Albany Junior High School difference
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A brief look at our way ahead at Albany Junior High School
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Albany Junior High School difference
- 1. Through Albany Junior High School and the Albany Learning Pathway
- 2. From the launch pad into flight! No bad North Shore schools – some better but all great Albany Junior High School is both different and one of the best Why?
- 3. Your child will feel safer, more secure, have a sense of belonging and connection. We are more ‘invested’. Personalised student achievement is our top priority – including access to the highest levels beyond AJHS Your child will be actively encouraged to ‘find their element; academic, creative, physical, entrepreneurial, leadership etc. Your child will be developed into a leader! Through PRIDE values and a balance of, “me, we, them, it”. The main points…
- 4. What is the difference at Albany Junior High? • 2 years – change – low investment, effect of changing schools = -0.34 • One of many • Little personal tutoring • Low investment in pastoral care • Y 9 & 10 – the forgotten years • Years 7 – 10 – no 13 year olds with 18 year old role models • Normative transition to ASHS • 4 years emotional investment in your child • School within a school system • PRIDE
- 5. What is the difference at Albany Junior High? • Team building camp each year • Liggins Institute link for science • Interaction with primary schools, Senior High and Massey University • Community projects • Academies for like minds – Business, Sports, Music, Leadership • Digital connection – BYOSD, Google Classroom, international collaboration • International exchanges: China; Japan; France, Cairns, etc.
- 6. PRIDE • Participation • Respect • Integrity • Diligence • Empathy
- 7. • Focus on Teaching & Learning • Evidence-based practice for learning and achievement • Evidence-based teaching and monitoring • Assessment, analysis, and intervention – enrichment, enhancement, or extension • 5 weekly monitoring • Secondary level specialist teachers for maths (Y7+) and science (Y8+). Then options. • College level+ facilities – labs, food tech, sports, PAC, etc. • NCEA credits in Y10 • Business Academy, entrepreneurialism • Financial literacy – lead school • Live parental access to data and reports
- 8. • Graduated system of self management • Goal setting for every child • Whanau time – each day with the same tutor teacher for 20 minutes - used to formulate learning pathways • Assessment is done for individuals and they are taught to act on those assessments • Specialist teachers in all curriculum areas • Flipped classrooms • Parents kept informed at all times
- 9. • A wide range of experiences before having to pick career-track options • Element days • Careers days • Links with outside agencies and professionals - ‘give it a go’ • Equity of opportunities whether scientific, arts, literature, mathematics, dance, sports, music, etc.
- 10. • We are a Leadership School – a focus • (7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens) • Leadership of self and/or others • Whanau system - 4 times the opportunities • Yrs. 9 & 10 especially are not the forgotten classes but are our leaders • Supporters of leadership training e.g., Young Leaders Day • Leader visits (careers day)
- 11. Highest NCEA results on the shore – we will let them explain for themselves
- 13. We are happy to help you! AJHS Principal StephJeonn Keesndall-principal@. nazjhs.school Mob: 021-554-640
Editor's Notes
- Introduce team. 45-min presentation shared between AJHS & ASHS. Q & A at end. Please can I see a show of hands if you are definitely coming to AJHS next year? Unsure? Not coming? We are a student centred school. Although I must talk for far too long, you will hear students telling you about the schools. I would like to start by inviting Elliot (Y7) to tell you about his experiences of our school. AFTER: The purpose of tonight is to describe the wonderful future of your child if they follow the Albany system learning pathway.
- There are no bad schools on the North Shore although there are some better than the rest. Congratulations on choosing Albany which is one of the best. But what next? AJHS is different to every other school on the Shore. Firstly, I would like to list some of the many reasons why we are the right choice for your child and then go into the detail behind these points.
- Year 7 -10 (not 13 looking at 18 yr. old experimentation) School within a school: Whanau system - 4 years, community of 300 4 year emotional investment by teachers & staff. Intermediates cannot do this. Whanau time every day – pastoral and academic tutoring No negative effects of school transition (Effect size of -0.34) Investment in pastoral care – WL, AWL, WTs, Counselors, youth workers, etc. AJHS PRIDE Y8 student
- By the way, our donations are $550 per year plus camps but that is with no other surprises. My son goes elsewhere and the donation is around $200 but then activity fees, ICAS, bus fares etc. are costing us around $70 per month for a total of $900. Colleges charge much more than us for the same level of facilities.
- Element days come from Sir Ken Robinson’s appeal in his book, The Element, for students to be allowed to explore their creativity or other talents in addition to the core subjects, instead of the hierarchy of subjects we are used to from our school days.
- Year 10 speaker