2022
Learning at JPC
Teaching & Learning Vision We Believe Learning is not just about knowledge and content, but growth. This includes growth emotional and intellectual. We believe learning is not a destination, but our journey through school and the way we learn. We believe it has a purpose and is a process that combines knowledge and skills. We believe it involves curiosity. We believe the student is at the centre of learning at JPC and is given opportunities to explore the world. We believe learning at JPC allows for the building of relationships, support and passion. We believe learning involves evidence-based strategies for students to be ready for the future. We believe that every students learning is inspired in faith action and “With Him is the Fullness of Life”.
Elements for Learning
Element
Knowledge
Element
Capabilities
Element
Self
Element 1 Knowledge
We believe for students to excel our students need to develop core knowledge and skills that include literacy, numeracy, scientific literacy, ICT skills and historical literacy.
Our highly qualified, expert staff analyse the academic data of all of our students using PAT assessment tool, and a range of other assessments, both psychometric and academic, according to suitability.
Students require foundational knowledge in different areas of literacies to be able to decipher fact from fiction and allow for the integration of the elements of student competencies and self.
From these assessment results, which are regularly updated, students may qualify for additional support to further improve their learning.
Our curriculum is built to scaffold these skills and to develop students’ passion and curiosity in the learning.
Element 2 Capabilities
With the ever changing and complex nature of the world, we believe our students need to be prepared to learn and adapt.
Students will be offered opportunities within the curriculum to foster Communication skills through collaboration, in written form and with technology.
The capabilities our students need to develop ongoing learning include evidence-based skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, metacognition, collaboration, creativity and different forms of communication.
Through building Collaboration into students experiences at JPC will allow students to understand the importance of teamwork and how to build communication and empathy.
By students building competencies in thinking, this will allow students to problem solve and face challenges that require skills to define a problem, design an appropriate solution and think critically with their actions.
Element 3 Self
For students to adapt in and outside of the classroom our learners will focus on developing their personal skills. This involves cultivating students’ holistic development. A significant part of students developing self is also inherent in our Faith values. These include the spirit of community, courage, perseverance and generosity.
By students being able to adapt to change in all its forms will allow students to be constantly prepared to survive and succeed no matter what challenges come their way.
Through the curriculum and how students work together in the classroom will allow the growth of self.
Through students’ growth of their emotional awareness will allow students to demonstrate emphatic and resilience in any situation and deal with relationships in a positive way.
These skills include resilience, self-awareness of their emotional wellbeing, adaptability, reflection, leadership, social awareness and independence.
By students growing their skill of independence and reflection allows students to own their learning. They look at the ways they succeeded, and ways they could improve their approach in similar future situations.