MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School provides an atmosphere in which a love of learning is encouraged and where experiences are relevant and purposeful. It also provides a stimulating and flexible learning environment designed to transition students through the crucial development years before Senior School.

During the middle years of schooling at All Saints, students undertake studies in the following learning areas:

• English

• Mathematics

• Science

• History

• Geography

• French, Japanese and Mandarin Languages

• Personal and Physical Development

• Food Science and Technology

• Christian Living

• Music, Art and Drama

A range of further subjects become available to students in Year 9 in preparation for Senior School

Each learning area places emphasis on:

• Communication skills

• Social skills and an understanding of the values, attitudes and practices that contribute to a Christian society

• Planning and design skills and an understanding of the role of goal setting, reasoning, aesthetic judgement and imagination

• Making good use of time and resources and ordering and monitoring tasks

• Recognising the need for information, to know how and where to access, evaluate, select and use such information from a variety of sources

• An understanding and appreciation of our environment

• Technology as a tool to help access, manage, process and communicate information and to empower students in their learning

• The attitudes, knowledge, skills and work practices of an effective team