Jenny O'Fee

Last month in the Primary School we found ourselves in the midst of the Year 6 Exhibition; which is essentially a student driven, inquiry-based research project that extends over a period of approximately 12 weeks. It overwhelms both students and teachers and engulfs us all in questions, that create yet more questions, challenges and of course there is always a little bit of drama! This is student driven inquiry at its best and it injects a wide range of emotions into learning. For me personally, it is when I can see learning brought to life, largely because of the relationships and connections that are formed during this demanding process.

It is the process that I want to emphasise here. So much of learning (at any age) is about the final product and the learner is so focused on the end result throughout the journey to get there that the learning along the way can get undervalued. What I love about the Exhibition and how it has evolved at our school is the focus upon the process, it is the means through which the learning takes place.