Curriculum Opportunities

We pride ourselves on a wide range of curriculum opportunities for our students

It’s not the curriculum that we offer that sets us apart, it’s the manner in which it’s delivered

The success we attain is not only evidenced by the assessment data – but it’s seen through the smiles and joy we see on our student’s faces as a concept is grasped. This is the indefinable element that drives us as teachers to produce and grow our own teaching skills year in, year out.

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Religious Education

Student Wellbeing

Literacy

Numeracy

Authentic Learning

It’s not the curriculum that we offer that sets us apart, it’s the manner in which it’s delivered. Any school can teach a curriculum. Amazing schools like ours is full of teachers actively and passionately exploring the possibilities of making their teaching practice more innovative, engaging and fun at every turn.

Physical Education

Physical Education is “education through the physical”. It aims to develop students’ physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the development of an active and healthy lifestyle.

The Arts

In the Victorian Curriculum F–10, the Arts includes Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design.

Languages (Indonesian)

Learning languages in addition to English extend students’ literacy repertoires and their capacity to communicate. It also strengthens their understanding of the nature of language, culture and the processes of communication.

Digital Technologies

Extra Curricular Activities

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Religious Education

The Religious Education Program at St Kevin’s follows the Religious Education curriculum framework “Coming to Know, Worship and Love” in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and uses the texts as developed by the Archdiocese as the primary resource. This Framework presents ways in which the teaching and the life of the Church may, systematically and comprehensively, be the substance and direction of our Religious Education programs.

Our program aims to lead the child to faith in God through a personal growing relationship with Jesus Christ and an openness to the Holy Spirit within the context of Catholic Tradition. The program takes account of the different age levels and stages of development of the children. As well as formal, daily Religious Education lessons the children participate in -

liturgies
non-Liturgical Prayer
liturgical Prayer
Sacraments of Penance (Yr 3), Eucharist (Yr 4) and Confirmation (Yr 6)
Values program

Student Wellbeing

At St Kevin’s, we view the partnership between home, parish, school and the wider community as an important element in the development of each student. ‘We promote a culture of relationships which upholds the dignity of each person. We strive to ensure that all have a sense of belonging to our school community which is a place where teachers and students work together to collectively maximise learning opportunities for all’ (School Vision Statement). The development and wellbeing of each student is central to our school vision.

Our Student Wellbeing Team supports the spiritual, academic, social, behavioural and emotional wellbeing of students through clear communication with parents and teachers.

The wellbeing of our students is fostered through:-

Student Wellbeing Team
Social Skills Program
Student Representative Council
Class Meetings
Circle Time
Whole School Assemblies
Sun Smart Policy
Reading Recovery Program
Transform-Us Program
Values Program
Grade 5/6 camps
Individual needs and integration programs
Positive Relationships: student-student, student-teacher
Positive involvement of parents
Restorative Practices for conflict resolution
Whole school approach to Social Emotional Learning

Literacy

English is a priority curriculum area for our school. At St Kevin’s, we teach English so that our students may function in the community, develop relationships and broaden their learning in a range of other subject areas. English language skills are needed and practised in all aspects of the school day, however all classes also have structured literacy sessions focusing on the areas of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

Numeracy

Mathematics is another area of the curriculum that is given high priority at our school. At St. Kevin’s, we teach Mathematics so our students may function as independent mathematical thinkers in our complex, ever changing world. We support our students to develop and apply critical thinking skills and strategies. We encourage students to recognise the purpose of Maths in their lives and confidently apply their knowledge and understandings in real life situations, in order to contribute to cultural, social and technological advances.

Authentic Learning

Any school can teach a curriculum. Amazing schools like ours is full of teachers actively and passionately exploring the possibilities of making their teaching practice more innovative, engaging and fun at every turn. Most importantly though, learning is relevant and purposeful. Meaning that our students are offered the opportunity to learn what they need to make a real difference in their own lives or the lives of others, today. These are the most important ingredients that drive the most growth in our students. The success we attain is not only evidenced by the assessment data – but it’s seen through the smiles and joy we see on our student’s faces as they grasp new concepts and see themselves grow. This is the indefinable element that drives us as teachers to produce and grow our own teaching skills year in, year out.

Physical Education

Physical Education is "education through the physical". It aims to develop students’ physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the development of an active and healthy lifestyle. It also develops students’ confidence and generic skills, especially those of collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking and aesthetic appreciation. These, together with the nurturing of positive values and attitudes in PE, provide a good foundation for students’ lifelong and life-wide learning.As the students progress into the upper years of primary school, they have the opportunity to represent St. Kevin’s and compete in a wide range of competitive sports such as Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics and a wide range of seasonal sports like , Soccer, Football and Netball. Selected students represent the School at District, Zone, Regional and State levels in these carnivals.

The Arts

In the Victorian Curriculum F–10, the Arts includes Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design.

Through The Arts, students develop their creative and expressive capacities by learning about the different practices, disciplines and traditions that have shaped the expression of culture locally, nationally and globally. Students are both artist and audience in the Arts. They make and respond and learn to appreciate the specific ways this occurs in different disciplines.

The Arts feature as one of our specialist programs. Each year, the children have an opportunity to demonstrate and showcase their creative expression learning in exhibitions and performances.

Languages (Indonesian)

At St. Kevin’s the children are taught Indonesian. The benefits of this include:

It introduces and develops the teaching and learning of an Asian language to support the Victorian Curriculum requirements.
It broadens the students’ horizons about the personal, social, cultural and employment opportunities that are constantly evolving in the interdependent world. With Indonesia on Australia’s doorstep, it is logical for Australian students to learn a second language that will be purposeful and add to their skill set as the workforce of the future.
It challenges them to implement a growth mindset in a new learning area in which their capacity will outweigh their fears. Only through experiencing new stimuli and challenges are the students supported to grow and learn.

Digital Technologies

In a world that is increasingly digitised and automated, it is critical that children learn how to use technology in effective and ethical ways. This requires deep knowledge and understanding of a wide range of devices and systems that when used effectively, can transform learning, recreational activities, home life and work. At St. Kevin’s students are taught to be competent in the use of a wide range of devices and tools so that they can skilfully select the appropriate technologies for their intended purpose.

At St. Kevin’s we see digital technologies used in four key ways to enrich learning:

Research and analysis
Communication and collaboration
Publishing
Design

Extra Curricular Activities

Interschool Sport

St. Kevin’s has a very proud sporting tradition. The school is very fortunate to have dedicated teachers (and parents) who have given up their own time to train sporting teams for inter-school competitions in our District. Emphasis is placed upon learning the skills and rules of the sports, improving fitness, being a productive team-member, good sportsmanship and having fun. Most of all, the school endeavours to provide the students with positive experiences on the sporting field which will hopefully encourage them to continue to be active participants in the future.

Camp Program

The school’s camp program enables students to further their learning and social skills development as it provides opportunities and experiences that are not always possible within the confines of the school. Camps may have a cultural, environmental or outdoor emphasis and are an important aspect of the educational programs offered at our school.

The aim of our camp program is to provide opportunities within the context of our Catholic principles and values that:

Develop deeper learning, confidence, independence, responsibility and sense of community
Promote self-esteem, resilience, resourcefulness and leadership
Extend learning beyond the classroom
Provide opportunities to explore different environmental settings
Develop an appreciation of the wonder of the world
Enhance physical, social and emotional growth
Promote growth of relationships

The camp program is directed at Year 5&6:

Year 5/6 – Annual camp is a three day, two night experience. The style of camp alternates between an Adventure Camp and a cultural experience. In order to prepare students for these experiences we hold an annual school sleepover in Year 4, which helps students (and parents) to build their confidence and awareness of what it is like to be away from home for a longer than normal time.

Chess Club

Chess is an engaging activity that helps develop students' critical thinking skills. Evidence shows that chess improves problem solving, decision making and lateral thinking.

Students in year 3 and 4 participate in Chess lessons every week in terms 2 and 3 during class time. This is taught by an outside agency and is part of our extra-curricular program. Keen chess players then have the option to participate in our chess club which meets once per week to practice and compete against each other during a lunch break. Opportunities also exist for students to compete in a chess tournaments against each other and students from other schools.

Choir

Our school Choir provides students with an opportunity to develop their ability to sing in tune and learn team work. Students learn basic vocal technique and improve their understanding of how to work in an ensemble, following a conductor. Through participation in the Choir, students are provided with opportunities to perform at school assemblies, school events, Mass and selected events in the wider community.

Garden Club

Students have the option of cultivating and nurturing our school’s kitchen garden. Supported by passionate staff members at lunch times through the week, the students learn about how to maintain a garden and harvest it’s crops.

Lego Club

Lego Club provides a unique opportunity for students to engage in creative play during lunchtimes. Through Lego, students explore the possibilities of creativity, problem solving and challenge-based engineering activities while having fun! Students can choose to work independently or with a partner or group to design and create their Lego inventions.