24th of February
was a very exciting day, because it was the first day for us at the Ascham
School in Sydney! The first impression was amazing!! The school is so big and
so beautiful…
The size is not
comparable to any school in the Netherlands. We loved it! All the teachers were so kind and they know
exactly what they are doing. The girls looked pretty and they were all smiling
and asked a lot of questions about where we came from and if they could learn
some Dutch words.
The first day we could
look around in all groups of Hillingdon and saw a lot of Dalton Education. Hillingdon
is the location for the youngest girls where we do our internship.
Our internship is for
2 months, 5 days a week. We are 3 days a week in our class. Leonoor in
Kindergarten and Nanoe in Year One.
We saw on our first
day that we could introduce some extra Dalton elements in the Prep-School.
After an interview with the teachers and the head of school, Judith Butcher, we
knew all the wishes and things that we could improve.
The team of teachers really
wanted an ‘assignment board’ to improve the self-reliance. The girls have 4
jobs to do during a week and they can decide when they want to do it. So, we
made a board with colors. We gave tables different colors and so we marked the
place to do one of the jobs. If a girl finished the assignment on table red,
they can sign off the red color behind their own name and personal picture.
The teachers told us
that they wanted to show the girls what the program is for every day.
So we made some cards
for every part of the program during a week. You can introduce it to the children
to let them know what they going to do on, for example, the Thursday.
For some girls it would be better if you show it the day before, because when they go home, they know exactly what they can expect during the next day. The spot for the cards is very important, because it must be an orderly place. The teachers picked a good spot in the classroom.
We made also a ‘weather
map’. The girls have to choose which kind of weather it is today and they can
show it on the chart by putting the arrow at the right place.
The next two weeks is
holiday. So after this period we have two weeks left at Ascham. We look forward
to tell you how we have used it and what initiatives we have been able to take in
the classroom. We like to introduce more Dalton elements at this Prep school
part of Ascham.
In four weeks you will
hear from us again!
Hope that you enjoyed
it!
Kind regards, Nanoe
Lorkeers and Leonoor Berghuis
Students Katholieke
Pabo Zwolle & interns at the Ascham School.
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