"An overview of how the implementation of the Inquiry Process has gone at Oroua Downs School."

The inquiry process has had a significant schoolwide impact on the way our students are learning, how our teachers are teaching (or as is the case with inquiry, more a role of facilitation), and how we now go about organising classroom programmes. Gone are the days where a narrow topic of focus is chosen and adhered to stringently with no input (or interest at times) from our students. Now an overarching and broad topic is chosen that allows all in sundry to explore different tangents, and also gives the opportunity for individuals to find answers to questions that are pertinent to the individual.
Here at Oroua Downs School, Tanya Zander took on the role of facilitating the immersion of the inquiry processes with regards to school practice and staff development and it has gone exceedingly well. Children are becoming familiar with the processes to the point where they are becoming second nature and our teaching staff have willingly made alterations to accomodate the new style of teaching that inquiry demands.
We are still 'learning on the job' so to speak with regards to the 'perfect' inquiry approach, but through blogging and professional discussion between staff members, we are gradually fine tuning our practices and they are becoming more and more effective.