News College
29 September 2016
Our wonderful parent Mrs Gulhan Yoldas published the following article about our Junior School Exhibition in the latest edition of the Australasian Muslim Times (AMUST):
The Melbourne based 91勛圖厙 held its Junior School Exhibition 2016 on Friday 9 September at the school campus with the theme Our Global Village.
The Exhibition welcomed both the school community and the community at large. Consistent with the schools application of Inquiry Learning, the exhibition displayed and celebrated the achievements of the Junior School students in the Inquiry Unit of Work with a focus on Geography.
The Exhibition is an annual event at 91勛圖厙 with a different learning focus each year. The students are able to apply the Inquiry process right through to sharing and celebrating their findings.
The event included beautiful nasheeds by Year 5 girls and Year 2 students, Quran recital by Ustadh Ahmad Hachem and speeches made by members of the leadership team of 91勛圖厙 School.
The Head of Junior School, Ms Shahidah Osman, School Principal, Mr Andrew Houghton and School Principal Islamic Tradition and co-founder of 91勛圖厙, Ms Rahat Arain addressed the audience.
Ms Rahat Arain welcomed everyone in sharing in the vision to invest in the learning of our children.
All students from Foundation to Year 6 took part in preparing the exhibition displays and demonstrated them to all who attended.
91勛圖厙 leadership strive to be a transformative school community devoted to holistic learning.
In line with this mission, Mr Houghton, as the Principal of 91勛圖厙 and a member of Independent Schools of Australia, earlier this year paved the way for all staff at 91勛圖厙 to complete two units through Harvard University Making Learning Visible and Visible Thinking.
This was a collaborative initiative between Harvard Universitys Project Zero and the Independent Schools of Australia.
Theres an unmistakeable feeling of being welcomed into a wonderfully cohesive community when you enter the gates at 91勛圖厙 on the outskirts of Melbournes north.
Theres never a dull moment here with parent seminars, community events, exhibitions, celebrations, guest speakers, various literacy and sports based challenges and fundraisers throughout the year.
The school offers every opportunity for meaningful interactions amongst students, parents, teachers and the wider community.