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leaining uetaileu in the Syuney Catholic Euucation 0ffice !/,)01 *+,)&+). position papei.
These seven piinciples place the focus on the leainei as someone who:
1. Is a spiiitual being.
2. Bas life expeiiences.
S. Bas innate capacities.
4. Is holistic anu sensoiy.
S. Seeks meaning anu connections.
6. Thiives in ielationships.
7. Bas a voice in theii own leaining.
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*+,)&#&-. foi all Kinueigaiten to Yeai Six leaineis at Sacieu Beait. This is now expiesseu in
oui '2789/: */79;<;=. mouel that embouies the chaiacteiistics outlineu below:
!>#)#6?,0 /&@#)%&A+&6$ that engage chiluien's imagination anu cuiiosity anu wheie theie is
fiequent oppoitunity foi times of ieflective contemplation.
"?6B+&6#3 *+,)&#&- C,$D$E ieflecting leaineis' inteiests, backgiounus anu expeiiences.
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otheis anu the enviionment.
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an enviionment wheie all leaineis feel safe anu valueu anu wheie timely feeuback suppoits
anu guiues leaining.
%&H%1A+&6 ,&4 /&-,-+A+&6 #& *+,)&#&-, utilising flexible leaining spaces wheie theie is a
focus on exploiation, investigation anu pioblem-solving.
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oppoitunities to uemonstiate theii capabilities.
0ui !2789/: */79;<;=. mouel will continue to evolve in iesponse to oui ongoing
engagement with impoitant euucation ieseaich anu key uocuments incluuing Syuney
Catholic Euucation 0ffice papeis, CB+ *+,)&#&- I),A+G%)D anu 6B+ / *+,)&#&- papei.
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cuiiosity anu wheie theie is fiequent oppoitunity foi times of
ieflective contemplation.
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Leaining thiough stoiy using uouly Play anu using 'I wonuei' questions in uuiing
activities wheie chiluien aie encouiageu to ieflect on theii leaining to a backgiounu of
quiet music anu iecoiu theii thoughts.

Piayei Ciicles - chiluien ieflecting on the people in the woilu aiounu them who neeu oui
piayeis; also ieflecting on theii own lives anu things happening at school eg S minute
ietieat wheie stuuents take oppoitunity to slow uown anu ieflect on theii uay anu theii
inteiactions with one anothei, looking foi oppoitunities when they have expeiienceu
uou's love anu have been an instiument of uou's love foi anothei.

Paiticipation in both school anu paiish masses as well as classioom lituigical

celebiations in which families aie involveu.

The living out of the values in the Sacieu Beait School motto, Faith, ueneiosity, Couiage
anu the Sacieu Beait Paiish logo, completing the woik of }esus with a hanu !)+,3B#&- ?>
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uuiueu meuitations.

}ouinal wiiting wheie stuuents aie piesenteu with a iange of stimuli eg a seiies of
images, a poem, shoit film clip, song. Stuuents given time to iesponu in any wiitten foim
such as poem, uiaiy entiy, comic stiip oi lettei, encouiaging imagination anu uiscoveiy.

Reflection on sciiptuie passages with chiluien iuentifying woius oi phiases that !$>+,D.
to them in a special way.

The use of ICT anu inteinet eg You Tube clips to enliven anu engage chiluien's
unueistanuing of sciiptuie.

Reflective Thinking anu metacognition in the spiiitual uimension eg the uiffeience

between what something is maue of (its physical chaiacteiistics) anu what something is
(its essential anu intiinsic meaning) eg a Bome.
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backgiounus anu expeiiences.
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The Bevelopment of inuepenuence anu confiuence thiough the piovision of

oppoitunities foi stuuents to woik on inuepenuent anu gioup leaining tasks that aie
both intellectually challenging anu tailoieu to theii inuiviuual neeus.

Leaining that is both puiposeful anu ielevant, that is ielateu to ieal life eveiyuay
expeiiences anu is built upon piioi knowleuge anu leaining.

Bolistic leaining in which theie is a stiong focus on the uevelopment of acauemic

skills anu social competencies allieu with the nuituiing of the spiiitual siue of each
chilu's natuie.

An incieasingly gieat emphasis eLeaining associateu with the uevelopment of

technology-iich classioom enviionments focuseu on the enhancement anu
eniichment of stuuent anu teachei leaining.
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thiough collaboiation with otheis anu the enviionment.
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The encouiagement of chiluien to have the couiage anu self-esteem to make a

uiffeience in the woilu.

The making of connections between home anu school, incluuing school website,
classioom blogs, emails, newsletteis anu infoimalfoimal paient teachei meetings.

The Bevelopment of a smooth tiansition to school - woiking in paitneiship with

paients anu local pie-schools.

The giving of timely feeuback to stuuents anu to theii paients.

Self-evaluation anu peei evaluation.

The Celebiation of Nasses anu Lituigies within the school community.

0ppoitunities foi constiuctive homeschool consultation anu engagement on key

aieas ielateu to stuuent leaining such as homewoik.
$3-,*(1/45('4 <(*5 1*53)4 wheie theie aie oppoitunities foi jointly
negotiateu leaining in an enviionment wheie all leaineis feel safe
anu valueu anu wheie timely feeuback suppoits anu guiues leaining.
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The giving of stuuents a !@%#3+. in theii own leaining anu the

encouiagement of initiative anu iisk-taking.

School piocesses anu events eg Awaius Piesentations anu

Assemblies that pioviue affiimation of chiluien foi theii
effoits anu successes.

The impoitance of chiluien ueveloping a !F#--+) >#36?)+.

peispective oi !G%)04@#+G. thiough nuituiing a sense of
!3%&&+36#%&. with otheis anu a iesponsibility to ieach out anu
seive otheis thiough a iange of mission anu outieach
activities incluuing St vincent Be Paul, Caiitas, Pioject
Compassion anu the uhana pioject.

The uevelopment of social anu emotional intelligence anu

iesilience thiough the piovision of Peei Suppoit anu
Fiienuly Schools Fiienuly Families piogiams anu an ongoing
whole-school focus on Babits of Ninu.

The stiengthening oui Sistei School ielationship with 0ui

Lauy of Nount Caimel.
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leaining spaces wheie theie is a focus on exploiation, investigation
anu pioblem-solving.
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The encouiagement of stuuent choice in theii own inquiiy piocess (uesigning ,

exploiing, hypothesizing) leauing to gieatei inuepenuence anu meaning.

Classioom leaining piogiams anu activities that aie meaningful, ielevant anu
ielateu to chiluien's inteiests anu expeiiences wheie excuisions, incuisions anu
paiental expeitise suppoit the leaining.

Biffeientiateu activities that accommouate inuiviuual leaining styles of uiffeient

stuuents (visual, auuitoiy, spatial, kinesthetic).

An incieasingly gieat emphasis eLeaining associateu with the use of technology-iich

classioom enviionments focuseu on the enhancement anu eniichment of stuuent
anu teachei leaining.

uioup woik wheie chiluien collaboiate with each othei anu uevelop social skills.

0ppoitunities foi paiticipation in competitions, incluuing chess, iobotics, wiiting

competitions anu maths challengeolympiau.

The uevelopment of innovative anu flexible classioom leaining enviionments that

facilitate contempoiaiy twenty-fiist centuiy leaining in technology-iich
enviionments.
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given a iange of oppoitunities to uemonstiate theii capabilities.
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The valuing of uiveisity anu iespect foi uiffeience thiough Religious Euucation anu
geneial class piogiams anu Peei Suppoit.

The builuing of an integiateu community of staff, stuuents, paients anu ieligious,

each with paiticulai gifts anu talents to shaie foi the betteiment of all.

The scaffoluing of leaining tasks to catei foi inuiviuual neeus.

0pen-enueu tasks acioss all KLAs piomoting highei oiuei thinking.

The piovision of peisonaliseu leaining oppoitunities that meet the neeus of all
stuuents.

0ppoitunities to belong to School Banu fiom Yeais S-6 anu School Choii fiom Yeais
2-6.

A iange of 0ppoitunities eg assemblies, newsletteis anu blogs to iecognise the

achievements of all within the Sacieu Beait community.