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KEY LEARNING AREAS
All students will take study in the following Key Learning Areas:
- English - Reading, Writing, Speaking, Spelling and Viewing
- Mathematics - Number, Patterns & Algebra, Measurement, Spatial concepts and visualisation, Chance and Data
- Study of Society and the Environment - Time, Continuity and Change, Place and Space, Culture and Identity, Systems, Resources & Power
- Science - Science and Society, Earth and Beyond, Energy and Change, Life and Living, Natural and Processed Materials
- The Arts - Dance, Drama, Media, Music & Visual Arts
- Health and Physical Education - Promoting the Health of Individuals and Communities, Developing Concepts and Skills for Physical Activity and Enhancing Personal Development and
- Languages Other Than English (Japanese)
Human Relationships Education is also an important part of the curriculum.
Subjects are usually taught using integrated units of work. However, we believe English and Mathematics are vital aspects of the curriculum, and specific times are allocated to the teaching of English such as reading and spelling for example. Mathematics is taught in groups levelled across the stages. This is because much of the content of Mathematics is hierarchical; that is to say that you need to know some concepts, say addition, before you will understand multiplication - which is really multiple additions. The children are grouped based on teacher evaluations which determine the most appropriate group for your child. Where a child's performance level changes, for whatever reason, the child's maths group may also change. |
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