Concept Based Inquiry

The other day I was on the phone with my parents and they made a confession to me of sorts. They were talking about their holiday last year into central and northern Australia. They said that before they went they hadn’t given much thought to Aboriginal culture: considered it a little boring and a bit basic. During their holiday they went on a few different tours that changed their minds dramatically, one specifically that looked at the meaning behind traditional dance and art. “It was fascinating,” they said, “and our whole thinking has shifted from ignorance to respect.”

At the end of this calendar year, a group of teachers from ISH participated in an amazing 6-week course with Rachel French and Carla Marshall on Concept-Based Inquiry in Action. The structure of the course followed their book of the same name, supported by recorded videos of the authors and others of classroom practice from around the world.