Crawford learners rode at dawn

A Transdisciplinary Unit of Inquiry forms part of a series of engagements that follow an inquiry cycle.

The Crawford International Sandton Preparatory uses the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and six transdisciplinary themes as an opportunity for learners to tune in to a concept, find or sort out information, make connections, or take action.

During the learning journey, learners will investigate outcomes from subjects where learning will take place in context rather than in subject silos.

Observation, documentation, and reflection on children’s actions will be done continuously and form the cornerstone of our teaching and learning methodology.

According to Nadia Cooke, the project coordinator at the school, they are committed to involving the school community in the success of their student’s learning experiences.

“Over the next few weeks, our Grade 1 learners are going to be exploring the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities.”

She added that using the lens of the central idea, ‘people develop transportation systems to improve speed and convenience,’ learners will be exploring different modes of transportation.

“To provoke their interest, the lessons started on a cold and misty morning, where they took to the parking lot to ride bikes, roll on skates, jump on pogo sticks, and zoom on skateboards.

Cooke concluded by stating that it was the introduction to the Unit of Inquiry of ‘How we organise ourselves, the learners will continue their learning by investigating push-and-pull factors and making connections to their observations by designing and building efficient model vehicles’.

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