Good Shepherd Lutheran School Para Vista
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The Learning Environment


​The multi-age classroom
Good Shepherd Lutheran School adopts both single and multi-age classes.  Our classroom structures support our understanding of how and where students learn best. 
  • Teachers concentrate and celebrate what children can do, rather than what they can’t do. This reduces fear of failure and builds confidence.
  • Competition is minimised within the classroom.  Acknowledging difference reduces the desire to make comparisons with other children and as a result, children are always ready to ‘have a go’.
  • Children are allowed to make choices and express themselves in many ways. Creative activities are common.
  • Children’s ideas are welcomed and can be tried out. This builds self-esteem and promotes learning.
  • Freedom of choice and exploration of many ideas, makes learning an exciting and real part of children’s lives.
  • From year one, children enter a class where there are older children, so settling in is much easier.  Older children are often delighted to help younger ones, and this helps them to feel worthwhile and important. 
  • Children mix freely and are encouraged to work and play together. They learn the joys of cooperation, which leads to good citizenship.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Principal's Welcome
    • Vision and Values
    • Future Thinking
    • History
    • Staff
    • Facilities
  • Learning
    • Learning Principles
    • Wellbeing
    • The Learning Environment
    • Early Learning Centre
    • Foundation to Year 12
    • Imagination (OSHC)
  • Community
    • Play
    • Building Community
    • Caring for Community
  • News
    • Newsletters
    • Video Stories
    • Photo Stories
    • School Calendar
    • Term Dates
    • School Improvement
    • Policy and Procedure
  • Enrolment
  • Partners
    • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
    • Connected Schools
    • Lutheran Education Australia
    • Lutheran Education SA NT WA
    • Association of Independent Schools South Australia
    • Sponsors and Supporters
  • Contact
  • Parent Handbook