Horizon Project 2008 Lesser Role February 17, 2008
Posted by Steve in hz08.Tags: hz08
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It is with regret that I make this entry. It appears that I will not be able to meet with a mixed group of students once or twice a week outside the normal timetable due to the number of extra co-curricular activities that already take place. It is week 3 of the school year, and students are involved in the school’s major drama production; we have a group of music students going over to China to participate in a music festival; we have the Honours Program, a new online project entitled “Values Exchange” and the rest of the students are involved in some sort of sporting activity. I never did get all the interested students at one meeting.
Plan B was to just involve my Year 9 Information and Software Technology class. Unfortunately, a significant number are committed to the “Values Exchange” online project that is described in a previous post. That teacher is having the same difficulty: trying to nominate a time where all students can meet. Since we were committed to the Values Exchange project first, I thought it only fair that it be given priority.
We had hoped that the students involved in the “Values Exchange” program would complete that and rotate to the Horizon Project which would be also counted toward fulfilling requirements to achieve the school’s Scholarship Medallion. Perhaps we can do this with the next Flatclassroom Project if it continues.
There is a possibility that a smaller and younger group of students consisting mostly of Year Eights may still want to go through the motions of participating.
I have contacted the organisers and explained my situation. I have volunteered to take on whatever other duties that may be required for the Horizon Project 2008 to succeed.
Sigh.
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