News
September 18, 2009
Our Vision for the SCIL Building
The learning spaces created in the new building will provide significant opportunities for new ideas and new thinking in our approach to education. Learn about the SCIL Building.
June 30, 2009
Photos of the New Building
We have introduced a photo gallery of the new SCIL Building as it nears completion. It will be updated periodically as building progresses and the new learning spaces are brought to life.
July 16, 2009
New SCIL Building Nears Completion
An extensive construction project that will provide the new and permanent site for the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning, is nearing completion. The new facility has been designed as a showpiece of C21st educational thinking in relation to providing a learning environment and flexible space that will support students of today who in many cases will graduate into the workforce in the mid 2020s.
While the secondary student book collection will be located in this new facility, the intention for this new building is as much to provide a multimedia and multimodal environment that allows ready access to a range of digital resources.
May 21, 2009
Three Professional Development Courses Endorsed by NSWIT
Northern Beaches Christian School has achieved Endorsed Provider Status from the NSW Institute of Teachers for three of their teacher Professional Development courses. Run by Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning, SCIL Workshops offer hands-on training and insight, including the use of Moodle for online learning environments in Primary and Secondary, and integrating Web 2.0 tools and technologies into the classroom.
Courses utilise the most uptodate research methodology and the skills gained from the courses are practical and useful. More information about upcoming courses for both Primary and Secondary teachers will be published in the next few weeks on this website.
April 14, 2009
Virtual Learning Space
NBCS now has a 3D Virtual World called ‘Booralie Island’. Students can log in from school or at home, communicate with each other, and collaboratively create new parts of the island. The virtual space being used in both structured lessons, and also in a more general to promote initiative and celebrate student achievement. The island boasts its own student-run virtual art gallery, auditorium, ‘Maths Maze’, bookshop, and radio station. The video below demonstrates Booralie Island in action, narrated by Steve Collis, Director of Innovation at NBCS and SCIL.