Habitat Design Narrative

Learner: Shenmin                                                            Date: August 2015

Learning Area: Collaborative Games                             Learning Coach: John Dyer

Learning Observed

At the start of Term 3, we embarked on a journey of collaboration. All the learners were put into groups that were mixed age, ability and gender. It was a time for learners to get to know each other and develop their ability to collaborate with each other outside of the habitat in a variety of games and activities. Shenmin participated effectively in the activities and was a good team player. One of the challenges involved guiding a blindfolded team-mate over, under, around and through a course. This required a high level of patience and strategy. Shenmin and his group experienced difficulties but worked together as a team to overcome them and were ultimately successful in the task. They learned about the importance of patience and sticking together in order to reach your goals.

Evidence of learning Here are the successful warriors working hard and playing hard. They were rewarded for their efforts and learned about themselves and about ‘Collaboration’ Here is Shenmin presenting his learning with his group.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles being demonstrated

Thinking - Making sense of information, experiences and ideas. Using language, symbols, and texts - Making sense of words, numbers and images. Managing self - knowing when to lead, when to follow and when to act independently. Relating to others - Interacting effectively in a range of contexts. Participating and contributing - Being actively involved in school and the community Curious Collaborative Connected Capable

Next Learning Steps

The challenges that Shenmin faced provided opportunity to practice existing skills and learn new ones. A worthwhile challenge would be for Shenmin to apply his collaborative learning to other areas of the curriculum when he will work with a variety of other learners.