Early years (4-6 year olds) This stage is focused on social connectedness, literacy and numeracy development via playbased learning, naturebased learning. <strong>Living</strong> <strong>School</strong> Byron acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Bundjalung Country and pays respect to Elders past, present and future. <strong>Living</strong> <strong>School</strong> is Co-Educational but Flexible! <strong>School</strong>s must be flexible if they are seriously interested in educating the individual needs of today’s learning. <strong>Living</strong> <strong>School</strong> is co-educational but offers experiences that adapt to the needs of learning styles and groups: co-educational; single-sex classes; mixed ages; mixed capacity. Structured Around Four Key Developmental Stages: Primary (7-12 year olds) Inquiry-based learning, Increasing awareness via comprehension, participation in charity and service, expression, sport, accelerated learning strategies, Social Emotional Affective Learning (SEAL). Class Sizes: No Age Cage People do not learn based on chronological age. So why do we school in age cages? <strong>Living</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers agility to place students in learning opportunities that are agile and flexible, promoting social and emotional development. Younger students are nestled in age appropriate stages to manage their development safely Middle school (13-16 year olds) BrainBarn & entrepreneurship, makerspace, project-based learning, Big History Project, sport, service, study skills. Agility not Ability Groups Senior College (17-19 year olds) Creating personal pathways, MUN, service leadership, tertiary, mentorship, open-wall learning. We adopt (and adapt) recent research on neural science into learning practice. Maturity appropriate, we cluster students into groups based on understanding - not age! Concluding each unit, groups mix, depending on understanding of the new concepts. An exciting preteaching assessment system is used at regular intervals so we extend, manage and monitor. Page 10 Page 9
Governance and Contribution KEYS: management, structure, coordination, expertise, inclusivity, community agency Page 11
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