Greenvale Primary School Information

Greenvale Primary School offers a broad curriculum from years Prep to Six encompassing the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). The domains covered are Health & Physical Education, Interpersonal Development, Personal Learning, Civics & Citizenship, The Arts, English, Humanities, LOTE (Indonesian), Mathematics, Science, Communication, Design, Creativity & Technology, ICT and Thinking. Progressive classroom programs, catering for each child's needs, encourage parental involvement and promote active learning. The school has high, but achievable student expectations with students being assessed regularly. A wide range of specialist and support programs is offered throughout the school to enhance the children's total development. These include: * Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Library, LOTE - Indonesian Language. * Reading Intervention, literacy & numeracy support, ESL, integration of students with disabilities, Early Years literacy/numeracy programs. Student wellbeing and welfare is important at Greenvale Primary School. Students take an active role through programs such as: Bounce Back, "You Can Do It", Student Leadership, Drug Education, Buddy System, Junior School Council and Student Mediation. The school is committed to keeping abreast of current educational trends and developments and strives to achieve quality educational practice. An educational strength is the wide range of extra-curricula programs offered at Greenvale Primary School which enable and encourage students to pursue personal strengths and interests. Programs currently offered include: Skipping Team, Choir, Chess, Student Leadership, Instrumental Music Lessons, Camps, Drum Band, Lunchtime Activities, Excursions and Interschool Sport. The school's Strategic Plan for 2009 - 2012 has established priorities that focus on Literacy, Numeracy, Student Wellbeing and ICT. Our school values of honesty, learning, responsibility, resilience and respect are reinforced through all elements of the school. Parents are encouraged ...