Teaching and learning
Fostering curiosity and a love of learning is central to our teaching and learning program here at Wales Street, and as an accredited IB school, we strive to ensure that our learning program is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant.
THE IB PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME
We are an authorised IB World School* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme.
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM
Victorian Curriculum is the Foundation to Year 10 curriculum that provides a single, coherent and comprehensive set of prescribed content and common achievement standards
MORE ON THE PYP
Find out more about the Primary Years Programme and how we’re implementing it at Wales Street Primary School.
LITERACY
Literacy is vital to ensuring your child has the best chance to succeed in their schooling and everyday life.
MATHEMATICS
We believe that Mathematics provides a way of explaining and analysing the world around us.
VISUAL ARTS
Our Visual Arts Program exposes our students to a wide range of experiences through which they develop skills, techniques and processes in each of the art areas in the curriculum.
PERFORMING ARTS
During their 7 years at Wales Street, students develop a rich understanding of all facets of the crafts of Music, Drama and Dance.
PHYSICAL EDUCATON
See how we use games and activities to develop teamwork and sportsmanship, fundamental movement skills, co-ordination, co-operation and confidence.
ITALIAN
We offer an engaging and interactive Italian program to develop communication skills, social, historical and cultural knowledge of the Italian language.
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LIBRARY AND ICT AT WALES STREET
Our Library is a safe and relaxing space, where we use our imagination while we listen to, find and read stories, and feed our curiosity.
Additional programs and activities
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
We facilitate access to quality instrumental music lessons through a user-pays system delivered by a number of external providers
SCHOOL SWIMMING
Wales Street offers a swimming program for all grades – from Foundation right through to Grade 6. The program runs for 8 weeks, and while optional, we encourage all children to learn to swim.
KELLY SPORTS
Run each term after school, the Kelly Sports program provides a range of fun and stimulating activities that develop children’s fundamental sporting skills in an environment that encourages children to give sport a go.
CHESS CLUB
Think! Concentrate! Gain Confidence! Have FUN! Chess Club runs all year for all year levels, for rookies and advanced players. CLICK BELOW:
