At Taipa Area School

Taipa Bay

The principal guidelines of Taipa Area School is similiar to those of Swedish schools. The emphasis is on self-management, where the students are responsable for their own learning. This requires time and engagement from the teachers. However, every institution demands disciplin and rules so that goals will be met.

 

Taipa Area School has its own plan, the "Taipa Way", for students causing disorder, which concentrates on Respect, Responsability and Redemption to help to sort things out.

 

At work again!

 

And I have been so for a while, life took over with too many things going on after the vacations before leaving for Sweden in the end of this week.. already?!

So what does a normal day at Taipa Area School looks like?

 

I continue my classes in Physics and Maths where I alternate observing and teaching, getting aware of some differences between New Zealand and Sweden such as for instance longer periods (60 min in NZ and 45 min in Sweden) but this time is sometimes needed for the class to settle down. Furtermore the classes here are smaller (10-15 students) than what I am used to in Sweden. I really like the idea of the decorations corresponding to the topic in every classroom, which is possible since every teacher has their own classroom. I find the staff-meeting every morning to be good for the closer collaboration it brings.

 



The staffmeeting is taken place every morning.