CURIOSITY CONVENTION FEEDBACK

 Following  prize  giving  at  the  end  of  the  day,  both  Students  and  Teachers  were  asked  to  fill  out  a  very  simple  feedback  form.    There  were  57  Students  and  12  Teachers  at  the  event  and  a  total  of  51  forms  Student  forms  and  10  Teacher  forms  were  returned  with  apologies  from  one  school  as  the  were  leaving  in  a  hurry.  The  two  early  departing  teachers  gave  assurance  that  the  day  had  been  excellent.          

TEACHER  FEEDBACK:    

100%  thought  that  the  Convention  developed  and  enhanced  Student  skills  and  independence    100%  thought  that  the  students  were  engaged  in  the  challenge  throughout  the  day    100%  thought  that  the  collaborative  work  with  different  schools  was  the  best  part  of  the  day    “Witnessing  genuine  passion  for  learning  among  children  learning  together”    “Seeing  the  children  work  so  well  with  others”    “Seeing  the  children  work  so  well  together  with  others  –  great  engagement  and  commitment  from  all”      Several  teachers  also  commented  specifically  about  the  Challenges:    Q:  What  was  the  best  part  of  the  day  for  you?    A:  Seeing  the  challenges  prepared  by  other  schools  A:  The  children  presenting  the  work  they  had  prepared  before  the  Convention  A:    Students  really  enjoyed  the  presentations      

“It  was  an  astonishing  day,  the  children  had  an  absolutely  superb  time  and  have  benefitted  so  much  from  this  opportunity.  Curiosity  Club  has  broadened  their  horizons  and  shown  them  the  importance  of  transferable  skills”  

STUDENT  FEEDBACK    There  was  an  extremely  high  level  of  enjoyment  recorded  by  the  Students    98%  (all  except  one)  particularly  enjoyed  “Working  with  other  students  that  use  Curiosity”    “Because  it  makes  you  have  an  inspirational  life”  “Because  we  knew  what  we  had  to  do”  “We  made  new  friends”    The  key  figures  are:    

• 34  /  51  students  would  not  change  anything    

• 14  /  51  students  would  like  the  day  to  be  longer  or  have  more  students  involved    

• 3  /  51  students  wanted  more  choice  within  the  Convention  Challenge      Furthermore;  2  /  51  stated  they  wanted  to  be  more  confident  to  be  able  to  be  more  involved    2  /  51  wanted  to  work  more  with  their  friends      3  /  51  had  specific  suggestions  of  which  2  were  requesting  more  preparation  work  pre-­‐event.    1  /  51  thought  that  John  Gordon-­‐Reid  should  get  a  prize!      The  day  was  split  into  4  parts  and  the  students  were  asked  to  decide  which  they  enjoyed  most:    

• 22  chose  the  ‘Perfect  Performance’  challenge  and  presentation    

• 12  chose  the  ‘School  Submission’  static  display  challenge    

• 11  chose  the  Convention  challenge  –  ‘Make  It  and  Fake  It;  the  story  of  palm  oil”    

• 6  chose  ‘Bring  Your  Own’  –  an  opportunity  to  display  their  favourite  piece  of  work       From the Curiosity perspective; next time….

• A bigger room • A cooler room • Change the date - before Easter or well after exams