Taste+of+St+John's+Day+-+2013

Returns recieved from Nick Freeman, Jane N,Dwi,Paul Blake,Chris O, Jason Pearson, Dave Sullivan, Ed Breen Question 1
 * What strengths?**
 * Great for using our students. year 13s really step up. (Build the service element).
 * //Great way for boys to see us. Good role modelling by our Prefects and Ambassadors.//
 * Day was run well. Ambassadors did well considering their limited preparation.
 * Haka /Powhiri displays school pride. Year 8's looked on in Awe.
 * Student involvement.
 * The Music department LOL
 * A variety of activities
 * The positive pride demonstrated by our own students.
 * //it was easy for the Year 8 to relate to ambassadors. Good interaction from teachers and prefects to attend SJC//
 * Really great Day.
 * They got to see most areas of the school
 * Good demonstration of student leadership
 * Good involvement from Teachers and students. Some HOD's were more co operative than others.
 * Positive experience with the kids liking the geography activities and video.
 * Helpers interacted positively.
 * //Plenty of year 8's turned up.//


 * What weakness?**
 * No wood tech, No Teo Reo, No Economics, No English, No Re, No Maths,
 * Feedback from some that the PE tasters were not that good.
 * Better organisation beforehand. **A pre - taster meeting**
 * How do we managed
 * This year missed the Wood tech
 * It is an unrealistic picture of the college?
 * It is a fake day really. Most kids would be bored if we showed them a real day. I do agree. If those young chaps would experience the daily routine of st John's College, they might leave with a different impression. Is it really a taste of St John's Day or a promotional day?????
 * Short Time frame. Would be good to get some more hands on stuff for the year 8's.
 * Would like to see the timing of this closer to the Open Day to create a closer flow on effect.
 * Limited preparation time for Ambassadors.
 * Limited technology used in rotations.
 * Late start meant that the timetabling of the Gym was not what was planned for.
 * Powhiri may have been a little intimidating.
 * More Teacher participation at Powhiri so it displays Unity. Extend teachers' involvement beyond Powhiri. Teachers are also part of the package.
 * Lack of detail to year 8 students. They leave with no memorabilia; Caps, Badges.
 * Absolutely nothing. Are we really blind to say "Nothing"? **How do we want to sell our selves? Where is the role of the special character of the school?**
 * Absence of many subject areas.
 * **What is the objective, is this clear?**
 * The start of the Day Time but it was worked around.
 * //Year 8 did not see how we run it here or how a normal day goes.//
 * Starting on time. Was the Bus late?


 * Recommendations**
 * Start on time
 * I think it is the Right time of the year. we had boys from 17 different schools. It would be good to get staff out to those schools.
 * Needs to be planned in a better time frame and structure to promote SJC. **How do we want to promote SJC as a brand?**
 * Year 8's need to be prepared for Powhiri eg Speaker/ waiata send words to participating schools.
 * Have some measurable outcomes from the day. E.g. possible a Year 8 evaluation. I prefer to have a pre-visit survey of all feeder schools about their students' expectation of St John's College.
 * Sessions that cover more subject at St John's.
 * It needs to represent all of what SJC is about.
 * //Better Sports Stations, they were a bit too stretched out and needed to be slightly more intense. Especially Hula Hoop games.// We need to think outside the box. How do HULA HOOP games embody ST Johns College's values and Brand.
 * More Variety to stations eg Maths English, wood tech etc. as these are big parts of the school.
 * More History of the school, maybe a cool event for all the Year eight to participate in.
 * It would to be good to keep a record of thing like numbers.
 * What were lunch numbers, Food quantities etc 200 sausages,Bread etc
 * Needed two BBQ's check gas etc
 * We need to start thinking strategically about how we will brand our selves to our community.
 * More usage of technology mediums and games.
 * We need to get those in the classes with the Year 9 students to have a feeling for the way classes are run.
 * I believe that we need to step back a moment, set our strategy to reflect the SJC Brand. Based on this strategy, activities are chosen to fulfill such a vision.
 * (Maybe a thematic day of mixed - subject teaching and Sport).