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Quest Atlantis Student Information Session
- 1. Student Information Session Teachers: Please ensure you have obtained a copy of the accompanying notes for this slideshow 1
- 2. What is Quest Atlantis and why was it created? 2
- 3. Who uses QA? 3
- 4. Why is our school using QA? 4
- 5. What will students look like in QA and what will their names be? 5
- 6. When are students allowed to use QA? 6
- 7. What are students expected to do in QA? 7
- 8. Can students do whatever they like in QA? 8
- 9. What happens to students who don’t use QA properly? 9
- 10. Tips for using QA 10
- 11. Tips for behaving and communicating in QA 11
- 12. Parent Consent Forms 12
- 13. Where to from here? 13
- 14. What happens if students do not participate in QA? 14
- 15. Questions? 15
- 16. 16