It isn’t every day that students are actively encouraged to make their teacher’s hair stand on end, but it’s exactly what a group of budding scientists were able to do on Monday.
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Ashmont Public School hosted Science Time, a hands-on fun educational show, for students from around the region, including Tarcutta, Eurongilly and Mount Austin schools.
Peter Eastwell, who presented the show, said the idea was to give students a program that was both educational and entertaining.
Using a combination of video screen and hand-on experiments, Dr Eastwell both amused the students and taught them some science basics.
Ashmont Public’s principal Diana McGregor said the show was timely because introducing a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning was the next goal for staff.
Ms McGregor said the process began with training for teachers.
For staff at Ashmont, part of the challenge will be to incorporate STEM learning into a curriculum which links all lessons back to literacy and numeracy.
Ms McGregor said every student the school had a personalised learning plan, which is jointly developed by an individual teacher, student and parent.
Although only required for indigenous students, Ashmont staff having taken the process a step further and created a plan for every student.
Mrs McGregor said the decision has been backed by the school community.
“We work holistically. You need to have that consistency right across the board,” she said.
“Parents want to be involved.