Peter Carnley Anglican Community School Junior School students recently participated in their annual Learner Strengths Day to demonstrate their Learner Strength Attributes.
Classrooms came alive with energy and enthusiasm as students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 worked on set STEM challenges. The Learner Strengths are an important part of the Junior School Philosophy and underpin the set work. Students develop capabilities in Strength of Heart, Strength of Growth, Strength of Mind, Strength of Collaboration and Strength of Self.
The Learner Strengths are celebrated at the Junior School assemblies, with a special song, and the specific Learner Strengths areas displayed throughout the school in every classroom.
On Learner Strengths Day, students were also challenged to be sustainable and use materials that were recycled from home. Students worked in teams to complete and test their solutions, some with more success than others!
There was much excitement as the Pre-Primary students cheered each other on in their egg drops, the Year 6 students got desks and hands dirty working out how to filter water, and the Year 5 students emulated nature to create nesting boxes for black cockatoos. Other highlights included discussions of incline and friction in Year 1, spaceship designs in Year 2, and necessary features of natural environments in Year 3.
A report session was held at the end of the day for students to reflect on their process and their learning. The activities encouraged students to stretch their thinking, challenge themselves and engage in problem solving tasks.
