ALPS
Mrs S Gynn (Head of Alps)
This is a cutting edge area of education now being taught within year 7. This course is significantly different to any other class environment. This new pioneering programme is presented to students at Witchford Village College and is covered in the whole of their first year. But what is it all about ?
This course entails focusing students into becoming super learners. They are provided with theories, information and tasks to aid in their understanding of how to achieve their potential throughout their schooling. Primarily in the first stages this is completed by students identifying their preferred learning style - looking at how they learn, why they learn and act or behave in a specific manner. In addition there are significant other areas covered during the year to ensure our students achieve their highest potential, including
- Understanding how the brain works and ensuring it is kept active through brain gym
- Memory techniques
- Relaxation to help in learning
- How nutrition can influence learning
- How the drinking of water stimulates the brain
- Organisation and independent learning
- Working to music
- Using toys to aid in the learning experience
- Identifying aromatherapy smells to aid in relaxation and learning.