Purpose

Our School has a clear sense of purpose.

Sound educational principles and philosophy govern practice within the school.

Our purpose is to be a learning school in which:

•     The focus is on students and their continuing learning.

•     Teachers, students and parents work together to ensure greater learning.

•     Teachers are encouraged to be continuing learners.

•     The school as an organization learns its way forward to ensure student success.

In this learning school:

Students will –

•     Have belief in, take responsibility for and exercise greater control over their learning

•     Collaborate with teachers in the learning process

•     Understand and experience a variety of learning styles and contexts

•     Engage in rigorous scholarship

•     Become good problem solvers, communicators and decision makers

•     Be competent in group processes

•     Demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways

•     Reflect on and evaluate their learning.

Teachers will –

•     Initiate, structure and develop co-operative learning environments

•     Be flexible with the learning process

•     Reward student achievement

•     Believe in student desire to learn and succeed

•     Allow students to learn in a variety of ways

•     Negotiate learning with students

•     Use relevant, clearly understood assessment strategies

•     Evaluate and reflect on their teaching practices

Our learning community features –

•     Students knowing what they are learning and how and why they will be assessed

•     More flexible, negotiated student-centred learning

•     More interactive, collaborative practice between students and teachers

•     Regular evaluation of teaching and learning by both students and teachers

•     Parents knowing and understanding the learning, assessing and reporting practices used

•     Continued collaboration with industry and the wider community in the achievement of our educational objectives