The document summarizes a parent consultation evening at Stanley Avenue School about preparing students for the future. It discusses how the modern world requires life-long learning skills and the school wants to develop students who can wonder, seek, apply themselves, work well with others, and express their ideas. The school gathered input from students, past pupils, parents, and staff to draft a vision of the ideal Stanley Avenue learner and seeks additional parent feedback on this draft vision.

1. Stanley Avenue School Curriculum Parent Consultation Evening May 2009

2. The Revised New Zealand Curriculum

6. The Future for 21 st Century Learners

7. This classroom is great preparation… How can we prepare them for their future?

8. … for this.

9. That is no longer the reality for 21st century learners at Stanley Avenue School.

10. The average Stanley Avenue School student will have 10 – 14 careers ... many of which do not even exist in today’s world…

11. Average Student? … students today live in a world of…

12. … instant information ...

13. … instant communication ...

14. … instant entertainment ...

15. Does this sound like this classroom?

16. … or these ones?

17. … How do we prepare them for their futures?

18. Teach them to … … Learn … … Unlearn ... ... Re-learn ...

19. Create LIFE-LONG LEARNERS

21. The Stanley Avenue Learner... ... will wonder, seek and apply. ... always tries their best. ... has a sense of belonging and contributes to their world. ... uses a range of thinking strategies. ... works well with others. ... expresses their own ideas and understands the ideas of others. Draft NUMERATE ENGAGED ENGAGED ENGAGED LITERATE ENGAGED

24. Stanley Avenue School’s Current?