ICA Charter

ICA Vision

Our vision for Independent Colleges Australia is New Generation Learning

ICA Charter

The ICA Charter outlines the ethos of ICA and the fundamental characteristics of our Vision of New Generation Learning.

Our Standards of Excellence

We will:

• stimulate innovation in its many forms, but in particular in pedagogy, curricula, resource use, community-building and business practice.
• emphasize shared leadership, responsibility and accountability as a way of achieving excellence in each College.
• establish and nurture professional learning communities which ensure a sense of pride and belonging in each College.
• expect our staff, students and volunteers to demonstrate high levels of personal conduct in all aspects of College life.
• provide facilities and grounds which meet the highest standards of sustainable design, construction and maintenance.

Students

We expect our students to:

• achieve their potential.
• establish qualities of self-confidence, optimism, high self-esteem, and a commitment to personal excellence.
• have the capacity for, and skills in, analysis and problem solving and the ability to communicate ideas and information, to plan and organize activities, and to collaborate with others.
• exercise judgment and responsibility in matters of morality, ethics and social justice, and accept responsibility for their own actions.
• be informed citizens with an active understanding and appreciation of Australia’s system of government and civic life.
• be confident and considered users of new technologies.
• have an understanding of, and concern for, the stewardship of the natural environment.
• have the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Staff

Our staff will:

• engage in the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and administration through structured analysis and review.
• be unrelenting in their commitment to our students and to building learning partnerships with our families.
• be offered incentive systems which reward the personal achievement and collaborative successes of our staff.

Curriculum

We will:

• offer a child-centered program which is founded on internationally-recognized curriculum, pedagogical and evaluation principles.
• value the full diversity of social, cultural and academic backgrounds of our students and strive to provide a fully comprehensive curriculum that respects the full range of capabilities and needs of our students.

Community

We will:

• provide our families with access to a full array of services to meet the academic, physical, cultural and social needs of their children.
• encourage and enable positive participation from the College’s broader community.

Facilities

Our facilities will:

• be structured to enable children to engage in New Generation Learning.
• be flexible to accommodate a range of teaching-learning environments.
• be child oriented, safe, aesthetically appropriate, and contribute to the well being of all members of the school community.
• incorporate the highest standards of sustainability, design, construction and maintenance.

Business Model

Our business model will:

• create new tripartite relationships between government, business and ICA in the interests of Australia’s children.
• enable us to deliver an internationally reputable education in a cost effective way for the benefit of students, parents and the community.
• operate on a not-for-profit basis and ensure that our funds are applied to enriching the potential of our students.