Recently Year 4 began our final Unit of Inquiry for the year. Our central idea is ‘Fulfilling the rights of children can lead to empowerment and responsibility for themselves and others’.

Our lines of Inquiry are:

– The Rights of the Child (Perspective)

– Self awareness and challenges (Reflection)

– Empowerment can lead to Responsibility (Responsibility)

We started our UOI with a very provocative and stirring lesson. The boys were invited to watch a video highlighting the devastating issues children around our world are currently facing. The boys were deeply moved and quickly started discussing the injustices and the need to restore rights to these children. In groups the boys completed a bus stop activity where they would reflect on the following questions:

– What were the feelings you experienced when watching the video?

– What other issues are children around the world currently facing?

– What questions do you now have after watching this video?

– Use this Venn diagram to compare yourself to children in this video

– What action could be taken to help solve these issues?

I was so proud to observe their growth in maturity and collaboration as they shared their thoughts with honesty and compassion. I hope the boys come home sharing their learning and that it creates an opportunity for great discussion as a whole family.

This is going to be a brilliant Unit of Inquiry and I am so excited about all the possibilities.

Mr Shayne Pollard – Year 4 Teacher

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