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
