Learning
Enabling students to be active and effective participants in their learning, local and global communities
Curriculum Vision
Exciting student learning;
Diverse opportunities for success;
Respecting the place of individuals in their education.
The Curriculum of St Francis Catholic Primary is designed to enable students to be active and effective participants in their learning as well as in their local and global communities. Central to our role is educating students to respond to the dynamic society in which we live.
Curriculum pedagogies need to be flexible, adaptable and responsive to the individual needs of each student.
Specialist Lessons
| Music/Performing Arts – Sharyn Dicker | Visual and Cultural Arts – Melissa Hartsorn |
|---|---|
| Prep – Year 6 | Prep – Year 6 |
| Physical Education – Rachel Clarke | |
| Prep – Year 6 |
Inclusive Curriculum
Specialised Inclusive Curriculum programs in reading, writing and numeracy that target specific needs of students are offered at St Francis Catholic Primary. These lessons include individual and small group sessions with our Inclusive Curriculum Teachers and Educational Support Officers. Inclusive Curriculum is offered in class situations as well as in The Hub.
Extension and Enrichment
Extension and Enrichment opportunities are provided for students at St Francis Catholic Primary. These learning experiences cover content from all learning areas and the classroom teacher works closely with the E&E teacher to work out programs that best support the needs of our students.
Robotics Club
Extra-curricular Activities
- Port Curtis Sport Trial dates are available on the Parent Lounge calendar
- Piano and Vocal Lessons
- Sports programs for teams, individuals and whole school
- Scooter Track for PE once per term
- Outdoor Education including camps, swimming and excursions
- Environmental Science and Sustainability Education
- Information Communication Technologies – Robotics/Coding Clubs
Digital Technologies
eLearning enhances student learning in an ever-changing, global community. It is a personalised and flexible pedagogy that develops and supports future-focused competencies by being embedded into the core principles and practices of teaching and learning at St Francis Catholic Primary.
We are school committed to providing a technologically rich environment. We provide opportunities for students to extend their existing digital experiences within classrooms to support greater communication and collaboration.
St Francis Catholic Primary provide an environment that engages students through eLearning while embracing digital technologies to prepare our students to become safe and productive digital citizens.
St Francis Catholic Primary School incorporates Technologies across all Learning Areas and resources to support investigative learning in all year levels are numerous and varied. A pedagogical approach across the school which guides teaching and learning helps students think creatively to solve problems in real time. A Chromebook lease agreement between parents enables a 1:1 device for each student in Yr 4 – Yr 6, allowing students to fully integrate IT into all aspects of learning through the use of Google Classroom and Google Apps, investigate projects, robotics and coding.
