The Year 9 Laboratory uses the pivotal remote learning experience at Broken Hill to shape the whole year’s learning. So ‘learning anywhere, any time’ rather than just in traditional The remote learning experience at Broken Hill is a pivotal part of a
Students experience ‘community living’ at Mulberry Vale, a cabin complex outside Broken Hill. Mulberry Vale has made a special arrangement with MLC to accommodate our students and we have satellite and network connections back to MLC so that online learning and communication can happen every day. In cabins of 6-8 girls Year 9’s organise their living arrangements, manage a small budget and self-cater for breakfast and lunch, while also negotiating the allocation of tasks around the cabin, and establishing the protocols of living together. Students complete an individual research task as well as a group iMovie task, addressing essential questions about Broken Hill. Assessment and Reporting of the Broken Hill experience focuses on the ‘whole’ person and thus examines the increasing knowledge students have of themselves as learners, as individuals and as members of a community. Peer and self-assessment are crucial components of the assessment program.
|