Session 11 Rostrata Primary School Year 6 - Kristy Nita Brown & Mariya Konig

Creative Schools Learning Journey - Parents and School Community Showcase: On the evening of Tuesday, 9th September, from 4:30pm to 6pm, I attended Rostrata Primary School for the parent and community showcase, which included a celebration of the Creative Schools learning journey.

The classroom was set up to display students' work, including their Creative Schools folders filled with activities, planning, reflections, and photos. Each student had a QR code on their desk linking to their individual video pitch for the Shark Tank recycled toy project. In addition, the interactive whiteboard was playing the full 40-minute edited video of the Shark Tank session. I had edited this footage in the week leading up to the event and provided the files to Mariya to create the QR codes.

The showcase also included a display of the student-created toys, along with photos of students collaborating with their buddies. During the event, I engaged with parents and Vanessa from FORM to discuss and highlight the students’ work.

The atmosphere was positive and energetic. Students were enthusiastic about showing their work to their families and several spoke to me about the Creative Schools program and the recycled toy project. Mariya expressed her appreciation for my attendance and support during the event, particularly as I was available to answer questions from the school community.

The Five Habits of Learning were also prominently displayed, reinforcing the key values and skills nurtured throughout the project.

This event was perfectly timed to conclude the recycled toy project, as the students had completed their Shark Tank presentations the previous week and the winning student had received their award. We also finalised the next project, with students voting to spend the remaining four sessions creating one-minute films.