Corpus+Christi,+Oak+Flats

=[|Corpus Christi, Oak Flats]=


 * [[image:http://www.ccchs.woll.catholic.edu.au/rw_common/images/ccchs162.png]] || Welcome to Corpus Christi Catholic High School Oak Flats. We are a developing Catholic co-educational school community commencing in 2006 with our first group of Year 7 students. As a regional high school within the Wollongong diocese, our students are drawn from the parishes extending from Port Kembla in the north to Kiama in the south. We will grow to be a Years 7 – 12 school in 2011, on a journey to provide quality Catholic learning and teaching in this digital age. ||
 * Principal || Mrs. Jenny Allen ||

Mick Prest's reactions: (March 2010)

My overall impression was that I was visiting a school with a "mature" program in Stages 4 & 5. The subtle confidence that came through the presentation was built on having seen something really work, the early parts of the program are now four years old. Principal, Jenny Allen, presented the overview succinctly and essentially "left it to the kids" to show by word, image and manner just how successful their deep learning is. (They did a great job!) We saw an overview of a Science/English CLE and also a Geog/Maths one from Year 10; CLEs combining Geog/Eng; PE/RE and also Japanese/D&T as well as Science/Maths from Year 9. No one could doubt the depth, authentic context and integrated nature of the learning.

Jenny shared more detail around the CLE from a teacher's point of view - the CLE Planning Guide gave a deeper insight into just what teachers do in the course of each CLE.Some of this had developed from the need to be able to easily induct new teachers into the proceedures and methodologies of the school - this, in turn, makes it easier for a visitor to understand what is going on.

Our people have made a number of visits over the years to this exceptional place. In 2010 Corpus started Stage 6 and many of us are interested to see how they develop/adjust as their students move into Years 11 & 12. Kate Burrett (Leader of Learning & Teaching ... AP to you!) started by saying that Stage 6 was "a different kettle of fish" and that there was no place for integration and so they have gone for a blended learning model. They have "standard" 45 min "periods" (at least one 85 for each subject per week as well) - the key is the continuation of and key focus on the "Learning Advisory Program" and the On-Line learning component. Schools looking at how to carry C21 practices into Stage 6 need to have a look here!!


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 * Amy, from Year 11, talks about the changes moving into Stage 6 || Matthew from Year 10 talks about his learning ||