At Claremont College, we deliver the NSW Primary Syllabus within the context of an innovative and collaborative learning environment. Our co-teaching and learning model inspires all learners to find joy in discovery and strive for academic excellence. We believe in preparing students to flourish in an ever-changing world.
Key Learning Areas
English
Through the study of English, students discover the power, value and art of the English language for communication, learning and enjoyment. Students will become confident communicators, critical and imaginative thinkers and lifelong learners. At Claremont College, our students consistently perform well above national averages in all aspects of literacy education. Students learn about language and literature working with a range of mediums:
- spoken
- visual
- media
- multi-media
- digital texts.
Mathematics
Claremont College is at the forefront of numeracy education in NSW. In 2023, the College worked with AISNSW on the Primary Numeracy Project to improve the numeracy skills of primary school students across the state. As a result, our teachers have benefited from professional development opportunities to enhance their teaching skills and better understand the latest research and best practices in numeracy instruction. In addition, our students consistently perform well above national averages for standardised testing in numeracy. We are committed to ensuring the best possible education for our students.
Christian Education
Our mission to inspire for life is guided by faith and grounded in Christian values. We see this every day through friendships, a love of people, our world and a commitment to serve. We believe that the values of love, respect, kindness and empathy are fundamental to developing well-rounded individuals. There are many opportunities for students to learn and grow in faith at Claremont College.
- Weekly Chapel Service – students come together and worship as a school community.
- Scripture – formal lessons where students learn about stories from the Bible in an age-appropriate way.
- CRU Group – students in Years 3 to 6 can meet at recess to learn how to live out genuine faith through good works.
- Bible Study Breakfast – students in Years 5 and 6 meet over a light breakfast to dig deeper into Bible passages. Students work together to dissect and analyse specific passages and then apply these messages to their daily lives.
- JAM (Jesus and Me) – students in Kindergarten to Year 2 gather to hear bible stories, listen to Christian music and complete hands-on activities that teach of Jesus.
Creative and Practical Arts
At Claremont College we value curiosity and creativity. Our students find joy and wonder from the depth of creative opportunities within our award-winning learning spaces. The pursuit of the creative arts enables young people to engage with and express ideas. They provide opportunities to explore, investigate and respond to the world through making and performing. Students at Claremont College can participate in a range of creative pursuits:
- Dance
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Visual Art.
Human Society and Its Environment
HSIE is the study of how humans interact with the world, how society operates and how it is changing. At Claremont College, students will be prepared to actively and responsibly participate as informed citizens in an ever-changing world.
Students at Claremont College will learn about the following curriculum areas:
- Aboriginal Studies
- Commerce
- Geography
- History.
PDHPE
Students have the opportunity to enhance their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing and also participate in physical activity. Students develop self-management, interpersonal and movement skills to become empowered, self-confident and socially responsible citizens.
Sport
Our sport program is focussed on encouraging a positive attitude toward adopting a healthy lifestyle. Students participate in a range of physical education and sporting experiences, working with heart and soul. Participation in sport enhances teamwork and collaboration skills, develops leadership skills and promotes a healthy lifestyle. Claremont College is a member of Independent Primary Schools Heads of Australia (IPSHA). Our students may be selected to represent the school at inter-school IPSHA carnivals. In addition, students in Years 5 and 6 can trial for a range of IPSHA sporting teams.
For more information about our extensive sport program, please view our Sport Brochure.
Science
Science provides opportunities for students to experience wonder and joy. Students learn about our biological, chemical, geological, physical and technological world. They actively develop skills in planning and conducting investigations, recording and analysing data and problem-solving. Students explore real-world issues and develop solutions to authentic problems.
In addition, students at Claremont College engage with timetabled STEM activities every week. At Claremont, STEM learning is characterised by investigative challenges and technology experiences. Collaboration is key to finding solutions to real-world problems. Often, these challenges can be interdisciplinary, incorporating a range of the key learning areas.
| Resilience | The instinct, sense of balance and humour to deal positively with failure; to recognise that everyone stumbles but that successful people deal better with this; to use difficulties as learning experiences and opportunities for a new direction. |
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| Initiative | A willingness to be independently-minded, to think ahead and work things out for oneself; to be resourceful, to organise oneself well and not rely on others to be told what to do. |
| Collaboration | The capacity to work productively with other people, to pool talents and build collective solutions; to know when to seek help from and when to support other people; to judge effectively when to speak up and when to compromise. |
| Ambition | An intrinsic motivation to take responsibility for shaping one’s own future and the drive to put in the effort required to do so; a desire to aim high and set clear goals combined with a willingness to be strategic and practical in determining how these goals will be achieved. |
| Curiosity | An eagerness to ask questions and to explore beyond what is merely required; to be investigative; to discover, to learn and understand new things. |
| Persistence | The determination to stick with it when situations are challenging and to recognise the importance of intellectual struggle, a willingness to seek alternative ways of doing things when one comes up against an obstacle. |
| Reflectiveness | An inclination to review, to ponder and to consider methods and approaches that have been tried; to analyse both successes and failures with a view to making the most of one’s potential. |
| Focus | The willingness to be careful, accurate and thorough, to pay attention to detail and avoid needless mistakes, to concentrate well and become absorbed in what one is doing; an ability to regulate behaviour when short-term instincts conflict with longer-term goals. |
| Empathy | A willingness to listen to others, to value and to try to understand their position, feelings and points of view. (Simister) |
| Good Judgement | The ‘stop and think’ factor: a desire to avoid gullibility, to use reason and to think critically; the self-control required to assess options carefully and think about the value of ideas and information before deciding who and what to believe and what to do in different situations. (Simister) |
| Risk Taking | The courage to take a chance rather than to choose the easy option; to try new challenges and push oneself to develop new skills, even when success may not be guaranteed. |
| Self Assurance | A belief in one’s own capabilities and the sense of responsibility and confidence to take control and deal positively with a range of situations; the ability to remain calm and composed and to communicate to others with fluency, clarity, expression and persuasiveness. |
| Flexibility of Mind | A readiness to be open-minded, to recognise alternative perspectives and welcome novel ideas and viewpoints; to adjust one’s beliefs and change one’s mind in the light of new evidence and arguments. |
| Originality | The inclination to visualise; to make connections; to be creative with one’s thoughts rather than to think within conventional boundaries; to think laterally to generate novel ideas and solve tricky problems. |
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