News ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ
24 August 2023
On Saturday, 19 August, Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ students competed in the Tournament of Minds (TOM) at La Trobe University, Bundoora campus. Our seven teams participated in the STEM Challenge, The Arts and Language Literature Challenge.
The teams had 10 minutes to present their Long-Term Challenge to an audience and panel of judges in the confined space of a three metre by three metre performance area. The teams also participated in a Spontaneous Challenge, which required them to think on their feet and work collaboratively as a team. There are many rules and requirements that teams need to follow to complete their Challenge.
We are proud of our Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ Team students and would like to congratulate them on their outstanding performance for our 4th Year TOM participation on Tournament Day. The experiences they had throughout preparing and presenting the Challenge on the day were stimulating, thought provoking and amazing. Our students were able to take the challenge and explore the possibilities of ideas which aim to develop them as problem solvers, communicators, thinkers and working collaboratively as a team. Students are also awarded with TOM certificates for their participation.
A huge appreciation to TOM parents who have been supportive, encouraging and providing their assistance in getting the students together on Tournament Day. Your presence, commitment and enthusiasm have made a huge impact in our students’ involvement in TOM.
We would also like to say A BIG THANK YOU to our Learning Enrichment Team: Ms Nausheen, Ms Amy, Ms Ayesha M., Ms Yessra, Ms Rishma, Ms Hajera, Ms Aliya and staff: Ms Sheerin, Mr Iszal, for facilitating our students and all staff who have been supporting us throughout the process of Tournament of Minds.
It has been a remarkable journey for Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ being part of Tournament of Minds this year which led to the success of the program.
BECS (Melbourne), Post DEd Primary (Melbourne), MEd (IB), (Melbourne), Cert in IE Feuerstein (FIE) – Std & Basic
Shahidah was a key staff member of Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ when it was first established in 2009. With her passion and enthusiasm, she hoped to be an effective and inspirational leader for Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ, a school that has the potential for providing opportunities for high academic achievement and personal growth for all of its student population.
Shahidah has accomplished 16 years of teaching and administrative experiences in a variety of school settings in Singapore and Australia. These opportunities have enabled her to develop strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills that have allowed her to cultivate a supportive learning environment at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ.
In a management role in Singapore as the Education Director of Al Khair Education Centre, Shahidah was involved in setting up the centre, and contributed to the successful planning, and management of curriculum program for 600 students aged 3-6 years. This experience also involved facilitating and supervising 35 staff to create a flourishing learning and working environment. From 2006 - 2008 she taught at Australian International Academy, which was her first introduction to the International Baccalaureate program and inspired her to further her studies in teaching.
Shahidah graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching. In 2013 she completed a Master of Education (International Baccalaureate), and is fully trained through the Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment Program in developing cognitive strategies in children.
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