Naranga School

NARANGA School caters for students with a mild intellectual disability aged 5 to 18. We provide an engaging and comprehensive curriculum that ensures students will achieve personal success in a structured, safe and supportive learning environment. Programs are innovative and accommodate the individual learning styles of each students. Goals are designed to be challenging whilst developing the skills required for becoming an independent and productive member of the community. Classroom teaching is grounded in explicit instruction and other highimpact teaching strategies.

Naranga has a focus on positive attitude and behaviour, with School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support and Restorative Practices implemented across the school. A unique feature of Naranga is our house system which is closely linked to our SWPBS culture. Students participate in a range of special events in their cross-school mixed age houses which are named after our four valuesSafe, Respectful, Responsible, and Learner. Naranga offers opportunities for practical learning through a wide variety of hands-on learning activities. Students also have opportunities to participate in a range of structured activities during recess and lunch breaks to support social development. Interventions for students are carefully designed by a multidisciplinary team which includes therapists.

Our curriculum is based on the Victorian Curriculum learning areas and capabilities with an additional focus on developing independent life skills. Additional learning programs include Respectful Relationships, Bike Education, Home Economics, Sustainability, Horticulture, Independent Travel, Music, Outdoor Education, Photography ,Woodwork and Digital Technology. Students are engaged in daily physical activity, building on their weekly Physical Education class. Senior students experience sports such as basketball, football, cricket and soccer in an interschool setting. There is a strong emphasis on Performing Arts with students involved in music, dance and drama culminating in an annual concert and awards night.

The Junior School educates students from age 5 to 12, and the Senior School is for students 13 and over. In their final two years of school, students undertake the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) or the ASDAN learning program. There is a strong focus on learning for life, with careers planning and work experience opportunities available. All students graduating from Naranga are supported and guided when transitioning to post-school pathways.

• Individualised Education Plans based on the Victorian Curriculum

• Practical, hands-on approach to learning culture and expectations

• Extra-curricular activities: Running club, indoor games, silent discos

• Therapeutic supports: speech and occupational therapy, psychology

• Focus on sustainability