Four Contexts of Learning

Interdisciplinary Learning

Skills and knowledge

Identify and research key figures from the past who have coped well during times of adversity and discuss the skills and attributes they demonstrated. Consider resources, scaffolds and activities that might be helpful

New learning

Research information about strategies for coping during stressful situations – this might include healthy eating and exercise, relaxation techniques, connecting with others and your community. Consider resources such as input from practitioners, families, partners and community members.

Cross Curricular Learning

As a school we have distributed Es and Os across the year groups so each E and O is covered twice within a level. We also have created termly themes of learning and term 4 is Our Healthy World and each year group has developed a context in which to embed these outcomes.

Big Questions:

With these contexts in mind pupils were asked to identify their Big Questions and these were used to frame the planning of the cross curricular knowledge and skills that needed to be taught in order to complete the IDL rich tasks.

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Experiences and Outcomes:

I am learning skills and strategies which will support me in challenging times, particularly in relation to change and loss. HWB 2-07a

I can use primary and secondary sources selectively to research events in the past. SOC 2-01a

I can compare and contrast a society in the past with my own and contribute to a discussion of the similarities and differences. SOC 2-04a

Healthy Me cross curricular Big Questions

Ethos and Life of the School

Our school has a very well developed Ethos Block which facilitates children to become involved with our community and to be empowered to make changes. We have three critical components of Ethos Block

Working Groups

Community - How can we get involved in our local community and make a positive contribution to it?
Eco - How can we take responsibility for our environment and the impact of our decisions?
Global - How do we connect with the wider world and make a difference?
Health - How do we keep everyone healthy?
Pupil Council - How can we improve our school?

Masterclasses

Pupils indicate an area of interest or a skill they wish to develop further and both staff and volunteers run master classes to help develop that interest.

House Time

Pupils are allocated to one of four houses and they elect captains and vice-captains. These captains then take the responsibility of developing and implementing house time activities to create a sense of unity and family amongst the children in their house.

Crathes
Drum
Fraser
Fyvie

During lock down we did not want to lose the rich learning and connection achieved through Ethos so a Google Site was created so we could continue the work we were already doing, only with a focus on our well-being during lock-down and how we as a community can work together to help everyone feel better. We then share exemplification of what pupils and families share with us on the site.

Ethos@Hazlehead

Our Ethos website link

Click on the link to the left to go to our Ethos website and see the kinds of activities and partnerships we have as a school community

Personal Achievements

For personal achievement, what tasks/activities over the term have pupils shown development of their own personal achievements. For example:

Create a product that shares the challenges and opportunities that you have experienced during lock-down. Identify the skills and attributes that have helped you thrive. Examples could be: Journal, Film, Diary, Artifact, Sculpture ...

Tailored assemblies focusing on the IDL and its links to the wider community occur every week. This has included:

How do we thrive in difficult times? presentation with soundbites from valued partners
Stonehaven Banksy - how art is being used to inspire and appreciate nature

Assemblies are also use to recognize personal achievements throughout the year. This has included:

golden book recognition for exemplifying the school values
certificates won
incredible work

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