VELS statement

Our school also follows the new Victorian Essential Learning Skills (VELS) framework along with all other schools in Victoria. VELS is organized under three strands:

1. Physical, Personal & Social Learning.
2. Discipline-Based Learning.
3. Inter-disciplinary Learning.

It is organized into 6 levels and each level consists of a series of learning foci and standards. Children achieve at different rates and so the curriculum is organized in 2-year cycle levels (except for Prep). The levels are associated with the years of schooling as follows:

LEVEL:	AIM TO ACHIEVE BY:
Level 1	End of Prep
Level 2	End of Year 2
Level 3	End of Year 4
Level 4	End of Year 6
Level 5	End of Year 8
Level 6	End of Year 10

Parents and teachers know that individual children vary enormously in their capacities and in their special talents. Thus some children will be at levels either above or below those set out in VELS.

 

Areas of Study:

Physical, Personal & Social Learning Strands

• Health & Physical Education
• Inter-personal Development
• Personal Learning
• Civics & Citizenship

Discipline-Based Learning Strands

• The Arts
• English
• Languages Other Than English (LOTE) - Italian
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities (Economics, Geography, History)

Inter-Disciplinary Learning

• Communication
• Design, Creativity & Technology
• Information & Communication Technology
• Thinking.

 

Summary of Programs Offered

• A strong emphasis on Literacy, Numeracy, cognitive and thinking skills.
• CLaSS (Children's Literacy Success Strategy) Program
• Reading Recovery Program
• SINE (Success in Numeracy Education) Program
• Prep/Year 6 "Buddy" Program
• Cross-age activities
• Comprehensive Integrated Curriculum using the Inquiry Approach
• Swimming and extra-curricula sports programs
• Inter-school sport Years 4-6
• E-learning and multi-media skills
• Camp Program
• PMP Program for P/1s

 

Specialists Programs

• Physical Education
• Italian
• Music/Drama
• Library