Caroline Chisholm School (CCS) Junior Campus comprises two co-located sites- the preschool site is alongside the primary school site. The preschool program is based on the principles of play based learning, promoting childhood whilst engaging in essential early learning. The primary school caters for the educational, social and emotional needs of students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
The primary school has classes across K-6 as well as a flexible learning classroom, facilitated by teachers and educators, to support the varying learning needs of students across the school. Class structures are configured to enable the best possible learning outcomes and provide opportunities that maximise engagement in the school community. Careful consideration is given to each child’s class placement to optimise learning for all students. Student enrolment numbers dictate the number of classes at each year level. Teachers expertly cater for a wide range of learning needs by planning differentiated curriculum. Teaching teams plan collaboratively to ensure that all students receive consistent, high quality education driven by the Australian Curriculum achievement standards. All members of our community work together to attain positive outcomes that underpin the shared school beliefs and values of respect, responsibility and perseverance.
The general structure of a school day at CCS is:
- Session 1 8:55am - 10:45am
- Break 1 10:45am - 11:15am
- Session 2 11:15am -12:15pm
- Break 2 12:15pm – 12:45pm
- Session 3 12:45pm - 1:45pm
- Break 3 1:45pm - 2:00pm
- Session 4 2:00pm – 3:00pm
The junior campus has seven engaging and inviting play spaces for students to explore at break times:
- kindergarten playground
- wetlands
- DG square
- Melaleuca playground
- library
- oval and
- the new outdoor sensory space.
Each of the spaces have been designed to meet the diverse needs of our students.
We endeavour to instil in students a desire to engage in learning and build their skills, knowledge and confidence in an ever changing world. We use assemblies to acknowledge successes in the classroom, PE and music by giving out academic and Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) awards. BSEM is an approach that integrates trauma-informed practices into education to support students to develop resilience and social-emotional skills. The BSEM award acknowledges outstanding displays of social-emotional skills and citizenship by students. Other awards include, School Values award for students displaying the school values, Golden Tub Award for the class that shows responsibility in maintaining their sports equipment and ribbons/awards to acknowledge student sporting achievements.
