LAST DAY OF TERM!

When the students arrived at school this morning, on the table in the middle of the Whanau Space was a MOUNTAIN of board games! Today's morning blocks were devoted to playing these games... 

We hear you say, where's the learning in that? ... Well, let us show you!

As it turns out, games can teach A LOT of different skills. Students were reading rulebooks to experience new games, negotiating with others, communicating ideas, developing strategies, solving logic puzzles, working with probabilities, resolving conflict, collaborating to succeed as a team, and working with different students. 

The teachers were all really impressed with the focus and engagement of all of the students today, especially considering it was the last day of term!   

But it didn't feel like the last day, it felt like the first day of our next inquiry, which will be centred around Game Design. 

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from today was that our students really enjoyed playing games together; face to face with their peers, and creating a shared experience. 

Over the holidays, we have encouraged the students to spend some time playing board games with you and your family. This could be an opportunity to teach your children how to play your favourite games from childhood. We hope you have as much fun as we did!!

Happy Holidays from Everyone in Team Awesome!