What are we reflecting on?
- Understanding the purpose, outcomes and benefits of reflection.
- Deciding what we want to focus on and who could be involved.
- Co-constructing a plan for reflection and identifying key tools, support and roles.
Enviroschools Holistic Reflection is an opportunity to use the lens of our kaupapa (Enviroschools Guiding Principles and holistic Whole School/ Centre Approach (4 key areas) to ask, listen, understand and share your journey so far.
Understanding the Enviroschools ALC, Guiding Principles and Whole Enviroschools Approach helps effective, participatory Holistic Reflection. The kaupapa may be intuitive/ woven into the culture and language of the Enviroschool community, or an understanding may need to be built or revisited because of the dynamics of the school/ centre/ community. The consideration of the depth and breadth of the kaupapa will be an integral part of on-going journey of the centre or school. The Holistic Reflection Process is an opportunity to engage with, and to explore more deeply, aspects of the kaupapa in relation to learning and action.
Suggested activities and tools that support this part of the process include:
- Enviroschools Holistic Reflection Process Overview
- Enviroschools Holistic Reflection Overview Graphic
- School Facilitator and Kaiako Holistic Reflection recommended process tracking template_2024
- ECE Kaiako Holistic Reflection process – a template and recommended process for teachers in ece
- ECE Facilitator Holistic Reflection recommended process tracking template