibition focused on technology, particularly creative problem solving with technology. Students were inspired by the stereotype-defying children’s book, Rosie Revere Engineer, and Rosie’s wonderful inventions built with recycled objects. “We decided to take action by creating a central space in the school called a ‘Creation Station’ that would contain a variety of new and recycled materials and resources that students could use to create and build inventions,” Year 6 teacher Catherine Hutton explained. “We also began to discuss what it would be like if the character, Rosie Revere, walked into our classroom.”
“I knew it was successful when my parents viewed the exhibition and said to me: “Well that was extremely impressive”. That was really good to hear. I knew that all the blood, sweat and tears that had gone into our hard work had paid off.” – Max Grodski (Yr6 Tk)
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“We all worked together to make the central Creation Station the best it could be. I contributed my ideas when we had class discussions and I didn’t put other people’s ideas down or talk when I wasn’t supposed to.” – Emil Klempfner (Yr6 Tk)
“I feel that the PYP attitude that influenced the exhibition was creativity. It is basically the need to be curious. I felt that it hugely influenced the course of the eight weeks and impacted what the night turned out to be.” – Spiros Karvela (Yr6 Tk)
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