Although remote learning wasn't for everyone, it did present a wonderful opportunity to reimagine how learning could be.

Feedback from lockdown indicated that many students liked the flexibility of remote learning. Students enjoyed the ability to structure their own learning and work on subjects for as long as it suited them. This has led to some deeper thinking about creating more opportunities for students to have greater choice in their learning and the opportunity to work more independently. Could a class with aspects of remote leaning provide students with deeper learning experiences beyond the classroom and school timetable?

One of the Kāhui Ako's Future Focused Learning projects is to develop and teach senior courses with significant remote learning components in 2021. Year 13 History and Year 13 Impact Project were chosen as the courses best suited for aspects of remote learning as students could clearly benefit from opportunities to learn remotely. As well as weekly lessons at school, students will learn in the community from local experts, use community resources which do not exist at school, and learn from locations other than at school. Self-regulating, thinking critically and collaborating with others beyond school are important skills for all students, particularly Year 13 students who are about to embark on new careers or higher education study. This remote learning pilot trial will occur in 2021 and findings will be shared with all teachers within the Kāhui Ako.