The second of our Active8 Family Learning workshops took place on Thursday 19th September. Mr Young’s presentation provided an overview of the approach, including information on Cathedral’s ‘overarching pedagogy’, which ensures an appropriate balance of adult-led, adult-initiated and learner-led learning across each week. Parents and carers received input on how to talk to their child about their learning at home before heading to their child’s classroom to see Active8 in action and learn alongside their child.

Here’s a snapshot of the positive feedback from this week’s Family Learning:

What I think about Active8

“Great idea to get children actively involved in the structure of each day’s learning”. P6

“Brilliant, great way to engage the children and make learning fun.” P6

“I think it sounds amazing and allows everyone’s learning needs to be met”. P3

“Seems like Orla doesn’t get a chance to be bored. She really enjoys learning.” P3

“She feels she is learning about things she is interested in.” P6

“It makes learning more fun. It helps me to be more involved in their learning.” P6

“I think it’s really good and teaches children responsibility. I wish this was something I’d had in school.” P5

What my child thinks about Active8

“ Joshua likes that he gets to choose what he wants to learn and when.” P3

“Orla finds Active8 interesting and learns new things independently.” P3

“She really enjoys this way of learning and finds it helps and encourages her.” P3

“My child thinks Active8 is a very fun and smart way of learning and it makes learning easy.” P3

“Lucas enjoys it very much. He likes the fact he can choose.” P6

“Eva thinks it’s good for controlling her own learning and time management.” P6