Curriculum

Wantirna Primary School offers a diverse curriculum which fits in with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). The Victorian Essential Learning Standards identify three core and interrelated strands for the Prep to Year 10 curriculum. Each strand has a number of domains which describe the essential knowledge, skills and behaviours students need to prepare for further education, work and life. The domains include the standards, organised by dimension, by which student achievement and progress is measured.

ICT Curriculum:

Wantirna Primary School has an established ICT curriculum, we have a clear structured guide of what students should be achieving at each year level. We provide excellent ICT resources for students with a computer laboratory fitted with 27 computers. We also have a Senior Learning Unit computer and one computer for every two students in the school. Every classroom in the school is fitted with an Interactive Whiteboard, which allows for a greater level of student interactivity.

English Curriculum:

Our English curriculum comprises of three main elements:

* Reading

* Writing

* Speaking and Listening

During the Literacy Block students are broken up into small groups and students create and respond to a diverse number of texts in electronic and print form.

Mathematics Curriculum:

The Wantirna Primary School Mathematics Curriculum is in line with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. Our school has a wonderful array of Maths resources for the students.

Music Curriculum:

All students participate in our extensive Music Program which enriches the students understanding of a wide range of instruments. In addition to our specialist Music classes students in Grade 3 also learn recorder and some students also take part in individual music lessons during school. Every two years the school also puts on a school production. Our last school production was in September 2009 and was called 'Talking About Your Generation'. It was a giant success and the kids all had a role on stage.

PE Curriculum:

All our students participate in PE every week. The Junior Learning Unit has half an hour lessons and the Senior Learning Unit has one hour long lessons every week. In addition to this every student in the school goes swimming one term of every year and our Senior Learning Unit participates in Interschool Sports every week.

Extension Programs:

Wantirna Primary School aims to challenge our students and we utilise the GATEWays program. GATEWays runs several programs throughout the year covering a variety of learning areas such as English, Maths, Art, Technology, History. GATEWays is all about putting like minded students together and our students have had great success with the GATEWays programs.