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38 Swiss Club Road ● Singapore 288140 +65 6468 2117 ● [email protected] Singapore, 2 October 2019 Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Parentsforum – School year 2019/2020 – Date and Time September 9, 2019, 8.30 – 11.00 am Swiss Club, Rifle Lounge, Singapore Minutes written by Judith Ollig Participants Parents Beatric Heyneck-Maurer, Maria Luisa Artiles, Barbara Rodriguez, Sabine Kiyose-Angerer, Maren Dobbertin, Silke Wolter, Bianca Distler, Ying Zheng, Marisa Wrjaya, Coco Suat Choo Morena, Andrea Trindler, Jenny Neuse, Nina Witt, Anke Unger, Christin Kos, Vanessa Koller, Luciana Becker, Joelle Ericsson, Judith Ollig, Bonnie Haas, Marie Pan Participants School Markus Pallmann, Johannes Iten Topic Description Responsible Purpose, goals and tasks of the Parentsforum The Parentsforum • facilitates communication and understanding between parents, teachers and the school, thereby strengthening the positive learning environment • encourages co-operation between all involved parties at the school • supports the school in extracurricular offers (charity, events, Welcome Team, school uniforms, etc.) • supports the teachers at the school • aims at representing and promoting the interests of parents • presents the interests of all classes and grades • supports, helps and organizes events for the school and parents • forms working groups on topics such as events, parent talks, Welcome Team, charity, etc. • supports the school and teachers in class and school projects Presented by Beatric Heyneck- Maurer
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38SwissClubRoad●Singapore288140 +6564682117●[email protected]
Singapore,2October2019
Minutesofthe1stMeetingoftheParentsforum–Schoolyear2019/2020–
DateandTime September9,2019,8.30–11.00am
SwissClub,RifleLounge,SingaporeMinuteswrittenby JudithOlligParticipantsParents BeatricHeyneck-Maurer,MariaLuisaArtiles,Barbara
Rodriguez,SabineKiyose-Angerer,MarenDobbertin,SilkeWolter,BiancaDistler,YingZheng,MarisaWrjaya,CocoSuatChooMorena,AndreaTrindler,JennyNeuse,NinaWitt,AnkeUnger,ChristinKos,VanessaKoller,LucianaBecker,JoelleEricsson,JudithOllig,BonnieHaas,MariePan
ParticipantsSchool MarkusPallmann,JohannesItenTopic Description ResponsiblePurpose,goalsandtasksoftheParentsforum
TheParentsforum• facilitatescommunicationandunderstanding
betweenparents,teachersandtheschool,therebystrengtheningthepositivelearningenvironment
• encouragesco-operationbetweenallinvolvedpartiesattheschool
• supportstheschoolinextracurricularoffers(charity,events,WelcomeTeam,schooluniforms,etc.)
• supportstheteachersattheschool• aimsatrepresentingandpromotingthe
interestsofparents• presentstheinterestsofallclassesandgrades• supports,helpsandorganizeseventsforthe
schoolandparents• formsworkinggroupsontopicssuchas
events,parenttalks,WelcomeTeam,charity,etc.
• supportstheschoolandteachersinclassandschoolprojects
PresentedbyBeatricHeyneck-Maurer
38SwissClubRoad●Singapore288140 +6564682117●[email protected]
Overviewofevents,workgroupsandotheractivitiesorganizedorsupportedbytheParentsforum/-board
FamilyDay,Fleamarket/CharityEvent,Parents’Talks,AppreciationLunch,TeachersDay,FruitCuttingSportsDay,WelcomeCommittee,Carnival,Mothers’DayFlowerWorkshop,FocusGroupsonvarioustopics
PresentedbyJudithOllig
GeneraloverviewoftheworkoftheParentsforumandParentsboard
Parentsforum• Isopentoallparents,notonlyclass
representatives• Meets4xperyear• Engagesinorganizingevents• Engagesinworkgroupsonjointlydefined
topics• RotatingassignmentsParentsboard• Consistof3-4memberselectedbythe
Parentsforum• Meets4xperyear• CollectsinputfromtheParentsforum• Definesprojects,events,workgroups,
calendarandassignsresponsibilities• Istheinterfacetoschoolmanagementand
committee• IsresponsibleforPettyCash
PresentedbyJudithOllig
Whatisnewre.theworkoftheParentsforum/-board?
NewasdecidedinthelastParentsforumMeeting(03.06.2019):• TheParentsforumisnowopentoallparents,
notonlyclassrepresentatives• FocusgroupswithintheParentsforumwill
workonjointlydefinedtopicsaimingattheimprovementandfurtherdevelopmentofschoollifeintheinterestoftheparents,students,teachers,managementandschoolcommittee
PresentedbyJudithOllig
38SwissClubRoad●Singapore288140 +6564682117●[email protected]
WhatdowewanttochangewithrespecttotheworkoftheParentsforum/-board?
ChangestheParentsboardwouldliketoproposetotheParentsforumare:• Parentsboard:sharedresponsibilitiesand
tasks,androtatingjobsinsteadofelectingaPresidentoftheBoard
• Charity:Focusallcharityeffortsononeevent-theFleaMarket,additionallypermanentdonationspossiblewithDonationBoxplacedattheSSiSreceptionandatallevents(forfurtherdetailsre.CharityseeSchoolwebpage)
• AppreciationLunch:Organizinga“Potluck”attheschoolinsteadofholdingtheAppreciationLunchattheSwissClub.Thusno“AppreciationFund”neededanymore,i.e.nocollectionof5SGDeveryschoolyearfromallparents
PresentedbyJudithOlligAllthreeproposalswereapprovedbytheparticipants
Dates/assignmentofeventsandprojects
FamilyDay,12.10.2019,2–6pm,LabradorPark(detailswillfollow)
JennyNeuse,ChristinKos,SabineKiyose-Angerer,JudithOllig
WelcomeCoffeeMorning,12.02.2020,SwissClub AnkeUngerLucianeBecker
Carnival,22.02.2020,SwissSchool NinaWitt,SabineKiyose-Angerer,MariePan
AppreciationLunch,22.04.2020,SwissSchool CocoSuatChooMorena,AnkeUnger
Mothers’DayFlowerWorkshop,09.05.2020,SwissSchool
RahelPallmann
FleaMarket/CharityEvent,16.05.2020,SwissSchool
BarbaraRodrigues,MarisaWrjaya,MariaPan,BiancaDistler
FruitCuttingforSportsDay,20.05.2020(newdate!),SwissSchool
JennyNeuse
ParentsTalks,2–4talksperschoolyear,SwissSchool
ChristinKos,NinaWitt
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ElectionoftheParentsboardforthecurrentschoolyear
BeatricHeyneck-Maurerwillleavetheboard.Upforelectionare:• ChristinKos(memberoftheParentsboard
sinceschoolyear2018/19)• VanessaKoller(memberoftheParentsboard
sinceschoolyear2018/19)• JudithOllig(memberoftheParentsboard
sinceschoolyear2018/19)• JennyNeuse(new)• SabineKiyose-Angerer(new)
PresentedbyBeatricHeyneckElectedbyallparticipants
InformationSSiS Parentseveningsalltookplace.Therewasingeneralaverygoodatmosphereanditwasagoodstartofthenewschoolyear.TheSportsDayneededtobeshiftedfromSept.8,2019toMay20,2020duetodifferentreasons,e.g.theOktoberfest.Asalreadycommunicatedbye-mailtoallparents,thecontractsofMarkusandJohannesareendingin2020.TheybothdecidedtoleavetheSSiSnextyear.Itisagoodmomenttohandovertoanewmanagementteam.TheSSiSisingoodshapewithrisingstudentnumbers.Possiblecandidateswillbevisitingtheschoolinthenextmonths.Therewillbeearlycommunicationandanopenprocesstoavoidspreadingofrumors.Ifthereareanyquestions,allparentsarewelcometocontactJohannesorMarkusdirectly.
PresentedbyJohannesItenandMarkusPallmann
FocusGroup“SchoolValues”
ThecurrentmissionstatementandvisionoftheSSiSwasdefined10yearsago.Manythingschangedsincethenandthereforeanupdateisnecessaryandwasalsorecommendedinthecourseofanexternalevaluationconductedin2018.ThereforetheschoolmanagementandschoolcommitteeoftheSSiSsetupaprojecttoredefinetheSchoolMission,VisionandValues.Inthecourseofthenextweeks/monthstheinputofallstakeholdersoftheschoolwillbecollected,i.e.students,parents,staff.ThereforetheschoolmanagementapproachedtheParentsforumtodefineschoolvaluesthatareimportantfromaparents’perspective.AllparentsarewelcometoapproachMarkusseparatelywithideasandinputonthistopic.
PresentedbyMarkusPallmann(forfurtherdetailsseetheattachedchart)
38SwissClubRoad●Singapore288140 +6564682117●[email protected]
TheParentsforumFocusGrouppreparedtheattendeesoftheParentsforumforaworkingsessionon“schoolvalues”.Thepurposeoftheworkingsessionistocollectideasfromparentsabouttheschoolvaluesasaninputforthelargerschoolwidevaluesproject.TheresultwillbehandedovertoMarkusPallmanninaseparatemeeting.TherewillbeareviewonNov.1,2019withanexternalconsultantwhereallschool-wideinputswillbeconsideredbytheSSiSprojectteam.NewschoolvalueswillbesharedduringthenextParentsforummtginNovember.
PresentedbyChristinKos(seesummaryofworkgroupsattached)
MISSIONInternalandexternalguidelines
Whatistheassignment/purposeofourschool?
VISIONDesirableidealimageDescribeswhatwewanttoachieveDirectionalcharacterWhatarewetryingtoachieve?
WhatweDOnow:PRINCIPLESDefinesvalues,basicprinciplesandwayof
implementationofvisionandmissionProvidestheframeworkforstrategyand
operationalaction
StrategyuYearGoalsuProjects
QualityReport Surveys
CodeofConduct
IntegrityandDignity
ManagementPrinciples
ParentsforumInputonValues-FromSeptember9thmeeting
SummaryNotes:
• Valuesneedtobelivedandbreathed(thereislotsofopportunitytointegratethemintoSSiS)• Theyneedtobefewandsuccinctsotheyareeasilyremembered• Allstakeholdersneedtoupholdvalues(parents,teachers,bushelpers,students,etc)
• Valuesshouldreflectouradvantagesanduniqueofferings:
- Lessdistraction,less“overloading”inanextremefastmoving,busyandcomplexworld- Smallandsafeplace->kidscanbemoreindependent,becausetheyknowtheschoolarea
verywell,nofeartogetlostforthesmallerones- Personalrelationships->everyoneknowseveryone- Lessbureaucracy,shortdecisionpaths,fastreactiontime- Small,butinternationalcommunity- Kidscanbesupportedindividually
• Parentsseelotsofgoodexamplesofvaluesintheschool,andyetitisnotconsistent.o e.g.summernightrecycletheme,yetplasticisusedforservingluncho e.g.somechildrenwillcometogethertowelcomeanewstudent,yetbullyingisa
consistentproblem
• Concernsneedforeducationarounddigitization/grooming/mobbing,transparencyinschooldecisionmakingandcommunicationwithparentsaroundhardissuescameupconsistently
• Manysuggestions:createacultureoftrust,formalcommunicationchannelwithdatabaseddecision-making,accommodatedifferences/findbalancewiththeSwisswayandtheinternationalway
SpecificValues
• Community-build-onourclose-knit,inclusivecommunityoflearning• Respect-respectourdifferences,individualsandthecommunity• Excellence-committobeinganddoingourbest• Sustainability/Environment-beinnatureandintegrateenvironmentaleducationinto
curriculumandschoollife• Healthandself-care–knowinghowtocareforourselvesandtakingresponsibilitytodoso• Joy-lovelearning• Curiosity-createanopenenvironmentthatfostersinquiry• Future-FitContributors-preparestudentswithskillstobepositivechange-makersinourword
ValuesWorkingGroup1
Value Negativeexample StatusquoandfurtherideasWelcomingCulture Newparentsarebeingwelcomedbythe
parent’scommunityNewstudentsarebeingwelcomedandintegratedquicklybytheirclassmatesàcontinue,keepencouraging
Exposuretonature/environment
NotenoughtimeoutsideNotenoughappreciationofourenvironmentandhowtoprotectit
ClassoutingstoNatureReserveMenschuUmweltlessonsinthenaturesometimes“HikingDay”or“JungleDay”insteadofSportsday
Respect Bullying Keepencouragingstudentsofrespectfultreatmentofeachother,teachers,staff,building,groundsetc.aspartofdailyschoollifeBringinexternalspeakertoaddressbullying,childgrooming
CloseknitSchoolCommunity
NotapproachableWallbetweenschoolandparents
Verycloseknitandopencommunitybetweenmanagement,teachers,parents,students.Everybodyisequallyapproachable.Fosterandcontinuethisimmensevalue
ValuesWorkingGroup2
Value Negativeexample PositiveexampleCommunity Impersonal
AnonymousEventsinvolvethestudents,familiesandteachersLiveourvalues
Approachability “Parentsarenotourfriends”
OpendoorforteachersandadministratorsSchoolisapartofouridentityStudentswelcomestudents
GoodQuality/Fitforthefuture
KnowledgebasededucationOnlyonewaytolearn
StructureisclearInternationalstandardSkillfocusedManywaystolearnChildrenlearnfromoneanotherMixedclasses
Respect Bullying StrongpracticedlisteningskillsWedowhatwesaywewilldoAppreciatedifferencesTreatoneanotherfairly
ValuesWorkingGroup3
GeneralaspectsaboutSchoolValuesattheSwissSchool:
• Emphasizehowstudentsbenefitfromasmallschool:- Lessdistraction,less“overloading”inanextremefastmoving,busyandcomplexworld- Smallandsafeplace->kidscanbemoreindependent,becausetheyknowtheschoolarea
verywell,nofeartogetlostforthesmallerones- Personalrelationships->everyoneknowseveryone- Lessbureaucracy,shortdecisionpaths,fastreactiontime- Small,butinternationalcommunity- Kidscanbesupportedindividually
• SchoolSong:Schoolvaluesshouldbereflectedintheschoolsong,identitywiththeschool,kids
caneasilymemorizeit
• Schoolvaluesnotonlyatextontheschoolwebsite,butputintoactionandintegratedinschoollife
SpecificValues
Value Comments/Suggestions
Environment/Sustainability
Savingtheenvironmentshouldbecomeaschoolvalue.Butitshouldbeimplementedinthedailyschoollifeandatevents
e.g.zero-plasticapproachforschoolevents(lastsummernighteventunderthemottoofpollutionoftheoceans,wherethekidsmenuwasservedwithdisposabletableware)
e.g.takepartororganizebeachcleaningevents
Mittagstisch:toomuchleftover->wasteoffood->re-calculatefoodaccordingtodemandmoreregular
Individual Schoolshouldpreparekidsforlife
Notonlyacademiceducation,butinafastmovingworldalsodevelopandencouragelifeskillsliketheabilitytoconcentrate&focus,creativity,self-drivenness,theabilitytocopewithchange&uncertainty,curiosity,passion,persistence,…
E.g.broadenofferofECAsbyMeditation,Yoga,creativeclasses
E.g.integrateyogaintoregularsportsclasses
Community/Society Whatcanwegivebacktothecommunity/society?
Charityshouldmoveupfromaparent’sprojecttobeoneoftheschoolvalues
Notonlytheowncareermatters,butsupportingunder-privilegedpeopleisaresponsibilityforeveryoneinsociety
Involvementofstudentsincharitableprojects/activities,e.g.organizingcharityruns
Digitalworld Embracetheadvantagesthatthedigitalworldhastoofferandintegrateitintotheeducation/stayup-to-date,butalsoasaschoolsetboundariesandeducatekidshowtoresponsiblyuseit
E.g.strictrulesfortheusageofsmartphonesattheschoolandduringtheschoolbreaks
ValuesWorkingGroup4
Value Comments/Description
Communication Createaforum/communicationchanneltoincludeallstakeholderswhenachangeinpolicyisbeingconsideredandtoagreeonthebenefitsonfuturechangesthataffectanyofthefamiliesoftheschoolcommunity.Allareasincludingsafety,sizeofclassroom,mixedclassesetc.Createaplanforthelengthofthenewpolicy(iftrial)andprovidedatabasedfeedbackonhowthenewpolicyisworking.-Digitizeandprovidecontinuousassessmentofeachstudenttosupportlearning
Partnership Parents,teachers,studentsandschoolcommittee:CreateacultureofTrust,equalityandmutualrespectbetweenallstakeholderstakingintoaccountdiversityoffamiliesandtheirneeds,RespectofdifferenceculturesEducationalfocusmustincludeskillsofthefutureforchildren,addressmobbing,studentsowninterests
Transparency Createacultureoftransparencywherefeedbackisshared(positiveandnegative)andbereadytoremoveoldpoliciesthatareold(i.e.whenparentsareunhappyaboutthecurrentlunchservice,anewcontractshouldbeputupfor-renegotiation)andintegratenewpoliciesthatimprovethequalityofeducation,wellbeingandsafetyofchildren
EnvironmentalFocus IntegrateEnvironmentalEducationandresponsibilityintotheeverydayfunctioningoftheschool
