Appreciative Inquiry

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Appreciative Inquiry
Leo Su
Qifan Sui

• Picking Out the Good Apples

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Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Our results
• 3. Dream for the Future

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Introduction

• What is appreciative inquiry?
• Why is it important?
• What we did.

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What is Appreciative Inquiry?

• It is recognizing positive things we do
• It is based on strengths rather than weaknesses
• It is about what is possible rather than what is
  not

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Why is it important?

• In Appreciative Inquiry we do more of what
  works less of what doesnt
• Encourages us positively by telling us what we
  do right rather than what we do wrong

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What We Did

• Last year The peer counselling mini interviewed
  100 people at the school to find out what they
  liked
• This year We evaluate the results, find common
  positive themes in the interviews, and, from
  this, find ways to further improve the school

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Our Results!

• We have found many positive things about our
  school in these areas
• Teachers
• Students
• Facility
• Programs and Extracurricular

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Teachers

• Teachers know students well and are encouraging
• Students can always ask teachers for help without
  feeling self-conscious
• Students can get individual attention

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Teachers

• We have interesting teachers
• Our teachers have diverse personalities
• Classes are not all the same
• Student can use different learning styles
• Variety of learning environments
• Many of our teachers are humorous
• This helps make classes more exciting and fun to
  attend

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Students

• Students know each other well
• There are close student-student, student-teacher,
  and teacher-teacher relationships
• At school, students dont feel intimidated

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Facility

• Our school is bordered by a forest
• Very rare environment that gives a peaceful
  feeling and is separated from the city
• Our school is small
• Allows students and teachers to all know each
  other
• There are no bells
• Less hustle between classes, more relaxed

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Programs and Extracurricular

• A diversity of programs
• Strategies Program
• Students with challenges can get specialized help
• Enriched Programs
• Gives students challenges
• Motivates students

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Programs and Extracurricular

• Clubs
• We have many different clubs
• Organized by students
• Creates fun for the students
• Gives opportunities to make friends

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Programs and Extracurricular

• Teams
• The sports teams at U-Hill encourage physical
  fitness
• Sports provide opportunities for students who
  have strengths in physical activities

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Dream for the Future

• In the future, University Hill will become an
  even better school than it already is. Our new
  school will house improved equipment and
  facilities while keeping the small size that
  makes U-Hill so great. It will also continue to
  have no bells and be surrounded by nature.

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Dream for the Future

• In this future school, there will be a diversity
  of students with each of their needs met. Our
  students and teachers will continue to have close
  relationships with each other through our various
  clubs and teams while our teachers will continue
  to be as encouraging and humorous as they are
  today.

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The Hawk has grown up
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And learned to fly
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And now it is time for the Hawkto soar
By Leo Su Qifan Sui