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What is the CS Lewis Advanced Learning Program?
What is the CS Lewis Advanced Learning Program?
As part of our endeavour to provide a more engaging and differentiated curriculum for our more gifted students in the high school, William Carey started a new withdrawal program in 2019 for selected students in Years 7-10.
Named after CS Lewis, a renowned Christian theologian and apologist known for engaging readers in stories containing deep theological and philosophical ideals, this program aims to develop critical thinking, research and problem solving skills in its students.
The program runs 4 periods a fortnight. Students are withdrawn from their normal classes.
The program is designed to provide flexible learning that is chiefly student centred and catered to their interests. Each term has two streams running at the same time.
What are the aims of the program?
What are the aims of the program?
The CS Lewis program is designed to be fun, challenging and push the students out of their comfort zone. The program has the following aims:
To provide a differentiated and challenging learning environment for gifted students beyond the curriculum.
To develop higher order critical, problem solving and creative skills that will benefit them in their senior years.
To encourage students to be more engaged in their own learning by designing and working towards their own learning goals.
To provide students opportunities to develop their own open ended projects.
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What benefits do students receive from participating in the program?
What benefits do students receive from participating in the program?
Students who participate in the CS Lewis program develop a stronger motivation and enthusiasm for learning in addition to enjoying developing new skills and thinking differently. They have to opportunity to meet and work with similarly gifted students from other years and learn at a more rapid pace than in their normal classroom. The CS Lewis withdrawal program also offers flexibility in allowing the student to research any topic that interests them – something that doesn’t always happen in a normal class environment!
How is their learning assessed?
How is their learning assessed?
The CS Lewis Program appears in their Semester 2 reports as a separate subject (similar to the Advanced Learning Project).
Both written and verbal feedback will be provided fortnightly to the students in the class and they will be provided with opportunities to critically reflect on their own learning.
Further Questions?
Further Questions?
If you have any questions about the CS Lewis Program contact Mrs Pitt at pittc@wccs.nsw.edu.au
If you have any questions about the CS Lewis Program contact Mrs Pitt at pittc@wccs.nsw.edu.au
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