The learning environment is a safe and supportive place where we focus on building the personal, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of each student. Our main goal is to encourage positive attitudes, achievements, and behaviour, with a central focus on the Christian growth and development of each student as an individual and as part of the community. This practice is based on the Christian principle of caring for each other, rather than maintaining order through a purely punitive system. Our aim is to create a school environment where children can succeed while feeling safe, happy, and secure. When challenges arise in relationships, we encourage commitment to a restorative approach. This provides opportunity for those who have been affected by conflict to be part of the healing process. By actively engaging students in repairing and rebuilding relationships and ensuring clear behavioural expectations, this helps to prevent ongoing conflicts. |
Learning is designed to be engaging, developmental, tailored to each student's needs, and adapted for their development.
We believe in offering various ways for students to succeed through differentiated learning, where they can choose the path that suits them best. When students are at the centre of their learning, they are more engaged and focused. Personalised learning goes even further, helping students understand and use what they learn more deeply. We regularly review and improve our teaching methods, always looking ahead to create a curriculum that's not only relevant to the world around us but also considers each student's individual growth. Our goal is to provide flexible learning arrangements that cater to the unique needs of every child. |
Learners are empowered to be resourceful, innovative and persistent and to use initiative.
Looking to the future we recognise our students will be required to be strong problem solvers. In a dynamic world where technology and automation are changing the workplace at rapid rates, children must be ready to face the challenges, ask questions and think for themselves. Well developed, these skills will positively impact all facets of their lives. |
Learners are active and informed citizens, connecting strongly with communities and practice beyond the classroom.
At Good Shepherd we are a local, national and globally connected school. Being connected through technology in all areas of learning provides students with excellent opportunities to be innovative. Our Christian studies curriculum gives children a spiritual perspective that generates clarity and hope as they attempt to understand the world and their place in it. |
We elevate students' ability to think deeply, critically, and creatively by engaging them in active and purposeful inquiry, encouraging them to ask questions, and guiding them through problem-solving.
Good Shepherd's curriculum aligns with the Australian Curriculum, with innovative connections made through an integrated delivery across all subjects. We offer a diverse range of original, creative and engaging units of inquiry. Our core values of love, optimism and creativity underpin all learning and teaching at Good Shepherd and support development of the ‘whole child’. |
Learners master the essential skills in literacy and numeracy and are creative and productive users of information communication technologies.
Enabling technology provides students with power and opportunity to gain real knowledge and experience beyond the classroom. While a focus on learning continues to drive and stimulate the curriculum at Good Shepherd, technology enhances and amplifies the learning and gives every student opportunity to succeed. |
Learners reflect and receive regular, timely and targeted feedback in order to understand, monitor and adjust learning goals for rigorous learning and to meet high standards.
Teachers with varying gifts and talents work collaboratively to ensure curriculum is relevant, vibrant and engaging. A focus on individual learning styles, brain based learning and an ever increasing knowledge of how students learn, combine to create a rigorous learning environment. |
Quality assessment practices are an integral part of teaching and learning.
We believe children grow through all areas of their learning. No matter what their ability, with a mindset for growth, all students can accomplish improvement. Developing ongoing assessment throughout learning units, giving purposeful feedback, actively engaging students in setting learning goals and reflecting on themselves as learners, creates an atmosphere where student growth is illuminated. |