Charter

Vision

Our vision is New Generation Learning

Charter

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

Our Standards of Excellence

We will:

• create a dynamic learning environment and 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.
• offer incentive systems which reward the personal achievement and collaborative successes of our staff.
• provide facilities and grounds which meet the highest standards of sustainable design, construction and maintenance.

Students

We expect our students to:

• engage continuously in learning.
• achieve their potential.
• establish qualities of self-understanding, 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:

• be unrelenting in their commitment to our students.
• build learning partnerships with our families.
• engage in the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and administration through innovation, evaluation and review.

Curriculum

We will:

• provide 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 College 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.