All teachers have regular meetings in groups according to the subject they teach. The departments have a meeting at the beginning of the year, to present their programs and study plans for the year.
These are the following departments:
- ITALIAN AND HISTORY
- LANGUAGES (ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH)
- GEOGRAPHY
- BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
- IT AND COMPUTER STUDIES
- BUSINESS STUDIES
- LAW
- PHISICAL EDUCATION
- RELIGION (not compulsory)
Other teachers meetings are:
- CONSIGLIO DI CLASSE: At he beginning and at the end of each term, teachers of each single class meet to discuss about problems, proposals (school trips) projects, but also to evaluate students.
- COLLEGIO DEI DOCENTI: All 108 teachers of the school gather in the school hall or auditorium and discuss the main matters related to the school itself. This year it has approved 2 cultural exchanges with China and New Zealand. Both exchanges will last 3 years.
Rationale: in order to widen our students’ mind and raise their awareness of being citizens of the world. A first delegation of Italian students from the tourism course will be visiting New Zealand in February 2009. They will be accommodated in families and will attend lessons together with their “classmates” in Waihi College, dealing with classes and activities related to the main topics of the tourism industry. Their delegation from Waihi College will be visiting us within the end of 2009, with the same duties.
- CONSIGLIO DI ISTITUTO: Twice years only administrative staff, one teacher, one parent, one student and one representative of ATA staff (school janitors).
- PARENT/ TEACHER MEETINGS: Three meetings a years, to talk about students’ achievements in all subject, in order to inform their families.
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