CBA Director Claudette Forsythe-Labega explains the student pledge along with Form 3 students at the parents and students orientation.
PHILIPSBURG–Charlotte Brookson Academy (CBA) for the Performance Arts will be introducing integrated teaching as a project across different subject areas taught at the school.
Director Claudette Forsythe-Labega made the remark during an orientation week for school officials held prior to the start of the new academic year. She provided insight into the policies and procedures at the school and reminded teachers about the importance of providing out-of-the-box thinking to create that well-needed conducive environment for students to achieve academic and performance arts excellence. Of particular interest, she said, was the integrated teaching methodology which has been researched and evidenced as a successful approach in education.
CBA CXC students performing during the orientation.
CBA held its orientation week from August 7 to 11, to plan for the new school year. The week was organised by CBA’s management and staff and brought together the board, management, staff and teachers to think strategically about the smooth welcome back to school of returning and new students.
In her opening remarks, president of the board May-Ling Chun welcomed teachers, students and parents. She said CBA is now in its sixth year of providing education for gifted students interested in the arts and academics. “I am so pleased to have been part of this progress and see the school grow from two, first form classes to having all six forms this school year and welcoming close to 40 new first form students,” she said.
Innovations and Junior High Coordinator Okama Ekpe Brook challenged each teacher to introduce themselves in one minute highlighting their core essence and their passions. That style of introduction was a reminder of the creativity and innate talents of each teacher and shows that every one possess skills which can be applied in the academic, arts and sports areas to help students learn better, it was stated in a press release. This led to team building session by Nelson Higgs which focussed on communication, cooperation, dialogue, discipline, responsibility, power, courage, self-esteem, bullying, cyber-bullying and drugs.
Hiro Shigemoto led the teachers through a goal setting exercise where he explained that goals must be smart and will be monitored through a mid-term review and an end of year evaluation.
Form 1 students and teachers.
Other topics covered included introduction to electronic online student tracking tool Sycamore; the School Development Plan, strategic planning, course outline development, introduction to the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) as well as the requirements for examination certification. The teachers’ orientation ended with group work on integrated teaching, school supplies and classroom preparations.
The sessions began at 8:30am and ended at 3:00pm daily. Once teachers completed the sessions, it led into students and parents orientation which began on Monday, August 14, and are still ongoing.
CBA said it exceeded its enrolment expectations with 37 new students moving the total school population from 117 students in the 2016 school year to 154 students in the 2017-2018 school year.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/68724-cba-to-introduce-integrated-teaching
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