CIPS Home learning policy 2019
Following an Action research which was carried out by our PYP coordinator we have reviewed our “Homework Policy” as a whole school to better meet the needs of students and parents in 2019.
At CIPS we believe:
The instructional home learning we propose at CIPS is home learning intended to reinforce what is taught in class and extension home learning asks of the students to apply previously learned material and apply it in a different context.
The non- instructional home learning which is proposed at CIPS is home learning assigned to reinforce transdisciplinary skills through community involvement for example and home learning which supports communication between parents and their children. This is called parent-child relations home learning.
We are proposing these different types of home learning to meet the needs of ALL. It is not always possible for parents to find the time to sit with their children on a daily basis. The precious time available could be time spent connecting with each other in a variety of ways.
At CIPS we are suggesting a “menu” for home learning. This menu will consist of a variety of engagements open ended (e.g. curiosity projects, self- initiated inquiry etc) and closed ended skill driven worksheets etc which will be renewed every fortnight or monthly depending on the needs of the students. Each student will have the opportunity to select what he or she would like to do from the menu on a weekly basis. Some engagements from the menu might require a parent to be present to support whilst others might not.
The intention is that students develop a sense of responsibility by choosing from the menu and take ownership of their learning.
Teachers will not mark the home learning in the traditional way, but rather give written feedback to their students in the form of setting future goals and offering reflections.
Following an Action research which was carried out by our PYP coordinator we have reviewed our “Homework Policy” as a whole school to better meet the needs of students and parents in 2019.
At CIPS we believe:
- the word home work can have a negative connotation and already create a blockage in children therefore we have changed it to home learning as the word home learning implies a more holistic approach as we are learning everyday consciously and subconsciously.
- learning should be meaningful and fun.
- learning best takes place when a student is happy and willing to learn.
- each student is an individual with his or her own learning style.
- learning is also spending quality time together as families.
The instructional home learning we propose at CIPS is home learning intended to reinforce what is taught in class and extension home learning asks of the students to apply previously learned material and apply it in a different context.
The non- instructional home learning which is proposed at CIPS is home learning assigned to reinforce transdisciplinary skills through community involvement for example and home learning which supports communication between parents and their children. This is called parent-child relations home learning.
We are proposing these different types of home learning to meet the needs of ALL. It is not always possible for parents to find the time to sit with their children on a daily basis. The precious time available could be time spent connecting with each other in a variety of ways.
At CIPS we are suggesting a “menu” for home learning. This menu will consist of a variety of engagements open ended (e.g. curiosity projects, self- initiated inquiry etc) and closed ended skill driven worksheets etc which will be renewed every fortnight or monthly depending on the needs of the students. Each student will have the opportunity to select what he or she would like to do from the menu on a weekly basis. Some engagements from the menu might require a parent to be present to support whilst others might not.
The intention is that students develop a sense of responsibility by choosing from the menu and take ownership of their learning.
Teachers will not mark the home learning in the traditional way, but rather give written feedback to their students in the form of setting future goals and offering reflections.