Pedagogical Approach
Our school is staffed by dedicated and enthusiastic teachers who adopt a balanced approach to our teaching philosophies, including:
- Explicit instruction and the Gradual Release Model
- Age-appropriate pedagogies and play-based learning
- Inquiry
- High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS)
- An inclusive approach and multi-tiered differentiation plan
- Positive and productive teacher-student relationships
- Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
Extra-Curricula Offerings
On top of foundational classroom learning through the subjects of the Australian Curriculum, the following extra-curricula programs are key components of the North Arm experience:
- Instrumental music
- Living Classrooms Project
- Sport
- Rock band
- Choirs
- Our famous Marimbas
- Growing Excellence in North Arm Students (GENAS) academic excellence programs
- Visual Art extension programs
- External provider run opportunities in: skateboarding, tennis and taekwondo
- Environmental and sustainability learning
- STEM, coding and robotics
- Dance
- Drama
- and more...