Snapshot Tours

Snapshots

SCIL actively seeks to Lead the Change in education, and regularly hosts visitors who are interested in seeing our vision to engage C21st learners in action at Northern Beaches Christian School. In 2010 more than 200 people visited the school, including interstate and overseas guests, who had heard about what was happening at NBCS.

Visitors have come with a range of questions:

• How do we design new learning spaces with the C21st student in mind?
• Can we effectively reinvent existing architecture?
• Does furniture make a difference?
• What technology supports learning?
• How are teachers equipped to embrace change?
• What is the place of the library?
• How are you managing personal digital devices?

NBCS Principal, Stephen Harris, adopts a holistic approach to the process of change across the school, summed up in three words – people, places and pedagogy:

People – Implement a dedicated program of PD that equips teachers and develops a culture that support C21 pedagogy.

Places – Ensure that the learning spaces, furniture and general fit-out of facilitates support new ways of working and learning.

Pedagogy – Shape the delivery and content of the syllabus to engage, excite and inspire students for a world that will require broader skills than conventional education fosters.

Snapshot Tours gives a taste of the rich learning environment at NBCS. There are usually opportunities to hear from our team and see the site developments first hand, as well as plans for the future.

Personalised Tours

A tour of the school can be arranged outside of the dates offered. Dates and times will work around the activities of Northern Beaches Christian School.

Personalised tours may incur a cost. Please email learn@scil.nsw.edu.au for details.

New for 2011

The Zone – The shared Stage 3 (Years 5-6) learning area has had a significant redevelopment. This is a prime example of reconfiguring and transforming an inherited or existing space to facilitate open plan learning. There are LCD screens, walls that you can write on, big square bean bags,  lime green sofas and a wide set of stairs that are used as a gathering area and as working space.

Community Sports Centre – As a result of the BER grant, NBCS has been able to create an indoor sports centre, with multi-use basketball court, gym,  outdoor seating and learning areas with a great view of the beach volleyball court, and a multimedia research centre specifically for primary – a bookless, wired and wi-fi zone. Underneath the Community Sports Centre we are also developing a new TAS area set against the beautiful bushland backdrop.

Snapshot Tours run for 1.5 hours. RSVP is essential.