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Ashlee (leader), Issy, Lita, Divya, Gemma, Alex and Alice for more information please visit our website: http://awaddiocesan.wikispaces.com/ in our discussions we have our diaries.
 * AWADD (Around the World A****rchitect Design Diocesan)**

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 This is where the new school is going to be made. We are designing the school with facilities, buildings and other necessary things. The school is giong to be built on an old quarry site, situated in Mount Wellington.


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**__EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES:__**
Cell phones are increasing immensely as the population are communicating to other people more by using cell phones an average working persons day uses a cell phone at least 10 times a day it is coming into a daily part of a normal person’s life. People are relying more on cell phones. Some phones today are more advanced as they are making phones that can connect to the internet and with GSP and other net works. They are now more advanced as they are up to 1000 tools and programs from off flash card applications. Nearly every student carries a mobile phone. People can learn txt language which decreases your proper English language. The personal web is a made-up term used to represent a collection of technologies that give people the ability to reorganise, create and manage online content rather than just viewing it. Some examples of personal webs are; smARThistory- is an edited online art history rescores to enhance or replace traditional art history texts. SmART history brings together podcasts, video clips, images, links to other rescores and commentary. Another example of a personal web is etwinning. This website provides an easy way for European schools to collaborate, define projects, have online working spaces and collect all of their needed resources in one spot. The schools from partnerships with schools in other countries around shared projects. The reason for creating this is that selecting valuable material can be time consuming and frustrating because there are so many rescores’ available on every single topic imaginable (not all of which is even useful) on the internet. Teachers are beginning to see how they could create online spaces for their classes with just the relevant information that students need to learn about a particular topic. The tools that could be used to customise a personal web may include tools, widgets, micro-blogging, blogging tools and tagging. The personal web will be used in our school by our teachers to help the students pick and use the right information from the World Wide Web. There is so much information out there and primary and intermediate levels will find it hard to select the right information needed and this is where the personal web comes in.
 * Mobiles;**
 * Personal web;**

Online communication tool are used to communicate with other people. Online communication tools are slowly coming into schools. Some schools are now accepting online messaging; they are accepting the fact that online messaging actually may help students during class. Some examples of online communication tools are Beebo, MSN and Skype. Some schools are starting to use Skype. Online Communicating tools are great new technology to be put into schools. Cloud computing is computing resources that hold a large amount of information. They provide students and teachers with a low cost product that students can use to present information and share work with each other and their teachers. Students can use cloud based websites such as splashup.com and jaycut.com which they can use to edit photos and videos that they can then use in presentations. It is very easy for students and teachers to share information with each other using cloud computing. Students can use cloud based software tools such as email and word processing to share and present information. Teachers can use applications such as youtube to show students different videos. These products are easily and cheaply available do it will be easy for the school to use these products. Cloud computing can help students and teachers to work, learn, communicate and collaborate. Browser based applications are accessible for a variety of computers so you can use these tools anywhere the internet can be accessed.
 * Online communication tools;**
 * Cloud computing;**
 * Smart objects;**

A smart object is simply physical objects that include a unique identifier that can track information about the object. There are a number of technologies that support smart objects e.g. radio frequency identification tags, Quick response codes, and smartcards which are just some. Smart objects can be used to digitally manage physical things, to track them throughout their lifespan, and to annotate them with. This is beginning to change as manufacturers create user-friendly systems for tagging, scanning, and programming smart objects. Collaborative Environments are online virtual workspaces. They are designed to be easy to work with. They allow teachers and students to put work on online websites some Examples of this is wiki, blogs and swift. These are for every subject These allow teachers to quickly put work, homework and research information online so students can access it. This helps students keep informed about their school work. They also allow students connect with others outside the class. Collaborative Environments also help students work with peers and groups. For example teachers can join peers and groups and respond to questions and give help if needed. **Sketchup design**
 * Collaborative environments;**

Our design includes;

 * solar panel heating for our pool
 * twelve classrooms
 * eight Art classrooms (used for Hard Technology for the years 7-8 aswell.)
 * A vegetable garden
 * worm farms
 * outdoor classrooms
 * a fund-raised pool
 * two netball courts
 * a field (rugby field)
 * A hall
 * A sportscentre and changing rooms
 * Principals office
 * school office
 * Sick bay
 * Interview room
 * Staff lounge and staff toilets
 * A playground and sand pit
 * Trees for shade
 * A shelter
 * Sapce for the extra eleven classrooms
 * A car park
 * Lifts/stairs
 * Computer rooms
 * Library
 * Cafeteria
 * Lounge
 * Storage
 * worm farms


 * __Brainstorms:__**

**__How is the special character of the area catered for in your plan?__** · We are having a large playgroup for the community to use · Community school Include people in the community so they also use the school and if you include them with the school they will treasure the school, it’s would be their own. · The school is for the community because the houses are small or have no lawn, so the people will come to the school to play instead.

· Online communication Tools- programs like Skype will allow online video conferencing. Programs like these are a distraction to students though. · Mobiles-Mobiles are becoming more and more advanced. With 3G and internet becoming available on our mobiles. They are good for students to have to communicate with each other from far away or only a few blocks away from each other but there have to be some rules in the school although there could be thieves in the school. · Collaborative Environment- This is shared environments like Google Docs and Wiki which are social network sites. Some teachers use collaborative environments to manage their classrooms. · Cloud Computing- Includes disk storage and computing cycles. There are three types of services associated with cloud. · Personal Web- Is a trend that was introduced. It has personalized start pages. Students can create personal web based environments to support their social and academic activities. · Smart Objects- Any physical object that includes a unique identification that can track information about the object.
 * __How will new technologies as described in the Horizon Report of 2009 affect the learning opportunities offered?__**

· The community may come to school functions · Fundraisers · The community will be watching the school grow and be built. · Money donations <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· People from around the community may become teachers <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· A lot of children will be attending the school <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· There will be lots of parents in the community with children who will be at the school. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The parents will drop off their children or even make a walking school bus to school which can be like a school thing. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· School trips will take place within the community.
 * __How will the community be involved with the school?__**

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Welcome- if it is not welcoming the children will feel scared. It should be colourful, fun and inviting so children want to learn. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Interesting- to keep the student interested in their work. To keep them feeling proud of their classroom. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· It is it disabled friendly. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Safe- If the students don’t feel safe they won’t be happy. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Questions- the children should have a say in what they want it to look like because that may make them want to learn. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Colourful- Young children will find their learning environment more interesting.
 * __What should the learning environment look like and why?__**

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Drama- Children enjoy taking drama classes so they can interact with other children. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Languages (years 7-8)- They are interesting, it will open your mind up to different ways you think and if you plan 2 travel it will be handy. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ICT- It is a big part of our life (computers). <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Music- Because it may be something you are skilled at and others may discover that they like music. Little children love music and jingles and rhymes. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Technology- Boys particularly like hard tech and girls would learn to sew (years 7-8). <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Art- Little children particularly like to get messy, they like exploring. It’s just a fun part of learning. Elder children also like to paint but it can be something specific like portrait painting. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Maths, English, Social Studies, Science- They are compulsory.
 * __What subjects should be taught and why?__**


 * __School Crest__**

This is the Mount Wellington Quarry School Crest.It is the shape of a shield. The red stands for a loving, caring and inviting environment/school. The white stands for peace. The hill stands for Mount Wellington. The school motto is We Enter We learn We Achieve. Around the crest the motto is written in Maori which is Kia Kuhu Matou, Kia Ako matou, Kia Tutuki Ai.


 * __School Uniform__**