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ISSUE 12 Monday 3 August 2015
www.bayview.vic.edu.au Principals Message Choice, Voice, and Passion School works when students have opportunities to produce quality work about issues that matter to them. Education works when people have opportunities to find and develop untapped skills and knowledge. Opportunities for flexibility and choice assist students in finding passion, voice, and self-revelation through their work.
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selected for National Youth Science Forum New staff profiles Former student shares his Japanese journey with current students Deakin Experience Day for our Year 10’s Header Photo: Congratulations to our senior girls who had a fantastic day on the ground, taking home the interschool Senior Girls football cup with Laura Kelly best on field. Our junior Girls did a magnificent job of becoming runners up but were “pipped at the post” by percentage. EXPO Wed 5 August YEARS 9,10 & 11 in 2016 6.15 pm – Explanation of subject preference selection process – Current Year 8 - Library, Current Year 10 – Science Room 6.45 pm - Explanation of subject preference selection process – Current Year 9 - Library 7.30 pm - Explanation of subject preference selection process – Current Year 8/9 - Library, Current Year 10 – Science Room (repeat of previous sessions.) SUBJECT DISPLAYS FROM 6.15 pm IN ROOMS 21 & 22. THE 2016 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK for Years 9 – 11, SUBJECT PREFERENCE FORMS & the VICTER 2018 EDITION containing information on prerequisites for tertiary entrance in 2018 will be distributed at the EXPO night.
The psychological effects of feeling a sense of control are welldocumented and include greater levels of happiness and activity and lower levels of stress and anxiety. Educational research has shown that choice leads to more confident, more capable, and more interested students. Alfie Kohn’s classic article, “Choices for Children: Why and How to Let Students Decide” cites the findings of a number of studies on student choice. In so doing, he identifies that when students have choice in learning it leads to greater task completion in less time, and increased memory recall of complex material. Learning that incorporates student choice provides a pathway for students to fully, genuinely invest themselves in quality work that matters. Participating in designing their program of study allows students to make meaning of content on their own terms. Students at Bayview College are about to begin the process of making choices about their program of study for 2016. Students entering Year 9 and above have a significant say in which areas of the curriculum they wish to pursue. In addition to the core program, a diverse range of electives are offered to cater for individual passions, skills and potential career specialisation. In developing the programs we include the student’s ideas and enthusiasms in our planning and we design programs of work around their expressed interests as well as our knowledge of the Key Learning Areas. Over the coming weeks students and parents are encouraged to avail themselves of the opportunities and materials provided to discover what is being planned for 2016. Attending the Subject Expo this week is the start of the process. Handbooks, selection forms, detailed information about units and overall programs will be provided by our dedicated and enthusiastic staff. Taking the time to gather the information in order to make an informed choice will ultimately lead to a more engaged student.
Best performing Secondary School in the South West Weekend Australian “yourschool” report June 20-21 2015
At Bayview College we build our timetable around the choices and passions of the student cohort. This first stage of choosing is vital in us being able to ascertain those passions and building the most effective options within the timetable for 2016 to meet our current students’ needs. The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way. Alice Waters