What are the key drivers for a contemporary Catholic school? Three major components are considered and they include:

• Faith and Identity
• Learning
• Community

They are informed by the pillars of the Learning Framework which include:

• Learning to be
• Learning to do
• Learning to know
• Learning to live together

Learning in 2018 has to be innovative, exciting, enriching and challenging. It is characterised by opportunities for:

• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Problem solving
• Inquiry
• Risk taking
• Deep thinking
• Team work
• Interdependence
• Student voice inclusion

Good schools aim to be student-centred, collaborative, creative, congtributory, and connected. We must question ourselves to ensure our schools create learning environments that are:

• Supportive and productive
• Places that promote independence, interdependence and self motivation
• Reflective of student needs, backgrounds, perspectives and interests
• Place of challenges and high expectation
• Connected with the community
• Providing learning beyond the classroom

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