How We Teach & Support

It's the little things we do to support an individualised learning program that get us the big results

How we teach and support

At Chirnside Park we are dedicated to the detail and we want to ensure every child achieves to their own potential.

This means ensuring we have a robust system of teaching and support that not only caters to the average (or middle student) – but also the advanced student or the student that need some extra support.

For learning to take place we need to ensure that every child feels safe, happy and confident within themselves – and so a huge emphais is placed on a strong wellbeing and support program that achieves just that!

Advanced Learners

Engagment is the key to learning and growth. Through a rigorous assessment process we learn quickly who our advanced students are and tailor a unique program that challenges them

Extra Needs Learners

Sometimes concepts take a little longer to grasp for some kids than they do for others. We all develop at different rates and as a teaching staff we are very aware of those students who need that bit of extra support.

Good Character

One of the cornerstones of what we teach at Chirnside Park. We want all of our students to go out into the world as solid and contributing members of the community. The teaching process of ‘good character’ starts in Prep and by the time the students leave us in Grade 6 – the community will know that they are Chirnside Park kids

Confident & Happy Kids

We want school to be a place that’s fun – so we do a few things to achieve this. We ensure that every child experiences success. This builds confidence. Secondly, we make learning tasks fun and engaging. And thirdly – we allow kids to be kids. We want school to be a place of experimentation, exploration and somewhere that inspires them to be their best self.

Kinder to Prep Transition

The big step from Kinder to Prep is one that all kids handle a little bit differently (and parents too for that matter!). We have a bunch of great programs in place to ensure everyone makes it through this milestone with flying colours!

Moving Schools

If you are moving into the local area and are looking for a new school (or whatever your moving circumstances might be) – we understand that it can be a significant and daunting challenge for both you and your child. Fortunately, it’s quite common and we have plently of tricks up our sleeve to ensure the move goes smoothly.

Advanced Learners at Chirnside Park Primary School

A lot of the work for advanced learners is done within the classroom at Chirnside Park Primary. Students are tested regularly for their level of knowledge and understanding of certain topics. They are then put into groups with students of similar learning ability and given learning activities designed to challenge their thinking and understanding.

In addition to this, we also run a program called 'Gifted Insights'. The program is available to students from Grade 1-6 who have shown advanced levels of thinking and learning ability. We have a teacher come in weekly and take these students in small groups for an hour at a time to advance their critical thinking skills.

Extra Needs Learners at Chirnside Park Primary School

For whatever reason, some students are going to need extra assistance. It may be a short term intervention or it may be long term. At Chirnside we embrace the challenges that come with this and offer some wonderful programs that give all students the ability to succeed.

Levelled Literacy Intervention is a program we run for Years P-4. It's a program that happens 3 to 4 days per week. Students are taken out of class and they do an intensive amount of work with reading and writing with a very experienced member of our staff. The tasks are tailored to the individual needs of the child. We do research on the learning disability if there is one and build specific learning activities and deliver it in a way that best caters for the disability.

Across the school we do individual learning plans for each child who requires extra assistance and give them extra support within the classroom. Most importantly, we ensure they are given learning tasks that are at their level because it's important that they are always experiencing success in their learning.

Across the board, there is a strong collaboration with the classroom teachers and parents to ensure we are working as a team to bring the students up to the best standard that they can achieve.

How We Teach Good Character at Chirnside Park Primary School

We are a part of the Virtues Project which aims to build character in children and gives them the language and understanding of how to be model citizens.

Our 3 main Virtues are:

Commitment | Excellence | Compassion

Students are explicitly taught what these virtues mean and are acknowledged for using them. In this way we develop good character.

You can learn more about our Virtues program on our Online Video Tour.

Confident & Happy Kids at Chirnside Park Primary School

Above all else, school should be fun!

If our kids are not happy at school they won't learn. We know that.

We go out of our way to ensure we allow 'kids to be kids' and allow them to explore, create, dream and play.

By building this culture and allowing this foundation to underpin what we do, we are setting our kids up to be engaged in their learning.

Confidence then comes when engaged students succeed. And with the increased confidence comes a richer sense of happiness and pride in who they are and what they are achieving.

It's the Chirnside Park way!

Kinder To Prep Transition at Chirnside Park Primary School

Starting school is an exciting time!

We aim to provide Pre-Schoolers with positive school experiences through our transition program.

Children and parents will have the opportunity to become familiar with our school facilities, meet the Foundation teachers and experience fun, engaging learning activities that introduce them to the environment and structure of school.

Please contact us to book your child into the transition program

Full details on transition program including dates:

CLICK HERE

Moving Schools at Chirnside Park Primary School

Moving schools is probably a bit daunting for you and your child. It's quite common though and we are well aware of how to make the move smooth for you and your child.

If we have notice that you are coming then we will invite your child in for a session in his/her new grade prior to the offical start. Your child will be paired with a buddy with similar interests and a similar disposition - for example, if your child is shy we will make sure she/he is buddied up with some kids who are similar - as we don't want them to feel overwhelmed.

We have meetings with the parents to find out if there is anything special we need to know and we will also meet with the child so we can learn their feelings about the move too.

Every case is different, so whatever the reason for your move - we will ensure that your child is always looked after and cared for through their transition.