An fascinating and interesting look at a small school doing something amazingly different - Bold Park Community School - http://www.boldpark.com/
Philosophy
Reggio inspired - http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Reggio_Emilia/100 languages
Environment
Nature based
Socio constructivist
Respect ( no discipline policy)
What you'd see at Bold Park
Every class is multi range - 3 levels right up to Yr 12
No bells
First names - all teachers all students
40% of class time spent outside
No shoes except for sport and science lab
Outside play spaces - lots of freedom - fire pits, no internal fences
Staff write a personalised letter to every student twice a year
Half a day professional development a week - close early every Weds
2 teachers in every room - 1 trained, 1 in training
'Deep and Wide' projects - https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=221634584522781&story_fbid=881608635192036
Paul recognised that it is Hard to break down the silos of the secondary school - however as a school they were determined to do - this became the forensics unit - including the collaborative writing of a novel over a 3 month period - http://www.boldpark.com/home/?currentPage=2
'Positive Girls' - fabulous Health, Media and English based unit
Total belief in the need for community involvement!
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