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COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015FAST-FORWARDTO THE FUTUREThe future of education is here. In this inaugural Innovative Schoolslist, The Educator profiles the schools that already know it18www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 189/09/2015 3:50:32 PM
Sponsored bySCHOOL INDEXNAMEWELCOME TO The Educator’s inauguralInnovative Schools list.In recent months, we went to the marketasking for submissions from Australia’smost innovative schools – those that aretruly pushing the boundaries of education.With over 177 submissions received, weare able to bring you an inspiring shortlist ofthe schools truly at the cutting edge, ineverything from pedagogy to technology.Forty schools (listed alphabetically over thefollowing pages) have been identified asgoing ‘above and beyond’. Twelve of these40 have been ‘spotlighted’ in more detail.Want to know where the future ofeducation lies? Read on.A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORSchoolbox and Digistorm Education are delighted to have the opportunity to support the Innovative Schoolsreport for 2015.The Educator Innovative Schools 2015 showcases those schools at the forefront of change andinnovation. From new learning spaces to curriculum design, use of technology and more, these schools aretrying new approaches to teaching and learning that are shaping the educational landscape of the future.We are proud that many of the schools showcased are both Digistorm and Schoolbox customers,and on behalf of both organisations we congratulate those that made this year’s Innovative Schools list– well done!Technology is only one component of what is required for schools to innovate in today’s competitiveenvironment. From our experience working with many of those listed, true innovation within these schoolsis driven through their culture, investment in the right human resources, respect for ongoing professionaldevelopment, appropriate accountability right up the chain of command, and, of course, the righttechnology.We encourage all schools to learn from the success of this year’s showcased schools and to continueto implement new initiatives, especially in support of teaching and learning through technology.Our thanks are also extended to The Educator for pushing the education industry forward. We aredelighted to be a part of this initiative.Sean Richards, co-founder, SchoolboxTim Oswald, managing director, Digistorm EducationPAGE STATE TYPEAspect Hunter School20Australian Science & Mathematics SchoolBillanook CollegeBraemar CollegeCallaghan CollegeNSWP20SAP21VICI20VICI22NSWICamberwell South Primary School21VICPCanberra Grammar22ACTICatholic Regional College, North Keilor21VICCDeception Bay State High School21QLDPEast Hills Girls Technology High School24NSWPGlenroy Public School24NSWPHaileybury College26VICIHillvue Public School21NSWPInternational Football School23NSWIIpswich Grammar School23QLDIJohn Monash Science School28VICPKambala25NSWIMark Oliphant College B-1225SAIMatthew Flinders Girls Secondary College30VICIMelbourne Girls Grammar25VICIMerrylands East Public School31NSWPMilton State School25QLDPMontrose Bay High25TASPMount Ousley Public School25NSWPNorthern Beaches Christian School25NSWINossal High School30VICPOatley West Public School25NSWPOrmiston College26QLDIPeakhurst South Public School26NSWPRavenswood School for Girls28NSWISanta Maria College33WAISouth Oakleigh Secondary College33VICPSt Michael's Catholic Primary School32NSWCSt Michael's Grammar School33VICISt Vincent's College33NSWITemplestowe College32VICPTrinity Grammar School33NSWITurramurra High School33NSWPWinters Flat Primary School33VICP33NSWPYass High SchoolTYPEP - PublicI - IndependentC - CatholicFEBRUARY 2015 19www.educatoronline.com.au1918-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 199/09/2015 3:48:11 PM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 201520ASPECT HUNTERSCHOOLAUSTRALIAN SCIENCE &MATHEMATICS SCHOOLTHORNTON, NSWBEDFORD PARK, SAPart of Autism Spectrum Australia, thepassionate staff at Aspect have created arenowned model for iPad use at school,employing forward-thinking approaches tosupporting children with autism in achievingmaximum educational engagement.This STEM-focused school is pushing theboundaries of senior secondary STEMeducation with open learning environments,interdisciplinary learning programs andprioritised professional learning, includingfor external educators.BRAEMAR COLLEGEWOODEND, VICSphero robotic balls, Lego Mindstormtechnology, 3D printing. These are just a few ofthe tools being used by students at BraemarCollege as part of the school’s hands-onapproach to the exploration of science,technology and maths.“By providing hands-on learning experiencesthat are both engaging and challenging, we aimto develop critical thinking skills and a love ofinnovation,” explains Braemar College principalRussell Deer.Aiming to bring theoretical learning to life,the school has introduced a new subject called‘Making’, which helps students understand thelogical processes involved in solving problems.It then expands this into a making experience.“The necessary skills are explicitly taughtinitially, enabling young people to apply theirlearning to the processes of design anddevelopment,” Deer says.Year 5 and 6 students, for example, havebeen working with Sphero robotic balls, writingand testing their own computer programs. Atthe same time, a Space Challenge pack allowsstudents to create space travel craft, while therecent acquisition of a 3D printer enablesseniors to create 3D computer models andprint their creations, which are soon to becomplemented with brand-new 3D pens.www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 209/09/2015 3:43:32 PM
Sponsored byBILLANOOK COLLEGEMOOROOLBARK, VICThe ‘shapers’ and ‘makers’ of the future may just come from Billanook.A new strategic plan is paving a new way for K-12 students to approachlearning through distinct learning experiences called ‘mastery’,‘discovery’ and ‘journey’.CAMBERWELL SOUTH PRIMARYSCHOOLGLEN IRIS, VIC‘Personalisation’ is a core purpose at Camberwell South, whichembraces cutting-edge pedagogical practice through means as diverseas the creative use of 1:1 BYOD, a ‘maker’ culture, exposure to coding,and entrepreneurialism.CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE,NORTH KEILORKEILOR LODGE, VICThis co-educational school’s ‘quietly revolutionary’ Nitor programturns disengaged Year 10 boys via manhood-focused training into‘motivated’ and ‘empathic’ learners. It includes an ‘Amazing Race’ inSydney and Melbourne.DECEPTION BAY STATE HIGH SCHOOLDECEPTION BAY, QLDCreating opportunities in a low-SES community, Deception Bay hasprograms called FUTURES (for disengaged students) and ASPIRE(for teenage mothers), and delivers its own Cert III courses as part ofits standard offering.HILLVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLTAMWORTH, NSWOne of 15 Connected Communities schools in NSW, Hillvue is a‘community hub’. It is boosting literacy and numeracy data amongstudents – 78% of which are Aboriginal – with an ongoing pushtowards open and shared learning.18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 219/09/2015 4:08:59 PM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015CALLAGHAN COLLEGENEWCASTLE, NSWIt’s a very select group of schools that can claimthey are among the world’s top 21st CenturyLearning schools, but Callaghan College is oneof them.An initial 18-month commitment toimprove teachers’ knowledge and skills atthe school in 2011 soon morphed into afully-fledged 21st Century Learning Project,involving a cross-campus team driving ongoingprofessional learning.The result? Callaghan was recognised byPearson Education International as one of2013’s top three 21st Century Learning schoolsworldwide when it was shortlisted as a finalistfor its School of the Year award.“This competition recognises exceptionalschools that have processes in place to ensurediffusion of good practices as well asproviding the opportunity, resources andsupport for innovation and experimentation,”says principal Graham Eather.The project builds confidence, competenceand capabilities of teaching staff withtechnologies so they can more effectively usethem as tools to build student skills incommunication, collaboration, critical thinkingand creativity.Callaghan reports a 100% increase inclassroom opportunities for students to accessinteractive technologies to support teachingand learning. It is now working to integrateflipped learning with cloud-based systems.CANBERRA GRAMMARRED HILL, ACTIt’s a small world at Canberra Grammar.While other schools are looking inward asthey innovate, Canberra Grammar is focusingoutward, with a vision for interculturalunderstanding through engagement withAsia. Through classroom upgrades and greateraccess to communications technology, theschool is building a broader concept ofcontemporary learning and an enhancedcapacity to engage with the world.The culmination of its efforts? The creationof a brand-new flagship building, proudlynamed the ‘Snow Centre for Education in theAsian Century’.“The Snow Centre is designed to transformlearning and teaching at the school,” head ofschool Justin Garrick says. “It not only placesglobal literacy at the heart of the curriculumbut facilitates the kind of open, collaborativeand self-directed learning skills that studentsneed to flourish in the modern world.”22The Snow Centre has 12 dedicated learningspaces for teaching Asian languages, geography,history, economics and culture. Its facilitiesenable students to more easily engage withAsia; for example, using virtual conferencetechnology to host shared learning with theinternational classrooms of Asian sister schools.The centre now plays a key role in fosteringAsian engagement. It has hosted speakers onAsia and the ACT Department of Education’sBuilding Asian Capabilities conference. Itopens its facilities to the ACT Chinese CulturalSchool, and hosts Asian teaching delegations toshare skills and build engagement.www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 229/09/2015 4:30:09 PM
Sponsored byINTERNATIONALFOOTBALL SCHOOLKARIONG, NSWA specialised school for elite young sportsmenand women, this school is helping ensure thatstudents who are already highly self-motivatedachieve a proper mix of personal, academic andathletic development through project-basedlearning.IPSWICH GRAMMARSCHOOLIPSWICH, QLDEducating the next batch of ‘moderngentlemen’, Ipswich Grammar engendersstrength of character through identificationand development of unique character strengths.These include ‘Super Hero’ and ‘Real MenRead’ programs.18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 2310/09/2015 9:13:32 AM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015EAST HILLS GIRLSTECHNOLOGYHIGH SCHOOLPANANIA, NSWIn a quest to “educate girls for a technologicalfuture”, the only designated technology highschool for girls in NSW is embracing allthings digital.And not least the iPad.East Hills Girls Technology High Schoolhas put in place a comprehensive 1:1 iPadprogram, with Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 all benefitingfrom iPad access.Treating it not just as a device, the school hasbuilt resources around it to enhance learning.For example, staff are provided with an iPad,planning time and professional learning. Eachfaculty has a teacher representative on the iPadteam, allowing units of work to be createdcollaboratively and shared, while head teacherslead integration into the school’s everydayteaching and learning.“Technology is helping students to learn.Our school creates a rich multimedia learningenvironment in and out of school so thatstudents can access information in a way thatmakes learning more worthwhile,” says deputyprincipal Annette Brunt.So far, the school has used the iPad tointroduce Minecraft and Into Science, whileSmart Science gaming activities were used aspart of a University of NSW research projectexploring space and global issues in Years 9and 10. Interactive textbooks and iTunes Uare also part of the mix, while teachers useShowbie alongside Moodle and Edmodo foronline assessments and feedback.GLENROY PUBLIC SCHOOLGLENROY, NSWThey might be young, but the students ofGlenroy Public School are all leaders.With four ‘class communities’, each with across section of Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, olderstudents at Glenroy are encouraged to mentorand support younger peers, role modellingappropriate behaviour, learning habits andcitizenship skills.Likened to ‘family’, the class communitiesare inspiring the development of core valuesacross all age groups, at the same time asdeveloping the maturity of younger studentsand allowing older students to practiseleadership skills.Since 2012, Glenroy has seen a significantshift in the student leadership and peersupport taking place across the whole school– so much so that, during the school’sStudent Council Representative election lastyear, every Year 6 student except two24nominated themselves, because ‘they knewthey could’ lead.With the experiences they had gainedin their class communities, each studentdeveloped the confidence to become a‘successful, purposeful’ leader.This makes Glenroy – and its budding 200students – leading innovators among largerschools in NSW when it comes to structuringclasses.www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 249/09/2015 3:44:01 PM
Sponsored byKAMBALAMONTROSE BAY HIGHROSE BAY, NSWMONTROSE BAY, TASKambala puts wellbeing and connectednessfirst. A new Wellness Week is encouragingcross-campus interaction and peer support,while increasing awareness of psychologicalwellbeing and raising money for Lifeline.Individualised learning is in the hands ofstudents themselves at Montrose Bay, wherewilling Year 9 and 10 students constructprojects around curriculum requirements,following their passions with the help of a‘learning coach’.MARK OLIPHANTCOLLEGE B-12MOUNT OUSLEY PUBLICSCHOOLMUNNO PARA, SAFAIRY MEADOW, NSW‘The future is now’ at this ICT-focusedschool, which has become a model for ‘viral’1:1 digital device rollouts since launching in2010. It embraces all things ICT, from fiveyear-old student bloggers to an open ‘curatedcurriculum’.There are many facets to Mount Ousley’sinnovation, from individualised ‘GeniusTime’, student interest-focused ‘enrichmentgroups’, and the ‘action research’ approachof teachers, to amateur radio conversationswith astronauts in space.MELBOURNE GIRLSGRAMMARNORTHERN BEACHESCHRISTIAN SCHOOLSOUTH YARRA, VICTERREY HILLS, NSWMelbourne Girls Grammar is embracing allNames – not numbers – mark the wayaround this school renowned for spatial andmanagement creativity. Under the central,canopied ‘Manhattan and the City’, teachersplay a role in management, or teach usingmodern pedagogies.facets of change, including creating theCentre for Educational Enterprise, a likeminded community of global educatorscontemplating innovative issues liketechnology and reform.MILTON STATE SCHOOLMILTON, QLDOATLEY WEST PUBLICSCHOOLOATLEY, NSWPositioning technology as an ‘object to thinkwith’ rather than a ‘tool’, Milton State isintegrating coding, robotics and 3D printinginto flipped classroom and blended learningenvironments to ‘reimagine’ what teachinglooks like.Students prioritise values at Oatley West.Placing a premium on student wellbeingand mental health through its relatedcharity work, the school fosters positiveself-image, character, resilience, social skills,and gratitude.FEBRUARY 2015 25www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 259/09/2015 3:44:09 PM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015Sponsored byHAILEYBURY COLLEGEORMISTON COLLEGEBRIGHTON, VICORMISTON, QLDHaileybury College sets the bar high with anumber of records, including being thelargest independent school in Australia, with3,650 students.However, the school showed its innovation13 years ago when it decided to deliver theVictorian Certificate of Education (VCE) inChina. The result? It is now also the largestprovider of Australian secondary educationin China.Haileybury has eight partner schools inChina, with 200 graduates finishing every26year, and in 2013 it opened the first Australianschool for Chinese students in Wuqing, inpartnership with Hong Kong-listed developerBeijing Capital Land. The new school boards1,200 Chinese students, delivering theChinese curriculum to Year 9 and then theVCE in Years 10–12.“Haileybury Melbourne students have theopportunity to visit and study at the school,”says principal Derek Scott.Recognising the changing demographicsof Melbourne, the school is also jumpingahead of the curve bypurchasing a 13,000sqmbuilding in the city’s CBD,which will house an EarlyLearning Centre. When theschool has the building readyin 2017, it will be Melbourne’sfirst ELC-12 city campus.A commitment to innovation is seeing thisschool push for new 21st Century Teachingand Learning approaches through the ‘bigideas’ projects of its dedicated committee,while being an exemplar for educators onICT integration.PEAKHURST SOUTHPUBLIC SCHOOLPEAKHURST HEIGHTS, NSWPeakhurst South is a KidsMatter schoolthat meets social and emotional – aswell as educational – needs. Developingthe ‘whole person’, it builds relationshipsand empathy through measures like itsemotion-focused Kimochi program.www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 269/09/2015 3:44:18 PM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015JOHN MONASH SCIENCE SCHOOLMONASH UNIVERSITY CLAYTON CAMPUS, VICSponsored byRAVENSWOODSCHOOL FOR GIRLSGORDON, NSWThe real world is not far away for the studentsat John Monash Science School (JMSS).The first specialist science school of its kindin Victoria and one of only three in Australia,JMSS has taken this pioneering spirit toheart by designing innovative approaches toteaching and bringing science into the modernclassroom.All teaching and learning at JMSS is donein teams. “The school believes all student andteacher work should model and reflect theworld of work our young graduates will face,”says principal Peter Corkill. Regular classesare made up of 50 students and two teachers,following structured, phased lesson plans andusing high-end technology on laptops, iPadsand iPhones.The curriculum also reflects life outside ofschool. “The curriculum is challenging andstimulating and allows students to explorethe leading issues pervading current scientificresearch and understanding, while still buildingsolid foundational expertise,” Corkill explains.“It is designed to allow students to integrateknowledge across arbitrary subject boundariesand explore new ideas in much the same way asscience researchers do from day to day.”Students can expect to study anythingfrom nanotechnology and bioinformatics(Enrichment Science) to manipulating bigdata and robotics (Emerging Technologies),in addition to regular subjects like English.28The school also pushes boundaries with newsubjects like biochemistry and computationalphysics, and 25% of students complete auniversity subject in their final year.JMSS doesn’t keep its expertise to itself.Curriculum options in science are shared withschools in remote parts of Victoria throughregional exchange.Making musical instruments fromrecycled materials, designing computerprograms with code, and programmingrobots are all part of the problem-solving,creative journey for the ‘making’-focusedprimary girls at Ravenswood.www.educatoronline.com.au18-33 Innovative Schools SUBBED.indd 289/09/2015 3:44:31 PM
COVER STORYINNOVATIVE SCHOOLS 2015MATTHEW FLINDERSGIRLS SECONDARYCOLLEGEGEELONG, VICWhether it’s in the school’s ‘living garden’ or inthe possibilities of technology for improvingthe world around them, Matthew FlindersGirls students aren’t afraid to put creativityfirst and foremost – or to get their hands dirty.The school’s ‘Earth care, people care, fairshare’ philosophy has seen it create a modelcommunity garden that is used for learning inclasses from maths to food technology, andgrows everything from vegies to native flowers.The girls share the space with communityschools like the Bay City Learning Centre, andvia iniatives like Dial a Lunch share organicproduce with people in the City of GreaterGeelong who wou
HILLVUE PUBLIC SCHOOL TAMWORTH, NSW One of 15 Connected Communities schools in NSW, Hillvue is a ‘community hub’. It is boosting literacy and numeracy data among students – 78% of which are Aboriginal – with an ongoing push towards open and shared learning.
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