Post on 08-Oct-2020
2017 Curriculum Direction
EVERY ST
NICKS GIRL:
FUTURE
READY
WHY?
We need to educate our girls such that they can navigate confidently and
competently in a VUCA world…
A future that cannot be predicted with precision
Complicated challenges that have few single causes or solutions
Little clarity of what events mean and what effect they
may have
WHY?
School and parents cannot continue to rely on past formulae of successes to help our girls excel in this VUCA world
We need to help them to move beyond grades and achievements to …
21st Century Learning
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
“ The one really competitive skill is
the skill of being able to learn… We
need to produce people who know
how to act when they are faced
with situations for which they are
not specifically prepared.”
- Seymour Papert(World-renowned mathematician, learning
theorist, and educational-technology visionary)
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
Two Focus Areas of Learning:
- Deepening 21st
Century
Learning Skills in our St Nicks
Curriculum and Co-Curriculum
- More Engaging and Empowering
Learning Experiences through
ICT
MOE 21st Century Competencies FRAMEWORK
Abilities Students need for 21st Century Learning
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
What we want to achieve:
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
Our students are already demonstrating many of these 21st Century dispositions in their out-of-school pursuits ...
Good news…
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
• Deep knowledge of more than 150 Pokemon characters and game strategies
• Form own online learning communities… no one was waiting to attend any workshop
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
• Aspiration, desire to learn a new skill• Self-awareness, knowing what they
know or don’t know• Willingness to see themselves as
perpetual beginner • Relentless curiosity
Dispositions our children are showing us…
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
• Powerful learners by nature• Driven by passion and interest to
master certain skills or answer interesting questions that have immediate applications in their lives
• Driven by curiosity• Show persistence to achieve what
they want
What children are really like…
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL: FUTURE READY
Translating all these into learning for
P1 & P2
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Our Key Principles:
2. Strong Basics
3. Steady Progress
1. Early Success
• Fun, simple and achievable learning tasks
• Builds confidence and desire to learn
• Stresses on mastery of basic concepts and skills
• Critical for further learning
• Each child is different and unique in their learning styles and readiness• Pacing and scaffolding is important
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
3. Quality learning environment and authentic experiences
2. Robust school-based curriculum that complements MOE syllabus and customizes to pupils’ needs
1. Emphasis on Character and Leadership Development to develop essential values and attitudes in learning
Our Teaching Strategies:
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Positive dispositions and attitudes in learning
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Learning EL and HCL Languages
听 说 读 写
• Heavy focus on these 2 areas in P1 and P2 curriculum
• Strengthen communicative competencies in everyday life
• St Nicks Reading Programmeto promote love for reading
• Our belief - Sustained reading is the one of the most effective ways to master languages
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Text-Rich Learning Environments
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Quality Learning Experiences for Languages
Quizzes and Games
Constant Exposure to Cultural and Language Arts
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Quality Learning Experiences for Languages
Learning Journeys and English Week
Classroom Learning Stations
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
MathematicsFocus 1: Whole Numbers
Primary 1 Primary 2
Numbers to 100
Numbers to 1000
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Word Problems
Focus 2: Money
Primary 1 Primary 2
Counting in • Cents to $1• Dollars to $100
• Counting in dollars and cents
• Comparing and conversion
Word Problems
Focus 3: Measurement & Geometry
Primary 1 Primary 2
• Length and Time • Length, Mass,Volume and Time
• 2D Shapes • 2D and 3D Shapes
Focus 4: Statistics
Primary 1 Primary 2
Picture Graphs Picture Graphs with scales
Focus 5: Fractions Primary 2 Basic concept of fraction as a whole
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Mathematical Learning Experiences
Money: Students should have opportunities to:
P1• Communicate and share shopping experiences• Work in groups using play money to add, subtract and
make change during shopping activities
P2
• Read prices of items from a supermarket advertisement or a grocery shopping list and make up the amount using play money
• Work in groups to create word problems involving shopping using real-life data from supermarket advertisements
Collaborative Learning
Ability to apply math concepts and skills to solve problems in a variety
of real-life contexts
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Mathematical Learning ExperiencesMeasurements: Students should have opportunities to
P1• Work in groups to measure length using a variety of non-
standard units such as body parts or common objects in their environment, explain their choices of units and how the measurement is done
• Estimate the length of an object before measuring it
P2
• Use everyday examples to develop a sense of - How long 1m/ 1cm is e.g. using 1-m rule, width of fingernail- How heavy 1kg/ 1g is e.g. using a packet of rice, a piece of
paper- How much 1 litre is, e.g. using a bottle of cooking oil• Use arm span to show 1m and estimate different lengths in
metres
Reasoning, Connections and Communication Skills
- Able to draw logical conclusions and make inferences
- Explain/ justify solutions
Thinking Skills e.g. Generalizing,
Analysing and Deduction
Quality Learning through ICT @ St Nicks1. Communication and
Information Skills2. Collaborative Skills
1. Critical and Inventive Thinking2. Collaborative Skills
English Chinese Math Science
Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom, Online Collaboration
Tools:● Moo-O● Social Learning
Wall● Vocaroo● Google tools● P4 Project
Work
Tools:● Hansvision● Google
Applications● eTutor (online
assessment, eMagazine, eReading)
● 10C Project● Vocaroo
Tools:● Math Applets● Padlet● Photo Sharing
tools● Google Doc and
Spreadsheet● Social Learning
Wall● Todaysmeet
Tools:● Google Sites● Science Applets
(Sunflower)● Data-loggers
Pupils’ IT & CyberWellness Training Workshops
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Multi-modal Learning using Technology
Online learning portals for all pupils:• MC Online (all subjects)• Moo-O (English)• E-Tutor (Chinese)• 欢乐伙伴 (MOE Chinese)• iMTL portal (Chinese)
Computing Devices:• Desktops• Laptops• iPADs• Tablets
P1 and P2 IT Training
P2
Linked with Math (Project Work)Lesson 1: How to login to email to create Google Documents and add friends
as collaborators; how to use iPAD/Tablet and photo sharing application
Lesson 2: How use Google Docs to add picture and format the text and paragraph to collaborate and co-create new knowledge
Lesson 3: Learn how to manage their online time using digital devicesGain basic awareness of cyber addiction and self-awareness of related negative emotional and physical effects
Lesson 4: How to use online reflection tools like MC-Online Social Learning Wall and Padlet to share their learning on Cyber Wellness
P1
Starting with Basics, Linked with LanguagesLesson 1: How to handle a computer, identify desktop icons,
basic keyboarding skillsLesson 2: Introduction to MC-Online and its learning resourcesLesson 3: Introduction to Hansvision (Chinese keyboarding skills)Lesson 4: Guide to Cyber safety and how to be a responsible online user
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Our P2 girls having fun at their IT Training
Lesson 1
New ICT Initiatives for Parents:
• St Nicks Parents’ ICT Google Site (launch in Feb)
- Learning modules, step-by-step guides to the ICT
tools pupils use in school
• Class Dojo (launch in Feb)
- Teachers share class moments through photos,
videos and announcements with parents
- Sign-Up details will be given by the Form Teacher
- School’s Stand to Parents
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
New ICT Initiatives for Parents:
• St Nicks Parents’ ICT Google Site (launch in Feb)
- Learning modules, step-by-step guides to the ICT
tools pupils use in school
• Class Dojo (launch in Feb)
- Teachers share class moments through photos,
videos and announcements with parents
- Sign-Up details will be given by the Form Teacher
- School’s Stand to Parents
P1 & P2 Curriculum Highlights in St Nicks
Holistic Assessment at P1 and P2
Assessment is part of learning
1. Formative Assessment: Formal and informal processes teachers and
students use to gather information of the learner for
the purpose of improving learning
2. Summative Assessment: Information to provide evidence of student
achievement for the purpose of making a judgement
about student competence
Formative Assessment at P1 and P2
3 Important Questions Formative Assessment Strategies
1. Where is my child going?
• Provide her with clear learning targets• Samples of strong and weak work
2. Where is she now?
• Use discussions, performance tasks, class activities, worksheets, spelling, etc. to gather evidence of her learning
• Use of Mini Whiteboard, Student Toolkit
3. How does she get there?
• Oral and written feedback from teachersand peers
• Peer and Self Assessment Rubrics, personal reflections and learning logs (e.g. what I have done well, what can I do better next time?)
1. Varied, bite-sized and spread throughout the year (CA1, CA2, CA3…)
2. P2 – Semestral Assessment at end of year
3. Weightings and Types of Assessments
Download from School Website “P1 to P6
Assessment Information”
Letter to Parents at start of each term to
inform test dates and scope
4. School’s Assessment Policy for P1 and P2
Summative Assessment at P1 and P2
Holistic Reporting at P1 and P2
• Progress Report of your child’s social development and behaviour in class
• Marks and grades to show your child’s attainment
• Overall qualitative comments on your child’s learning progress and attitudes
• Portfolio containing good samples of your child’s work
New for P1 (2017)!
3-way Parent-Teacher-Child Conference on
last day of Term 2
EVERY ST NICKS GIRL – FUTURE READY
Parents’ Role as Partners of School:
• Consistent messaging as school on holistic education to your child
• Be supportive of school’s curriculum directions
• Give constructive feedback and suggestions