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Principal shadows a student for a day

David Noble, Principal of Australian Christian College Hobart, dressed in school uniform, jumped on the bus and headed to ‘school’ for a full day of classes - from getting in trouble for having his phone out in class, feeling old while sitting cross legged on the floor, and getting involved in the classroom experience as a student again.

<p>Australian Christian College &lpar;ACC&rpar; Hobart is participating in the international Shadow a Student Challenge&comma; where principals and teachers from around the world are invited to spend a day shadowing the activities of a school student&period; ACC Hobart principal David Noble will be shadowing year 7 student Lennon Jones on Wednesday&comma; 2 June&comma; 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>I’m looking forward to connecting with the students&comma; teachers and curriculum from a perspective I’m otherwise removed from&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m hoping the challenge will reiterate that the way in which we’re operating is achieving an engaged community where students are well known&comma; well loved and well taught&period; I’m particularly interested in gaining insights into the unique blended classroom experience we offer&comma; as it’s something that is proving successful with our academic engagement but is a different approach to what I personally experienced in high school&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m also looking forward to the insight the experience will no doubt provide&comma; to better our students’ school experience&semi; something we believe should continually be assessed&comma;” says Principal Noble&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Shadow a Student Challenge is part of an initiative called School Retool&comma; a professional development fellowship that helps school leaders redesign their school cultures&period; The challenge follows four key steps&colon; prepare&comma; shadow&comma; reflect and act&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m looking forward to uncovering elements of the student experience that may otherwise go unnoticed such as student sentiment on particular issues&comma; which subjects arouse interest in the classroom&comma; and how students are interacting with one another and the teachers&comma;” says Principal Noble&period; Following the experience&comma; Principal Noble will be reflecting on the day to find opportunities for improvement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At ACC Hobart we’re always looking for ways to better the student experience and fundamentally make our local and greater community a better place&period; The Shadow a Student Challenge is one of the many tools I&&num;8217&semi;ll use throughout this school year to better understand&comma; engage and inspire our students&comma;” says Principal Noble&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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