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HIGHLIGHTS
POTTERY AND CERAMICS WORKSHOP
To celebrate the end of their IPC unit, The Brainwave,
Ms Lorena's Year 1A students were delighted to
challenge themselves and participate in a Pottery and
Ceramics Workshop. Inspired by clay, the activity was
a creative experience in a social and supportive
environment that nurtured their skills and gave them
confidence to try new things. The Brainwave unit is a
component about the learning process; the pottery
workshop Year 1 students undertook was a learning
experience in itself. The pottery class provided the
students with more than just new artwork but it
enriched their lives in  ways ranging from boosting
their self-esteem to improving their fine motor
skills. Clay is easy to handle for small fingers, and it is a
forgiving art form.
Children quickly learn their mistakes can be rolled back into a ball, so they can start over. Their focused faces
during class reveal their creativity is being fully engaged as they shape dinosaurs, create bowls or make birds.
There are no grades or trophies in pottery class. It is a safe setting for children who want to learn without
pressure. It is also a perfect environment to learn how to solve problems without parental or teacher
interference. For Year 1 A students this was an amazing hands-on expereince to celebrate their learning
throughout their IPC programme!
We Believe that Students Learn
Through Enquiry
TEMPLES, TOMBS AND TREASURES
The Year 3 Exit Point for the IPC Unit Temples, Tombs
and Treasures was a full immersion into the world of
Ancient Egypt. Inquiry based learning was at the basis of
this unit and it was showcased in a celebration of
knowledge and passion at the Exit Point, when the
students got to be teachers for their parents. Using a
combination of arts and crafts, storytelling, writing and
technology, the children taught their parents about the
houses of farmers and noblemen and their lifestyle, the
temples of the gods and goddesses, their myths and
legends and the pyramids of the pharaohs,
Tutankhamon being at the centre of this. They created a
booklet with all their 'online' and 'offline' writing activities
and they re-created the Egyptian map with clay houses,
paper sarcophaguses, painted the Nile and QR codes
with videos of the students telling the story of the person
living inside the houses.
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