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Lyndhurst Secondary College has dramatically increased student engagement, conectedness and retention by using innovative inquiry based learning practices in the year nine level. Students are encouraged to foster independent approaches to their studies that develop their personal learning skills. Students are eager to take part in inquiry based learning as it is a new approach that has not been used in their previous levels of schooling.
 * LYNDHURST SECONDARY COLLEGE**

The Year 9 Inquiry Centre is a purpose built centre to promote flexible and technology rich learning for Year 9 students.

Students work on a term by term themed approach. Time spent in the inquiry centre is divided into two in order to cover the curriculum covered in two areas; Real Thing and Personal Inquiry.
 * //__The Real Thing__//** incorporates integrated studies which uses hands on learning with an emphasis on team work and activities. It deals with real life issues and provides opportunity for student choice.


 * __//Personal Inquiry//__** includes science and humanities curriculum. Students generate their own research questions and manage their own learning journey to reach a conclusion, which culminates in a whole class or community exhibition.

Each unit of inquiry takes students through a framework that involve five steps: //Immersion Connection Teacher generated inquiry questions Student generated inquiry questions Sharing collective knowledge//


 * [[image:http://www.lyndhurst.vic.edu.au/Portals/0/DSC02150inqfront2.JPG height="192" align="center" caption="Inquiry Centre"]] ||
 * Inquiry Centre

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