Snells Beach School .::. Integrated Inquiry

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• At Snells Beach School, we believe that through integrated inquiry in authentic contexts, students develop more detailed & relevant understanding in subject areas such as:

                Science
                Social Sciences
                Health
                The Arts

• Traditional knowledge is valued, but rather than just being "transferred", is applied in authentic contexts.

• The role of the teacher in integrated inquiry is to:

Help students acquire skills & work co-operatively
Help students gather, organize & reflect on information
Encourage students to make decisions
Enable students to take action
Acknowledge individuality

• In authentic learning environments the following are evident:

Value placed on innovation & creativity
Generation of new knowledge & expected outcomes
A high level of collaboration & interaction
Students as decision makers, questioners and risk-takers
Testing the validity of ideas