CURRICULUM

How We Teach

Each young person is in a core class. Each class is staffed by a class partnership. This partnership is made up of a teacher, youth worker and class leader. To best meet the needs of the young people we put classes together based on the young person’s preferred styles of participation or support needs. Our aim is to place each young person in a classroom environment that best suits them.

Collaborative Goal Setting meetings set goals for each young person’s learning.

We know that every young person learns differently, we offer diverse types of learning opportunities:

• Personal Projects

• Negotiations

• Out and Abouts

• Specialist Lessons (Art, PE & Music)

• Electives (such as mountain bike riding, surfing, bushwalking, chess and guitar group)

• Holiday program

What We Teach

We connect each young person's learning goals (developed in Collaborative Goal Setting meetings) to the Australian Curriculum.

We work with the young people’s interest while focusing on the general capabilities of literacy, numeracy, as well as personal and social capabilities.

We offer programs to improve students' skills in reading, writing, and mathematics:

• MacqLit

• The Writing Revolution

• Insight Mathematics

· Through these programs, students get the help they need to build strong reading, writing, and mathematics skills.

Senior students can do VET courses and earn micro-credentials. Young people have a strong voice in their learning, getting the help they need to live a good life.