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year92013.

=In 2013 we want to offer Year 9's at Western Port a wonderful educational experience. Much of this is to be shaped by the students themselves. However currently after several meetings of a team put together to oversee the program we have some concrete ideas about what we want to achieve. We want students engaged in school. Developing resilience. Enjoying what they do. Experiencing what the community of Hastings and its surrounds has to offer. We want to create students keen to accept the challenges of the pathway they choose to follow, whether that be to strive for academic excellence or
this wiki is being built from the ground up. It is all part of the learning process that 2013 will be. Hef said go create a wiki! He said its better than a blog! He said the one he uses is excellent. You can have all sorts of information under well-organized tabs. He said you can drop documents, pictures, films anything with clear links on the page. He didn't say that to create them you need a PhD in computer science! However like life itself there are no problems just solutions.
So hopefully watch as this wiki grows simultaneously with the program we are creating for Year 9's 2013.

= Year 9 Alternate Program – Plan for roll over 2012 =

DAY 1 -
Session1 – ARTS CENTRE
Introduction with staff introductions and setting the scene
- Ticket entry – groups of 5 – (LEW)
- Learning objectives for the day (QIN)
- Staff intro of ourselves and vision video (ALL)
- Team building games Kitchen Garden – (HEF / DUN / BOD)
Session 2 – ROOM 22+23
Spiel – protocol (QIN)
VISION Activity – (LEW)
Naming activity – (SPR/ BOD / DUN)
Session 3 – ROOM 22+23
READING – Braveheart selected chapter (ALL)
REFLECTION – Introduction to visual diaries with exit cards
- Individual selection of people they work well with

DAY 2
Session 1 –
Film of the kids vision activity (ALL)
Summation of vision
Session 2 –
HANDS ON DAY IN PROJECT GROUPS
Session 3 –
REFLECTION
3 way partnership – kids to review and make suggestions for addition / deltion

DAY 3
Session 1-2
LIFESTLYE WORKSHOPS DAY (30min sessions)
1. Peninsula Health (LEW / Kristen)
2. Cardio/fitness (HEFF +BEL)
3. Rock and Water (BOD)
4. Meditation (DUN/SPR)
5. Classroom session – Jump start (QIN)
(LUNCH) – Healthy sandwiches
Session 3
READING –Braveheart Meditation chapter
REFLECTION

DAY 4
Parent sign ups (Use of the parent teacher interview proforma) (DUN)
Thursday 4-6pm and
Friday 11-3pm (staff come in late)