Week 10 - Term 2 - 2020

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao

Maku e ki atu

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

What is the greatest thing of this world?

And I will reply

It is people, it is people, it is people

Week 10 15 Pipiri - 19 Pipiri Fire Evacuation - Mon 15 p4 Jane Austin Essay Competition - Thurs 18	Week 11 22 Pipiri - 26 Pipiri Late Start - Fri 26
Assembly/Ako Year 13 Assembly - PAC	Assembly/Ako Year 12 Assembly - PAC Year 11 Assembly - Gym Full School Assembly will resume on Friday 26
Meeting  Department Meeting	Meeting  Staff Meeting

Information for staff

1. You will see that there is a late start scheduled for 26 June - way back in Term 1 there was a sign up sent out for staff for groups.  There were a couple of staff who had not signed up, so I have added you to a group. If you go HERE you can see what you might have chosen. If you would now like to change, can you please let me know.

2. You may be interested to read an email from one of our Year 13 students re assessment at CGHS and something to reflect on.....

"If there is one thing that I have taken away from the reduction of credits available to us in response to the lockdown, it is that CGHS students are over-assessed. I question why many students will finish for example NCEA level 2 with almost 120 credits, when the requirement is only 80. With many classes dropping papers in response to the lockdown, the school workload is far more manageable. We feel that we are able to learn for the sake of learning, not just for assessment. Having so many assessments to complete in a year has made secondary school feel like an enormous (not to mention, incredibly stressful) race, rather than a "learning journey." We understand that it gives more opportunity to achieve endorsements and such things, but I feel that this is a small benefit exchanged for a too-large cost. This seems especially true in an age which is more concerned than ever about student wellbeing.

Personally, I would hope that this uncertain time has provided an opportunity to see that students and teachers alike would be better off if student workload were to be reduced permanently." 

3. Core Ed  have released their 10 trends for 2020 - This year, the report is retrospective and examines changes in education over the last 15 years, reflected on these changes and the impact that they have had.

4. Insights from learners in lockdown - http://www.evaluate.co.nz/learnersinlockdownreport/ - If you would like to explore a small scale research study that incorporates student voice during lockdown.