Term 2 Inquiry - Living Stories

Our inquiry this term is called Living Stories and the purpose of the inquiry is for students to understand that we all tell stories to make sense of the world, to learn from experience and to communicate what we have learned to others. The initial context for the inquiry is the centenary of the first world war which is a BIG WORLD STORY and significant in history and significant to our sense of national and individual identity. However, the main inquiry context will be the students’ own lives and their stories.

Through our exploration of World War 1, we decided on four themes which are being explored with students, firstly in relation to World War One and, secondly, in relation to the students’ own lives. The themes are:

·            conflict and conflict resolution – next term we will be doing Cool Schools Peer Mediation Training as a follow on

·            emotions - which includes identifying and naming a range of emotions

·             perspectives – understanding that people tell stories from different perspectives depending on their life experiences and beliefs

·            loss  - when talking about war,  we cannot avoid including loss of life and limbs, but this is only a small aspect. This theme is much more focused on loss of a familiar way of life, loss of societal structures, loss of resources etc.

Once the immersion aspect of the inquiry is over, students will choose a particular theme of interest to explore. This will be explored through the arts, literature, their own personal writing etc.

The artworks created by students which will be exhibited and auctioned early in term 3 will be the result of this exploration of a theme.