From OSHC

From OSHC

BUILDING CREATIVITY IN OSHC!

In OSHC, students had the opportunity to engage in a series of exciting team challenges and activities designed to foster problem solving and cooperative skills. They tackled various activities, including a creative task where students were challenged with the idea that each person in their group needed to hold a piece of string attached to a Texta in order draw a picture. This task prompted students to coordinate their moves by working together, sharing ideas, and adjusting their techniques to bring their collective vision to life. The activity not only enhanced their fine motor skills but also strengthened their ability to communicate and collaborate effectively.

The challenges presented to students not only encouraged them to develop strategies but also developed a sense of camaraderie and resilience. Students were eager to participate, took pride in their creations and expressed their excitement about the innovative process they had used to complete the challenges.

Ms Caitlin Gogel
OSHC staff

MTOP OUTCOMES:

• 1.2 Children develop their autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency.
• 4.1 Children develop dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity.
• 4.2 Children use a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
• 5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

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Stem Exploration

As Term 3 draws to a close, we have witnessed an impressive array of crafts created by our students. The OSHC team has dedicated considerable effort to covering a diverse range of themes for students within the key learning area of STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Throughout this topic, students learned to approach problems both critically and analytically, developing strategies to create practical and innovative solutions. By tailoring programs to meet students’ needs and most importantly, their interests, they have developed fundamental practical skills in a comfortable environment. This approach has significantly contributed to the success of students’ aptitude for STEM. The OSHC team has also instilled in students the understanding that a problem-solving mindset is invaluable, equipping them with the skills necessary to navigate an increasingly dynamic world where adaptability and creativity are essential to thrive in both school and work.

One of the standout activities featured a competition in which students designed flying objects to determine which could glide the furthest. Whether working individually or in groups, students were tasked with creating a design from the provided materials, aimed at achieving maximum distance when thrown. The students demonstrated remarkable resilience and problem-solving skills when faced with challenges, working collaboratively to achieve maximum success. Throughout the activity, they were encouraged not only to ask questions, but also to explore multiple solutions through trial and error. This enabled the students to demonstrate innovative and original thinking.

Overall, we have seen great improvement in the way students interact/communicate with each other within the context of different STEM learning tasks and hope their newfound problem-solving skills will set them in good stead for the final term of 2024. 

MTOP OUTCOMES:

• 1.3 Children and young people develop knowledgeable, confident self-identities and a sense of positive self-worth
• 4.1 Children and young people develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity,
  cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
• 4.4 Children and young people resource their own learning through connecting with people, places, technologies and natural and processed materials
• 5.3 Children and young people collaborate with others, express ideas and make meaning using a range of digital technologies and media and communication technologies

Ms Gemma Dwyer‑Monaghan
OSHC staff

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