Presentation_1_1_Utopia_High_School_ASAL_General_Paper.pptx

Cambridge ASAL Paper 1

1. 1.1 Utopia High School project © Cambridge University Press 2018

2. © Cambridge University Press 2018 If you could change/alter/improve anything about the way your school approaches learning, what would it be and why? How does your school accomplish its purpose ? What is your school’s purpose? Why do we go to school?

3. Mission statement : a statement which explains why a group, business, organisation or other institution exists and how it goes about achieving its purpose. Your task Working in groups of three, write the ‘mission statement’ for each of the schools presented. Write approximately 40 words for each statement and use your own unique wording. For example : At the X school, we approach learning [how?] … to create learners who … © Cambridge University Press 2018

4. Your task If you could design your own school, what would it be like and why ? Combine the concepts of three ‘innovative’ schools to create your own learning environment and defend your choice of features. © Cambridge University Press 2018

5. Presentation checklist Make sure that your presentation: © Cambridge University Press 2018 uses qualities from three schools gives reasons why each quality is important to learning makes comparisons with other options to strengthen points identifies benefits of learning at this school recognises limits to learning at this school addresses opposing views is creative and engaging considers audience members is well- organised and makes points that are easy to follow.