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ESLR Attainment and Our Positive Sense of Community
From the Deputy Headmaster:
We mentioned last week about our Expected School–wide Learning Results (ESLR–s) and how they provide us with a framework for the “Positive Sense of Community” we have been discussing this semester. We want you to know that in all of our curriculum development work, teachers design lesson units purposefully to include opportunities for our students to learn about, practice and show evidence they are attaining each of our seven ESLR–s. In fact, the curriculum work we are currently posting on a web–based program (so that Baguio, Subic and Manila have a common curriculum), requires faculty to select an ESLR as an educational objective in order that each of the seven areas are systematically addressed as a student moves through our school.
Not all of the ESLR–s are dealt with in a single unit, however, nor are they all “attained” at the end of a given school year. Rather, we strive to develop each one commensurate with the grade level and age of our students. An effective communicator, for example, certainly “looks different” in Grade 2 than it does in Grade 11. Likewise, evidence of a technologically literate individual grows with each year in our school. The goal of our Expected School–wide Learning Results, therefore, is for every Grade 12 student to exhibit evidence of attainment or mastery by the time they graduate from Brent Manila.
To help with that goal, some teachers post the ESLR–s in their classrooms — they are most visible in the S300 area of the Middle School with one or two on each of the pillars in that classroom area — and then refer to them regularly as they go through their day. Comments like: “Now, that was a perfect example of being a responsible citizen, wasn’t it class?” or “My, wasn’t that a precise, articulate and clear presentation? That was an excellent example of effective communication!” can be heard in a number of classrooms around our school on a daily basis.
As mentioned, we have addressed two of our ESLR–s — responsible citizens and tolerant individuals — as part of our on–going discussion on a “Positive Sense of Community,” but let’s take a second and closer look into the descriptors of those two areas. They state that we look to develop:
- Responsible citizens: who exercise leadership, work cooperatively with others, and are sensitive and responsive to the needs of their communities; and
- Tolerant individuals: who are familiar with and proud of their own cultural traditions, are familiar with and appreciate diverse cultures and value systems, and recognize that they are members of a global community;
These two expected results are more definitive than simply saying we want to develop responsible citizens and tolerant individuals. In our everyday experiences here at Brent, we purposefully work to provide opportunities for our students to exercise leadership, to show us they can work cooperatively with others, and to show us they are responsive to the needs of their — and our — community. We design lessons and activities so that our students can show us they are familiar with and proud of their own cultural traditions, that they appreciate cultural diversity and that they are productive members of a global community.
In other words, we purposefully plan opportunities for all of our students, from Nursery to Grade 12, to learn about, practice and eventually master each component of the Expected School–wide Learning Results. We believe sincerely that the end result of this effort will be an even more “Positive Sense of Community” here at Brent International School Manila.
We will continue next week to look at other ESLR-s and how being aware of and working to attain them also contributes to our “Positive Sense of Community.” Thank you for your attention and Godspeed!
Please note: The previous nine discussion pieces on our “Positive Sense of Community” can be found on the Headmaster’s Corner, the link to which is above on the left. Enjoy!
Moving On? – How Can We Help?
A Note from the Registrar’s Office:
Leaving Brent is certainly not one of our favorite topics of discussion, but we do realize that the end of a semester is a time that some families move on. With this in mind, we would like to encourage you to notify us as early as possible of your pending departure, so that we can help you with the necessary records and transcripts that will be needed for the next school that your child will be attending.
Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (049) 511–4355 or 6001–0300 to 0309 loc. 521 and let us know how we can help. We appreciate your continued support and we wish you all the best with your upcoming move! Thank you.
December Adjustments
We have made some adjustments to the last week of this first semester, Monday through Friday, 15 to 19 December. Most important, our annual “Lessons and Carols” program will now take place on Thursday afternoon, 18 December, starting at 1:20 p.m. in Gym 1. It was originally scheduled for Friday morning.
There will now be no classes on Friday, 19 December, and therefore no student busing on that day. First semester final examinations for Upper and Middle School students will take place from Monday to Thursday, 15 to 18 December. Friday will be used for teachers to correct exams and enter first semester grades. Upper and Middle School students who have missed an exam during the four assigned examination days may also take make–up exams on that Friday.
Again, the last day of regular classes for this semester will now be Thursday, 18 December. That will also be the day of our annual “Lessons and Carols” program. We hope to see you there. Thank you!