What have you done that enhanced student engagement this year in Grade 5/6?

• Provocations with loose parts and sharing circles and oral story telling
• Outdoor learning, mindfulness in outdoor spaces, Forest Friday, garden space, bringing the outdoor back into the classroom
• Inquiry connected to the community (student centred based upon student curiosity, CBL, student interest)
• Self Reflection and using the e-portfolios to go deeper and be metacognitive with students’ own learning
• SEL: flexible seating, wobble seats, cushions, fiddle tools, which creates a comfortable environment where they are able to feel safe and have their minds on

What are our next steps?

• Spend more time outdoors, connect learning in the class to the outdoors, connect the outdoors to learning in the class
• Continue go deeper with inquiry (student choice, redesigned curriculum) and connect it to the larger community (ie: “Why are we doing this?”)