JUNIOR SCHOOL

Prep to Year 6

The Downlands Junior School provides a vibrant and innovative program for students in Prep to Year 6 encouraging students to develop a love of learning, as well as promoting student success at learning are central to the Prep to Year 6 curriculum program.

The Prep to Year 6 curriculum is aligned to state and national developments in curriculum and it is, therefore, both relevant and to today’s adolescent learner. Our curriculum reflects both a breadth and depth of learning and it prepares students well for study in Years 7 to 12 and beyond.

English, Mathematics and Religious Education are taught by a core classroom teacher; while specialists teach: Humanities, Science, French, Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Health and Physical Education, Digital Technology and Design Technology

Junior school curriculum program aims to:

• Implement the Australian Curriculum
• Infuse teaching and learning with our MSC Pedagogy of the Heart
• Promote and acknowledge academic excellence
• Encourage all students to achieve to the very best of their ability
• Continuously improve assessment and reporting processes
• Embed Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) in all learning areas
• Regularly monitor and report on individual student academic progress
• Adequately prepare students for transition into Year 7

• Religious Education
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• The Arts
• Health and Physical Education
• Humanities and Social Science
• Design Technologies
• Digital Technologies