Digital fluency Through our Junior School Digital
Over time, girls gain responsibility and
Technology program, girls are
experience with their digital tools and
equipped with skills to become
gradually from Year 5, can take their
confident users of digital technology
iPads home.
and positive digital citizens. Through moderated internet access Each girl in Years 3 to 6 will have
and curated online learning resources,
age-appropriate access to enriching
girls will learn to become confident and
digital learning opportunities, through
competent with iPads in a formal learning
their College-provided iPad.
environment and through gradual increased responsibility, will incrementally
Girls use the iPad as a technological
become a more responsible digital
platform to create, think and learn,
citizen in a monitored context.
adding digital pens and keyboards so their creativity can flourish intuitively.
Coding and Computational Thinking is embedded in the curriculum through
They learn to use digital tools for drawing,
“unplugged” activities, Apps and
photography, video and music, supported
interactions with physical coding devices.
by teacher led classroom resources to support girls in learning responsible use of technology in a safe environment. 14
Junior School Handbook
