Curriculum Principles

As educators we aim to demonstrate a love of learning and model learning, curiosity, enthusiasm, persistence and patience. Excellence is valued and nurtured.
Learning is a lifelong process: We demonstrate a love of learning and model learning, curiosity, enthusiasm, persistence and patience.
Learners are unique: We recognise, encourage and cater for students through a variety of teaching/learning strategies.
Learning is profoundly influenced by social relationships: We nurture a sense of community and maintain positive relationships.
The School’s values pervade the learning environment: We support, articulate and model the School’s values.
Emotions, self-concept and self esteem directly affect motivation and learning: We provide a caring, positive environment, express confidence in every student’s ability to succeed as a learner and celebrate achievements.
Learning is a process of making meaning of the world: We recognise that knowledge is constructed and open to question.
Learning depends on being able to connect prior knowledge and patterns of experience to new experiences, information and contexts: We aim to build on what learners already know and are able to do in order to develop skills and understanding.
Learning is more effective when it is embedded in meaningful experiences: We plan relevant and purposeful learning and assessment activities.
Learning is enhanced when learners are aware of their thinking and learning patterns: We recognise different styles of learning and explicitly teach thinking and learning strategies.
Deep understanding is demonstrated when learners can apply their learning:  We design activities that support the transfer of learning to new problems / settings and enable mastery of skills and concepts.
Deep learning is complex and non-linear:  We encourage our students to persevere, construct, reorganise, reformulate, apply and reflect upon their own knowledge.