Primary Education Y3-Y6

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The primary years at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ are where curiosity deepens and confidence grows. At our
Lavalla Campus in Churchlands, children experience a rich curriculum designed to stretch their thinking, nurture their passions, and help them understand what it means to belong to something bigger than themselves.

Our learning spaces are flexible and purposefully designed to encourage students to
collaborate, and discover how they learn best. More than anything, we want our primary students to develop a genuine love of learning, and the belief that they have something meaningful to contribute.

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Academic Enrichment – SHINE Program

Every student at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ deserves to be appropriately challenged, whatever their
starting point. Our SHINE Program, available from Pre-Primary through to Year 10, is designed for students identified as having exceptional academic ability or talent.

In SHINE, students are encouraged to Solve, Hypothesise, Investigate, Navigate, and
Enrich, developing the higher-order thinking skills, creative problem-solving, and
intellectual courage that will serve them throughout life.

Guided by our four pedagogical principles, SHINE students are challenged to think
critically, collaborate with like-minded peers, create original solutions, and celebrate the
growth that comes from genuine intellectual stretch.

The program is designed with the College’s four pedagogical principles in mind:

  • Students are CHALLENGED to engage in critical and creative thinking tasks
  • Students are guided through COLLABORATIVE approaches to learning with like-minded peers
  • Students CREATE solutions and prototypes to demonstrate their learning and
  • The College and students CELEBRATE students’ efforts, learning and growth

SHINE at Lavalla

SHINE Years 3-4

Students invited into this program are challenged to develop their reasoning skills and ethical understandings. Students are encouraged to develop their problem-solving, critical, and creative-thinking skills through real-world contexts and problems.

SHINE Years 5–6

In 2021 students will be invited to participate in a range of external competitions to enhance their critical, creative-thinking, and problem-solving skills. The first of which is the Future Problem-Solving skills competition which develops a six-step problem solving process.

Mathematics

Based on regular testing, students are invited to participate in Maths Discovery classes based on their mastery or talent in Mathematics. In the Extension programs students extend their Mathematics skills and understandings, increasing the complexity of their learning experiences.

Art Extension

Students exhibiting gifts or talents within the Visual Arts are invited to participate in the Arts Extension program.

Program Selection

Students are invited into the various SHINE program levels using a multi-faceted identification process. This includes both subjective and objective tests and reports. Student’s progress, suitability, and readiness for the various stages of the programs is reviewed regularly.

Primary School Library

Our Primary Library is a warm, stimulating space where students come to read for pleasure,
discover new ideas, and let their imaginations run.

Our librarians are passionate about putting the right book into the right hands, and about
nurturing the kind of reader who doesn’t just read for school, but reads for life. From print books and eBooks to the World Book Online encyclopaedia, the library’s resources support learning across every subject area.

Each lunchtime, the library hosts a variety of activities open to all students, a welcoming space for every kind of learner.

Stay Connected – SeeSaw

We believe families are partners in their child’s education. SeeSaw gives parents a genuine window into classroom life, photos of your child’s work, teacher updates, assessments, and activities, all in one place.

SeeSaw lets you see what your child is doing, celebrate their progress alongside them, and stay in real conversation with their teachers.

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