STAFF BONDING AND ENGAGEMENT

Staff are key to student learning. Since the school’s inception, staff bonding, learning and development have been crucial for staff engagement. In Woodlands Secondary, we take staff learning seriously so that they can innovate, inspire and engage students as form teachers, subject and CCA teachers. In the earlier years, staff contributions to school improvements were through Work Improvement Teams (WITs) and suggestion schemes. Currently, we have the Professional Learning Communities to innovate lessons and the learning fests to celebrate learning.

Learning Fests conceived and implemented twice a year encourage innovation, development of lesson ideas and forge relationships among staff. There is greater camaraderie among the teaching and nonteaching staff. Staff also hone new skills such as culinary, archery and artistic skills. Team building and bonding activities also include fower arrangement, soap making and culinary skills. Latest trends such pokemon are also included to create lesson designs.

The innovative ideas have been affrmed at Ministry of Education’s Innergy Awards’ Competitions. The various photographs demonstrate the exuberant and engaging staff bonding activities, workshops and learning fests over the years.