Our biggest asset are the students!
Catholic Education Melbourne values the dignity, differences, and infinite possibilities in each student.
Catholic Education Melbourne aims to empower students with the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence to embrace the opportunities and challenges of their world and commit to authentic action for justice and the common good.
Horizons of Hope also states that “Pedagogy in a Catholic school asks everyone in the learning community to care for, to be in relationship with and to inspire others. It involves a learning community working and learning alongside each other and being present in all aspects of the learning process”.
A whole school approach to ecological thinking and faith in action (which is driven by students) is a perfect way to enact this commitment.
Consider this….
What if students were empowered to take on this challenge to shift thinking and actions in the school? What could this look like?
The following video discusses the opportunities for Student Voice within RE
The Propeller project shares the stories of young people making a difference across Australia. Here is one example of how a student started the journey towards whole school change at her school Merici. How might you empower students are your school to do something similar?
The following article titled Co-constructing your classes: putting pupils in the driving seat provides inspiration for the positive outcomes that co-constructed learning brings.
Tom Sherrington provides further insights into the co-construction process in his blog article titled Towards co-constructed learning: how to get it started.
Students as Coauthors of Learning:
A Resources Guide
The following webpage provides many resources to support student agency and co-construction. In this, it includes resources from The Center for Assessment who published a series on Assessing 21st Century Skills including a post on Self-Directed Learning which outlines the benefits of giving learners the freedom and autonomy to choose the what, why, how, and where of their learning.
