Ashburton Primary are currently undergoing a major building program which will include Open Learning Spaces. They are trialling some open spaces that have been converted from old traditional classrooms with Inquiry Based Leasrning projects. In these open learning spaces they have different seating options available to students as we have seen at all schools with flexible spaces. They make a point of not having enough chairs and tables for every student in the room; instead they have beanbags and couches as well as traditional seating.
One of the most interesting things at Ashburton was the current LOTE program. They have had difficulty getting a teacher and are in the process of deciding which language would be the best to go with. In the mean time they have "World Wide Frenzy with Dr. McEnzie" which has the students "travelling" around the world investigating the culture of countries all over the world.
Again there was an emphasis on providing joint planning time for teams.
There was also a recognition that homegroup teachers do need time alone with their particular group each week to build relationships.
We also discovered some new contacts which will help with our investigations in term three.
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