Transcript Debbie Ellery - Farmcover Intermediate School

Farm Cove Intermediate School
International Students
Debbie Ellery
[email protected]
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Building positive relationships with our providers
Thoughtful consideration and gradual widening of
cultural groups and sister school relationships
Good communication between home and school
A mixture of weekly and annual reporting
Shared travel opportunities
Ambassador programme
Following a clear strategic and marketing plan
Support in-class programmes
Provide opportunities for school-wide
responsibilities and involvement
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Good communication with home – weekly reporting plus visit
to have parent interviews once a year and meet possible
enrolments for following year
Continue to build on Ambassador programme – find new
ways that the Ambassadors can support international students
in the classroom and with student learning
Up-to-date pastoral care and regular checking on homestay
situations
Homestay meetings and gatherings throughout the year
A clear learning pathway so students can feel they are making
progress and are able to talk about the steps they have made.
Use of devices and programmes – school bank of IPad/
netbooks etc
Certificates/awards – recognise achievement
Provide students with opportunities for
responsibility
Ensure students have opportunities to be involved
in the wider school
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Develop teacher expertise - PLG on ELLP’s
Keep policies up-to-date and ensure systems
support the classroom teachers
Develop existing sister school relations – short-term
visits by them and to Korea and Japan
Explore possibility of Confucius classroom to
support in learning second language – use of
Mandarin Language Assistant/TA
Visit Luoyang school and explore opportunities for
growing relationship with China
Rotate opportunities for staff to experience Asian
cultures through travel
Continue to explore what other schools do
and how we can improve on our practice
Farm Cove Intermediate
Ambassador Programme
Asia New Zealand Conference
Buddy System
Peer Support Programmes
Ambassador Programme
The process
 Multi - tiered
 Selection process
Key characteristics
Final cut
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Reliability
Empathy
Personal Organisation
Kindness
Maturity
Co-operation
Sociability
Confidence
Communication skills
Guidelines outline the first week in more detail for teachers
and students.
Arrival/Day One
When an international student arrives in your area with the
ESOL teacher you need to…
• Stop class work immediately and go over to the teacher
bringing in the new student to the area.
• Meet and greet the international student with kindness and
confidence.
• Show the new student where to hang their bag and the
toilets.
• Escort the student into your class.
• Show the student to their desk and introduce to a buddy at
their table.
• Take the student on a second tour of the school.
You must be on hand to support the student in
the following ways…
•Following instructions
•Checking the student understands the class work
•Making sure the student is where he/she needs to be at the right times
•Helping the student to understand and speak basic English school and
teaching them playground phrases
•Remain with the student during morning tea and lunch break and
introduce them to your friends
•Escort child to an adult for going home (eg Shelton bus/ caregiver)
Remainder of week one
Each day, meet and greet the student to ensure the student feels
welcome.
Continue to assist the student in the classroom as required.
At breaks, check the student has:
•Morning tea/lunch
•Friends to play with (if the student has no friends you must
• ensure you stay with the student)
Following weeks
Once the international student has gained some confidence and
has some friends to play with…
•Attend
all Ambassador meetings.
•Check the student is getting involved in events around the school,
if not, assist them to get involved.
•Continue to support them to learn English.
•Encourage them to mix with students from a variety of cultures.
•Check that the student has no problems inside and outside of
school. Report to Mrs Withers immediately if there are any issues
that need resolving.
•Support the international students in getting involved in the wider
school.
•Keep your buddy’s personal report up-to-date through regular
interviewing (especially after big school events).
•Keep Ambassador record up-to-date.
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Organising special events
Writing reports
Support in the classroom
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Trips for short-term visitors
Support during special events
Tracking involvement
Tracking notes
- diary or log
Reporting
any issues to
teacher
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Badge wearers – high degree of trust and
responsibility
Leadership skills developed
Other students aspire to be ambassadors