Curriculum Opportunities

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

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

Learning and Teaching at St. Richard’s develops the students’ capacity to manage themselves and their relationships with others. Monitoring students’ progress and catering for the individual, ensures a personalised response to the learning needs of each student. Contemporary learning practices supports, enables and engages the learner to make connections, empowering them to act as responsible members of our local and global world. Students engage in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M) curriculum to build their capacity as 21st Century citizens.

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Literacy

At St. Richard’s School, the English curriculum aims to ensure that students learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and multimodal texts.

Numeracy

One of the pillars of the strong education we offer. We make numeracy engaging by bringing it to life with real world problem solving.

Student Wellbeing

Student wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at our school. We strive to develop a sense of self in relationship with God and others to ensure school is a positive and safe experience.

Health & Physical Education

Our aim is to promote healthy bodies and healthy minds through our brilliant P.E. program.

The Arts

Religious Education

At St Richard’s Catholic Primary School we believe that the Catholic faith and its traditions are central to the purpose of our school.

Digital Technologies

At St. Richard’s School the Digital Technologies curriculum fosters creative learning opportunities through the enhancement and engagement of 21st Century skills.

Science

The Science curriculum area encourages all students to acquire and use the skills of scientific investigation, reasoning and analysis to ask questions and seek solutions.

Languages (Italian)

At St. Richard’s School the students in Foundation to Year Six, learn the Italian Language which seeks to help students communicate in Italian for many purposes and in many contexts.

Humanities

At St. Richard’s School the Humanities curriculum seeks for students to develop the important conceptual areas of knowledge: Civics and Citizenship, Economics, History and Geography.

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Literacy

At St. Richard’s School, the English curriculum aims to ensure that students learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and multimodal texts.

We aim to appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations. Students develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade. Through thinking critically, students are taught to inquire into the aesthetic aspects of texts and develop an appreciation of literature.

Wellbeing

Student wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at our school. We strive to develop a sense of self in relationship with God and others to ensure school is a positive and safe experience. Our whole school approach to wellbeing programs and practices are based on our understanding that the promotion of wellbeing is strongly linked to student academic outcomes. Students develop their emotional and social capacities through the use of ‘Circle Time’ and ‘Social Groups’.

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Framework

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support is a framework adopted by the whole school for developing positive social behaviour. The school community is supported to develop a positive mindset and are acknowledged in a variety of ways for living out our school expectations; Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be a Learner.

Transition

St. Richard’s Primary School believes that students should move through any stage of schooling with confidence and accurate knowledge of the expectations. This can be achieved by making the transition into a new level of learning an enjoyable and engaging experience. Students are informed of the structure, organisation and expectations of the school. The support of parents is vital in giving their children a realistic and positive attitude towards this learning journey.

Playground

The large school grounds of St. Richard’s fosters imagination and creativity among the students. There is designated play equipment for senior and junior school students to use. To help develop social relationships between all students, the play areas promote multi-aged relationships. St. Richard’s offers a variety of lunchtime clubs throughout the week that supports student wellbeing.

Buddy Classes

St. Richard’s believes that peer support is vital to the development of the whole child. Students are allocated a ‘Buddy’ each year. ‘Buddies’ provide a friendly face on the playground, learning partnerships and comfort at school.

Health & Physical Education

St. Richard’s School has a comprehensive Physical Education program. Our focus is on providing our students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours for the pursuit of lifelong involvement in physical activity, health and wellbeing.

The students have many opportunities to practise fundamental movement skills throughout the year and are encouraged to take on a variety of roles when participating in games to experience and gain respect for officials. They are also learning to participate safely, to praise each other, to have fun and to be active.

All students receive one Physical Education session as part of the Specialist Program, with a major emphasis on partnering with local sporting clubs. The students in Years Three – Six participate in the annual Hoop Time Basketball Tournament and Interschool Sport is offered to the Years Five – Six students. All classes attend swimming lessons.

The Arts

At St. Richard’s School the Arts curriculum seeks to provide students with experiences to stimulate their creativity, imagination and linguistic skills. Visual Arts and Performing Arts are a part of the Specialist Program for all students. The Arts encourages students to have a positive attitude towards self-expression and pride in their individuality. The Art curriculum complements classroom learning and promotes The Arts as part of the whole curriculum. Students have opportunities to showcase their learning in these areas via bi-annual School Performance and an Art Show.

At St Richard’s Primary School, students are Art DREAMERs. They Discuss, Research, Experiment with, Make, Exhibit and Respond to Art. Students explore the various elements of Art such as line, shape, colour, pattern and texture within their weekly Art lessons. Throughout the academic year, classes participate in activities across a number of Art areas including Making Marks, Drawing, Painting, Construction, Collage, Threads and Textiles, Modelling and Printing as well as Digital Art. These areas and combinations of them are some of the 2D and 3D visual arts that reflect the traditions and modern-day expressions of cultures and societies. Their forms and processes enable us to tell stories about ourselves, to express personal and collective identities and to participate in the local, national and international community.

Religious Education

At St Richard’s Catholic Primary School we believe that the Catholic faith and its traditions are central to the purpose of our school. Religious Education permeates all areas of school life, in an environment conducive to the development of a personal relationship with God. We educate our students in the Catholic Faith so that they come to know, worship and love God in everyday life experiences.

Sacramental Program

As a Catholic school, our responsibility is not only the intellectual, but also the emotional, psychological, social and spiritual development of your child. There are significant times in a child faith formation that are celebrated in the Christian tradition.

Sacraments are ritual celebrations. The sacraments are celebrated with the Parish and School community present, and often take place within the context of the Mass (Eucharistic celebration), where the whole community gathers, listens to the Word of God and is invited to the table to participate in the Eucharist. Traditionally Reconciliation is celebrated in Year 3, First Eucharist in Year 4 and Confirmation in Year 6.

We work together in partnership in forming your children in faith and these occasions offer opportunities for you to better understand your own faith as adults so that you can better participate in that partnership and enable you to model to your child the importance and relevance of your Christian faith in your own life.

Parish

A strong parish community connection is promoted and maintained through the celebration of Sacraments, Liturgies and Masses. The Parish Priest, Father Joseph Xin Lu is an integral part of the development of the Religious Education program, including preparation for Sacraments.

Social Justice

St. Richard’s Primary School promotes working towards a more just and fair world, not merely from a sense of charity or goodwill, but because we believe it is a necessary response to the Gospel call of Jesus. This response is central to our faith, and central to our Catholic school’s identity.

We challenge students to understand and make sense of the world, as well as enabling and empowering students to take action in the world for peace and justice. Senior school students participate in the Kids View Social Justice Conference which aims to build their awareness of current issues in our global community. St. Richard’s sponsors a child in the Philippines and has a partnership with the organisation ‘Kadasig and Aid and Development’.

Digital Technologies

At St. Richard’s School the Digital Technologies curriculum fosters creative learning opportunities through the enhancement and engagement of 21st Century skills. It is also used to develop computing and coding skills in all students. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) facilitates the teaching and learning of the Digital curriculum.

St. Richard’s has purchased and implemented up to 12 robotic devices to support students’ learning about programming and coding, across all year levels. Other devices we have at St. Richard’s include iPads, laptops per classroom, a computer lab with desktop computers in addition to Chromebooks in the Years 3 – 6.

We are an eSmart school. Cybersafety is an integral component of the Technologies practices as well as an important part of our Student Acceptable Use Computer Agreement.

Science

The Science curriculum area encourages all students to acquire and use the skills of scientific investigation, reasoning and analysis to ask questions and seek solutions.

Science curriculum offers students the opportunity to develop scientific attributes such as flexibility, curiosity, critical reflection, respect for evidence and ethical considerations. In addition to recognising and understanding the strengths and limitations of science, be able to interpret and communicate scientific ideas effectively as well as appreciate the dynamic role of science in social and technological change.

Languages

St Richard’s is part of an Autonomous Language Learners Program (ALL). Our target language is Italian.

Research confirms that traditional teaching of languages using memorised oral language activities often does not develop the ability to interact creatively in the target language. The ALL program aims to assist teachers and students to use spoken language for purposeful classroom interactions.

We want our students to be successful language learners who reflect upon their own learning and communicate with purpose in the languages classroom. Learning a Language builds skills that will help your English or help you learn any language.

High frequency language and the use of gestures supports students with opportunities to use spontaneous oral language to communicate in the classroom setting.

Humanaties

At St. Richard’s School the Humanities curriculum seeks for students to develop the important conceptual areas of knowledge: Civics and Citizenship, Economics, History and Geography. This knowledge which is the basis of Humanities, also aims to develop in students the skills to use the Inquiry process to plan an investigation, analyse data, and form conclusions supported by evidence.

St Richard’s encourages students to reason and solve problems to assist them to make meaning of their society and environment. We teach values and attitudes that nurture respectful relationships and acceptance of diversity. Learning and teaching in Humanities is driven by our Catholic social teachings.

Numeracy

At. St Richard’s School, the teaching of the Mathematics curriculum develops logical thinking and reasoning skills through a natural curiosity and investigative approach. The curriculum promotes confidence and competence so that students are proud of their achievements.

There is explicit teaching of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, from Foundation to Year Six. Students develop an ability to solve problems through decision making and reasoning in a range of contexts, as well as to understand the importance of and apply mathematical skills in everyday life.