Beautiful Work This Week
Welcoming our international visitors – Chris Dolgos
We welcome delegates to the Trust and our schools, from all over the world.
Already this academic year we’ve greeted and shared our work and ethos with people from India, Denmark, Australia, Scotland and the United States.
We have had a wonderful and inspiring relationship with EL Education in the US for many years now. One of their schools, High Tech HIgh, was one of the catalysts for the creation of XP.
Last week Chris Dolgos from Genesee Community Charter School, Rochester, New York, spent time in Plover, Green Top, XP, XPE and XPG – as well as experiencing a tour of work from all our schools in Doncaster City Centre.
Chris enjoyed his visits and it was a joy for us to spend time with him. He tweeted about his experience – please come back and see us soon!
Capping off my week of XP infusion is @xpgateshead. Great to meet up with these folks again and hear from students about the pride they have in their work and in their school. Thank you for sharing top shelf ideas to take back home! #WeAreCrew @mlovatt1 @saidthemac @DKMead pic.twitter.com/bpeVau47zC
— Chris Dolgos (@CJDteaches) November 10, 2022
@XPEastSchool, you got it going on. So grateful for the time to chat with students, and teachers, leaders and founders. Thank you @MelanieHewitt61, @SprakesA, & @geoffsteabreak for your insights, advice, and comradery! #WeAreCrew pic.twitter.com/52ipPB1B0K
— Chris Dolgos (@CJDteaches) November 9, 2022
Another stupendous day in Doncaster, this time at @GreenTopSchool learning about expeditions, documentation, and literacy practices. Student ambassadors rocked it and big thanks to @ChrisMumby and the whole Green Top crew for making me feel so welcome! pic.twitter.com/fYQnhIPLNj
— Chris Dolgos (@CJDteaches) November 8, 2022
What a day! Grateful to spend it with such an awesome crew! pic.twitter.com/6ij16MsVyz
— Chris Dolgos (@CJDteaches) November 7, 2022
XP University’s first Presentation of Learning
This week, our first cohort of Staff have completed one of the first ever XPU courses – an Expedition Slice with the guiding question ‘Whose responsibility is poverty in our city and how can our community be part of the solution?‘.
Staff from across the Trust presented their learning and made pledges about their engagement with Expeditions going forward.
‘As a learning coach, I pledge to work hard to ensure that children understand how their daily tasks connect to their expedition and their guiding question, not only to ensure they are understanding the lesson or tasks in isolation.’
Bella
‘I pledge to use my new knowledge of expedition to further challenge and support the curriculum offer at Norton.’
Andrea
For their Final Product, they looked at ‘Cooking on a Bootstrap’ by Jack Monroe and developed recipes to create affordable meals for families to make together.
You can view this recipe collection here!
Top of the Blogs
We Love Outdoor Learning @ Carcroft
Maths Week at XPG – Beautiful Work from all our students @ XP Gateshead
NJS Remembers @ Norton Juniors
Crew Pasteur Wise Wednesday @ XP