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“Vision has to trump administration. Resourcing needs to follow vision… Vision should be an umbrella covering the whole organisation and it should be the strategy driving even the smallest component of the organisation.”
Stephen Harris, Lessons from 2011
“Learning is not confined to normal school hours and students can set their own pace, making it effective for those with chronic illness or high-level sporting commitments.”HSC Learn Online profiled in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Read about NBCS student Tyson Churcher and his quest to study at Cambridge: A world of offers for brightest students (Sydney Morning Herald, 19/12/11)
Great work Tyson!
“I am convinced that the success of a school is not only the result of a particular design and strong pedagogical philosophy, these must be driven by passionate and committed leaders with a vision for the future. These leaders seek to make a lasting difference in the life of the students.”
TU Delft Library and DOK Library: Both of these places are transforming the traditional understanding of the library, the place where books are kept and be a place where people can come, work, play, connect and, of course, find information.
Read more on Anne Knock’s blog »
DOK Library Concept Centre: There are lots of options to sit and work, read, listen, view, chat, connect, appreciate and lose yourself at DOK in Delft, The Netherlands…
View more images on Anne Knock’s blog »
Congratulations to Stephen Harris, SCIL Founder and NBCS Principal, who was announced last week as the NSW Finalist for Australian Secondary Principal of the Year, at the 2011 Australian Awards for Outstanding Teaching and School Leadership.
NBCS is featured in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, in an article about the gamification of learning. The article interviews Steve Collis, Director of Innovation at SCIL/NBCS, and the work currently undertaken in Stage 3 (Years 5-6).
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