Culture & Pedagogy
What we believe about learning
- We believe that every child is a gift from God with unique potential to be nurtured
- We believe that we need to constantly improve and evolve to meet the diverse needs of students in a changing world
- We believe that children are born with a natural sense of curiosity and that our responsibility is to nurture their natural love of learning that it might last a lifetime
- We believe that the development of skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation, responsible leadership and collaboration are more important than a focus on the memorisation or retention of easily outdated information
- We believe resilience, grit and effort are just as important as academic rigor. Very little can be learned from success, but a great deal can be learned from reflecting on failure
- We believe children learn best when they know the purpose for their learning, are given feedforward for improvement and are involved in real-life, multi-disciplinary projects that inspire them and encourage them to make choices for themselves
- We believe that student engagement is an essential ingredient to student improvement and achievement, and as such, we embrace a strengths-based approach
- We believe that parents are the primary educators and that strong partnerships are essential to students’ success
More information:
- 10 Beliefs About Learning
- Intervening
- Deep Learning is Hard Work
- Embracing Change
- Modes of Thinking
- Mastery vs Speed
- Rewards and Motivation
- Differentiation Trumps Worksheets
- Subjects and Dot-Connecting
- Learning or Regurgitating?
- Student Engagement
- Parent Engagement
Graduate aspirations
We strive for our graduating students to be:
- Collaborative
- Self-directed
- Adaptable
- Resilient and determined
- Creative
- Problem Solvers
- Responsible leaders
We strive for our graduating students to have:
- Knowledge of themselves as learners
- Service in their hearts
- Social and emotional Intelligence
- Growth mindsets
- Joy founded on the love of Christ
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