Our vision
To develop balanced individuals who can positively contribute to the community, having respect for and understanding of individual and cultural difference.
Our purpose
To develop life-long learners with the capability, adaptability and confidence to take risks and the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve their full potential in an ever changing world.
Our values and beliefs
The following are the values and beliefs which influence all that we do at our school.
- Acknowledgement and respect for the individuality of each child.
- Recognition of the need to develop all dimensions of learning and the need to maximise each student's potential.
- Promotion of an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of each student.
At Chevallum State School we promote:
Our mission
To cater for the learning needs of the individual child.
To do this we have to provide an environment that will enable each child to develop:
- The skills needed to learn, including the academic, the physical and the social/emotional
- A desire to learn, born of natural curiosity and supported by a community of learners.
- A knowledge of how to learn and nurture lifelong learning.
In developing this environment one must consider:
- The different learning styles of individuals
- The importance of relationships in the learning process.
The Child as a Learner
Research has shown us how important is to develop the whole child because of the impact physical and social emotional development has on cognitive development. It is essential that these three areas provide the basis for a balanced curriculum.
All children are born with an innate desire to learn and learn more in their first five years of life than any other five year period. It is our challenge to provide a learning environment in the school setting where this natural desire to learn will facilitate a love of learning not only throughout schooling but throughout life.
With knowledge expanding at an ever increasing rate, it is vital that children learn how to learn.
Learning how to access information and how to discriminate, organise and apply the information required to support their learning is central to our mission and values. It is essential for children living in an ever evolving modern world.