The teacher simply wants the best for their student. By Year 12, we would expect that the student recognises their role in changing the narrative, to take responsibility, submit the work and of course the next lesson is a new beginning.
It is impossible not to want to know more when we’ve met people who defy their difficult circumstances to take hold of opportunities and create new avenues of growth for themselves and others.
We often assume that there are only benefits to leaving behind the rigid social protocols of yesteryear but there is a hidden emotional cost when children are left to negotiate social and emotional ambiguity on their own.
We know that good study skills will benefit our students’ learning, and we are looking to verify our hypothesis that when our girls feel greater control over their learning, their wellbeing will also improve.
Our unique approach to social justice is a defining aspect of a Queenwood education as we prepare our students for a meaningful life where serving others becomes second nature.
The beauty of unstructured play is that it offers sensory, physical and cognitive experiences and helps children to focus, build friendships, improve mood, work cooperatively, and work through conflict without adult intervention.
Why your 14-year-old should remember being 4.
If we want our children to understand as much as possible about the world, we can't leave their acquisition of fundamental knowledge to chance.
As the girls arrive at School in the morning, striding through the gate and into their classrooms, they are welcomed and acknowledged. They should expect to be noticed - they belong in their School.
When teachers put down their whiteboard markers at the end of last year, the world was spinning smoothly on its axis. By mid-January, however, artificial intelligence and ChatGPT had hit the headlines and the educational future had, allegedly, changed forever.