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ICWA

ANNUAL REPORT
Persian Language School WA
Fiscal Year 2018–2019

1.  General

From 1st July 2018 until 30th June 2019, the operation of Persian Language School was smooth and overall quality and quantity of the education program improved. Average of 25 students in children class and 15 learners in adult classes attended per term. We had more children students attended the school during the first semester of 2019 and from second term of 2019 there are 36 students in children class, who are learning in four study groups.

2.  Management

-      Organizing several meetings to discuss improvement areas in educational and management parts with Saadi foundation, OMI and school review team.
-        Regular school team meetings for the highest effective collaborating.
-        Creating new plans and programs to develop quality of educational level.
-        Arrangement of teachers’ participation, in OMI/AIM development program workshops.
-        Arrangement of End of School Year Celebration on December 2018.
-        Providing gifts for teachers and students.
-        Purchasing new equipment such as laptop, tablet and learning aid staffs.
-        Continue revising process to improve dynamic classes with the higher level of learning
-        Applying for OMI perCapita for the school.
-        Organizing new archives and file recordings.
-       Order, purchase and importing new books for the new program in accordance to the school agreements with Saadi foundation.
-         Reviewing/Updating teachers and education aids contracts.
-         New employments to improve teaching quality.
-         Contacting multiple schools trying to find/lease a new venue for Persian Language School, to allow further growth of school activities.
-       Registering PLSWA in OMI’s PIP program and submitting the first stage of standard levels in PIP, to move to the second level of registration.
-         Organizing online courses for teachers run by Saadi Foundation during the school holiday
-         Set up the new telegram channel for school review team for the further meetings and other collaborating and news
-      Initiating some changes in school charter to improve the efficiency and to include the changes in curriculum.
-          Introducing new Persian language tutoring program to serve more learners.
-          Submitting application for Community Language Teacher Award 2019.

3.  Curriculum and Program Planning

(1)   Collaborating with Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI), for further professional development of school, including educational improvement such as running the dynamic classes for children, leadership and more, by registering in “Pathway Improvement Program (PIP)”. PIP provides community language schools with tools to assas their effectiveness and progress towards best practice in the management and delivery of community language learning, with the final stage being that our school to be recognised to teach ATAR courses.
(2)   Based on the MoU signed between Persian Language School WA and Iran’s Saadi Foundation on November 2018, the Persian Language School WA in collaboration with the foundation uses the educational sources, teaching methods and standards developed by the foundation (and top ranked in Persian Language Teaching) in its courses, since Term One 2019.

4.  Professional Development

Principal and teachers of Persian Language School WA, are highly qualified professionals with years of experience in teaching Persian language. During the past year they have strengthened their knowledge and skills, and increased their competency and effectiveness through participation in a series of “Community Language Professional Development”, training and workshops provided by Office of Multicultural Interest & Australian Institute of Management WA.

5.  External Relation

Representatives of Persian Language School WA, participated at the Community Languages Teacher Award, by the invitation of On behalf of Hon Paul Papalia CSC MLA, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, and Ethnic Schools Association of WA; on 28 Nov 2018. 

6.  Events

End of School Year Celebration on 8th Dec 2018, was a great event in particular with the Alphabet Awards to the biggest group of children who has completed Persian Alphabets and able to read and write preliminary.

7.  Social Media

Three PLSWA telegram channels, one for adult learners, one for parents of children students and one for school teachers has been used and maintained during the year, and showed to be a great platform for communication with adult learners, parents of children students and school team.

Yours sincerely
Maryam Hosseini
Principal
Persian Language School WA

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