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Pip Cleaves

@pipcleaves.bsky.social

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Associate Principal | Global Village Learning | Unashamed to be leading a learning community that is truly personalised | I am curious about Authentic and Personalised Learning, all things Japanese, singing in choirs, AI. Victoria, Australia

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Some more GVL Goodness...

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Sure is!

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Absolutely agree. The conversations should never end.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Play is essential. Our youngest development learning hub is called Foundations and Play, because we want play to be a very important part of the day.

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

No, but we like the story the qualitative data gives us. It informs the planning process for our guides. we see connections between different goals and create projects based on these interests.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

We have been relatively hot for our Macedon Ranges area this week. yesterday and today we had the fire hose out at lunchtime. And the water bazookas. And the sprinklers. With buckloads of zooper doopers all around.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

A fascinating area for a thesis. At GVL we are an independent school that has less constraints than many communities, so we feel we have so much opportunity for learning agency. I feel very grateful for this opportunity.

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Sandy (PhD) 🇦🇺 🙋‍♀️☀️- EmpowerGenZ with high expectations @drsandynicoll123.bsky.social · Feb 4

#EduSkyAU
A6: I did this when we won the Schools Plus Grant

The kids designed our classroom layout

It was cool

I hardly led anything on this

Is an inclusive lens teacher
Heaps of cooking!

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

A great authentic project. I bet the engagement factor was off the scale.

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

They appreciate that a young person can move whenever they are showing evidence of growth and readiness. You’ll see that there’s a 1 year cross over in age groups. This allows everyone to feel they are in the right place at the right time.

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Adriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · Feb 4

For many public universities, let’s be honest, students are a commodity, are a data point.

Not at LCI Melbourne - it starts with belonging. Diversity is our inherent strength. And the exploration of self, place and the other central to transformation. #EduSkyAU

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

a baby yoda from star wars is sleeping in a bucket with the words `` may the force be with you '' .

ALT: a baby yoda from star wars is sleeping in a bucket with the words `` may the force be with you '' .

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Anna @annaritzy.bsky.social · Feb 4

Yup, I think being a science teacher for so long the #scientificmethod is never far away, and let’s face it most science is going bk, repeat, change, repeat for infinity 😂#EduSkyAU

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Adriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · Feb 4

A4. Shaping belonging happens when students share their work in design labs. These collaborative spaces connect peers, mentors, and industry to celebrate progress, amplify advocacy, and foster a culture of creative stewardship. #EduSkyAU

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

I don't hashtag well..

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

That's a great step. Sure, it;s complicated, but it is worth is when young people are engaging in subjects that interest them.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

thanks for having me. I;ll stay around and respond to posts for a while tonight and then one and off for a few days :)

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Authentic solutions are key to engaging project-based learning, I have a mantra... If it can end up in a skip or on a USB, it's not an authentic project... It HAS to make a difference in the hub, learning community or larger community around the learner.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Here is the space they are now designing for. We have placed some temporary tables in the sapce the kitchen will go.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

a check-in at every stage of the process can be handy. Peer-to-peer conversations, when scaffolded, can be a great way to work efficiently and effectively.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Today at GVL - This cherub discovered our veggie garden had corn growing in it over the break period. She rigged up a corn eating contraption, and lunch was sorted.... #thisislearning #blueskyau

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#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · Feb 4

A big thank you to everyone for joining us for #EduSkyAU chat.

Q6 has just been posted so keep chatting!

A special thank you to @pipcleaves.bsky.social for insights and provocations around collaborative meetings.

You can learn more about GVL's Learning Huddles here - hundred.org/en/innovatio...

Learning Huddles

Learning Huddles are collaborative meetings between learners, guides, and carers at GVL. They occur for 30 minutes, every five weeks. In the meetings, we reflect on progress, set new goals, and plan t...

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Not a problem. Sharing is essential in a space like this.

Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Belonging is key... right @mattpitman.com.au ! In a tertiary setting, I believe this is even more complex that a place that has a metaphrocial fence around it like primary and secondary schools. amazing work!

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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Our families see their children in this 'warm' data. They know it has been captured from the conversation together, and they see it as a record of that young person's journey through learning.