Accreditation: a 10 Year Wish List

Where are we going?

Ideas for the future

Informing our action plan

Policies developed as stend out documents

defined policies for lots of things (e.g. late to class; late to school, etc.

Anti-Bullying

Child Protection

Internet Safety

Anti-Harassment

Behaviour in School

Staff Development

Equal Opportunities

Gifted and Talented

ESL/Special Needs

Behaviour

Social Media

Publishing procedures

Early Childhood Program

Expansion

full day program

second full time teacher

development of aux spaces

atelier with full time teacher

Dev. of Em. POD into "Piazza" space shared with kinder

Modify Outdoor Space for more year round usage

Second Section / with cap of 15 students per class

After school: It would be nice to have the option for kids to leave later (not at 3:00) for those who want to use the library, work on stuff, see a game, etc. So different "waves" of departure w/ buses. (This won't happen, but....)

CAS/ SL

Time in the Schedule

to interact with local agencies

to work on meaningful projects

to plan, connect and develop new connections

Integrated in the curriculum/ mean it

Trips

locally

internationally

project work

CAS conferences

service work

interacting

exchange programs

Distant Teaching/Learning

Wilderness classes

Field work

Integrating technology

Students

Lower Grades Integration

Child friendly web environment

Child friendly tools - software and hardware

Providing integration at all levels

Distant teaching/ learning

Staff

Surveys on staff needs

Software

Hardware

ICT PD

Regular PD

Exclusive time for staff to plan and implement integration

Student support services

Build in time in the schedule

Providing services in the areas of:

testing

therapy

PD/ Job alikes

Connect with local agencies

Main topic

PD

Funds for all/ equal opportunities

Sabbatical leave

Main topic

Shared Spaces & Display: Documentation on school walls should include meaininful description of the work and be oragnized with asthetic integrity. Shared Spaces should be oragnized and welcoming to both adults and children...kids use this building,let's make these spaces work for them. Ex. prek and k should be able to reach bathroom sinks. Shared Spaces should reflect our school philosophy: inquiry based

Student designed exteriors/ interiors/ walls

Design and Technology/ Life skills class

Cooking

with food grown on campus

Gardening

Carpentry

Outdoor survival skills

Farming and gardening

in connection with local farmers/gardeners

focus on sustainable food production

Sustainability focus activities

Separate class, co- curricular or build in curriculum

For a sustainable school: a real working garden that kids of all levels are developing and working on.