Overview:

Greenlands State School has an impressive reputation for combining innovative teaching methods with a caring approach and up to date technology to provide students with a great start to life long learning.

Learning takes place in a self-disciplined small school environment that encourages children to reach their potential. Our individualized programmes are a feature of the balanced curriculum offered by Greenlands.

Visitors to this highly regarded small school can only be amazed at the quality of work produced by students and the range of educational activities available to them.

Multi-age groupings:

Students are taught in multi-age groupings that allows for learning to take place that is best suited for individuals. The following table provides a quick summary of how students are grouped in some key learning areas;

Curriculum Framework:

A school curriculum framework provides details of the school’s alignment of the teaching and learning processes. It promotes a curriculum that maximises the learning of all students by recognising and celebrating diversity whilst engaging students in intellectually challenging learning experiences. It ensures our school is clear about the knowledge & understandings and ways of working we value and those we want students to demonstrate. It requires a focus in each classroom in every lesson, every day on developing a deep understanding in every student of the key concepts in each learning area and on using their particular ways of working.

It defines this school’s approach to four key areas;

Ø   Curriculum Intent

Ø   Pedagogy (teaching strategies)

Ø   Assessment (approaches and techniques)

Ø   Reporting (standards & systems)

The Greenlands State School Curriculum Framework is designed to meet a number of EQ directives;

·        Provide a curriculum that maximises the capacity for all students to achieve the Essential Learnings & Standards and the new National Curriculum.

·        Monitor and assess individual student achievement and evaluate it against standards (school, state and national).

·        Implement statewide assessment procedures and administer national assessments.

·        Regularly report to parents / carers on student achievement and learning.

Download a copy of our School Curriculum Framework

Assessment Plans

The school has a whole school assessment plan that links all key learning areas and shows what is expected of students. This plan is closely linked with our Curriculum Framework and School Based programs.

To help students become better organised (and as information to parents) we provide an assessment planner for each term. This shows what work is due when. This document is sent home at the beginning of each term.

Download an example of Student Assessment Planner

Information and Communication Technology:

Learning technology is an important part of all key learning areas. Greenlands State School has created its own Learning Technology skills programme that helps to encourage students to utilise technology to meet their learning needs in a changing world.

This award winning programme (2002 ICT awards from Education Queensland) provides students with a wide range of opportunities. These include;

Please contact the school if you would like to know about our Learning Technology Programme

Homework:

Homework is an important part of our academic programme. We believe that homework is just another aspect of the partnership that exists between the home and the school in the process of providing the best education possible for your child.

Homework is encouraged as it:

a)       gives the child another opportunity of doing individualised learning

b)      develops work and study habits

c)       allows children to catch up on or practise school work

d)      allows parents to see the standard and content of work performed at school

e)       encourages children to think that education is a lifelong process and does not exist solely in a school.

Our homework programme is structured and easy to follow. It provides the basis for students to learn skills that will of benefit in further education. In order to better assist students and their families, our school has produced a booklet that gives hints and guidelines about homework routines.

Please contact the school if you would like a copy of our homework guidelines.

Specialist Programmes:

Our school has a number of specialist personnel available to assist your child. Regular visitors to our school include;

ü      Music teacher – visits each week

ü      Health and Physical Education teacher – visits each week

ü      Language Other Than English teachers – visit twice per week

ü      Learning Support teacher – one day per week

ü      Speech Language Pathologist – visits on request

ü      Guidance Officer – visits on request

ü      Occupational Therapist – visits on request

Extra Curricular Activities:

To provide a balanced programme our school provides a range of innovative, exciting and challenging extra-curricular activities. These may include;

ü     School Camps: children (in the older year levels) may participate in a variety of fully supervised educational camps with destinations including Tallebudgera, Sydney and Canberra.

ü      Eisteddfod: children of all year levels will have the opportunity to participate in musical events like the Stanthorpe & Border Districts eisteddfod

ü      Arts Council: The school attends approximately four Arts Council performances each year to give students an opportunity to broaden their cultural experiences.

Please contact the school if you would like to know more about these programmes

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