A Message from Keir and Emma
Brunswick North West Primary School
BNWPS Water Festival & The Ripple Effect
You may think you’re only one person.
One child.
One tiny drop
in an enormous ocean.
But oceans
are made of drops.
So make a ripple
and see how far it travels…
On Thursday last week, our community made a huge ripple, and engaged in an inspiring, creative and authentic representation of true Inquiry in action.
Walking through the classrooms, it was fantastic to see the content exploration that all of our students had done into water and water related problems and issues, and so great to see the design process in action when thinking about solutions to these problems. The creativity of some of these ideas was phenomenal, and the ease and authority with which students talked about their learning, discoveries and creation processes was a true inspiration.
Then, on the oval we had ‘The Ripple Effect’ - another truly authentic representation of collaboration, inquiry, creative process and celebration. To see students of all ages demonstrating the confidence and self belief to dance, sing, be their authentic selves and share their creative product in front of the entire school community was truly inspiring, and made us quite emotional!
Each of the words spoken, costumes worn, dances choreographed, songs chosen and characters portrayed all had been guided through the Inquiry and creative process by our students - from the kernel of an idea many weeks ago, to the extravaganza that we all saw on stage on Thursday, students owned and contributed to the entire creative process.
Thank you to Jenny for leading the students along this creative journey in the Arts space. Thank you to all staff who guided their students through authentic Inquiry in the classrooms. The biggest thank you and congratulations to all of our brilliant and talented students for their thinking, their efforts and their creativity…
For a long time, humans thought there were two worlds
Theirs
And mine
But there has only ever been one.
One world.
Connected by water.
Connected by choices.
Connected by each other.