PE Teachers Collaboration: Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Batam and Chatsworth International School - Orchard Campus

Objectives of the visit:

• broaden our knowledge about PE learning,

• observe the processes of sports learning methods at the Chatsworth International School, and

• have a look at the sports facilities and equipment at the Chatsworth International School.

During this visit, we were very grateful to Sekolah Global Indo-Asia because we were sent to Singapore Chatsworth International School. We got a lot of new knowledge there, especially about the IB curriculum. We met with PE Teacher, Mr. Mathew Jones, and he was a former rugby player from the UK. When we first met our discussion about PE learning, he was a friendly and kind person, he wanted to share his experience as a PE teacher, and after recounting his experience as a PE teacher he shared the lesson plan and also the assessment in PE learning. He elaborated on how he implemented the concept of learning and the assessment in PE as well.

Our school visit to Chatsworth International School, Singapore was a privileged experience for us. The school was warmly welcome, they gave us a tour and got a chance to visit mostly the classes and so the facilities. Mr. Mat who is the PE teacher showed us the Gym and the PE equipment as well. All the equipment, he was shown is appropriate for safety and easy to use.

We couldn’t be thankful enough because Mr. Mat allowed us to witness one of his PE classes on that day. He explored how the implementation of knowledge he had shared towards his students during PE class took place. He even introduced us to his students and had a Q/A conversation. We amazed to see how the students were super enthusiastic and were able to share ideas and knowledge. The students didn't only enjoy the physic activity but they understood the concept and were able to apply what they learned.

Knowledge without action is meaningless. The visit was meaningful for us that it affects our teaching and learning approach and improving our assessment in our PE class. We don’t merely give a lesson about physical activity but more understanding of the concept of learning. Students have to know the concept and apply ATL skills in order to achieve better goals.