Assist all students to aquire the competencies and skills necessary for them to deal with a variety of situations, either as individuals or as team members.

 

Teaching and Learning

WE VALUE

• A diversity of teaching strategies to match strengths, student needs and curriculum requirements
• A consistency of teaching strategies across all grades, eg. W.A. First Steps, Six Thinking Hats, etc.
• The learning process as well as the product
• Risk taking, initiative and innovation in curriculum delivery and student learning
• Assesment which leads to curriculum development and student improvement
• Students working as individuals and in cooperative groups
• Active student and teacher involvement in the curriculum
• A settled, orderly work environment
• The development of self discipline and autonomous learning skill for students
• The use of a variety of materials to enhance and reinforce learning
• Effective teacher teams to enable a consistency of curriculum delivery, the sharing of ideas, efficient comunication and development of progessional skills
• Professional development to support curriculum delivery