Brightwater State School Curriculum Overview
At Brightwater State School, we provide a dynamic and enriching learning experience that lays a strong foundation for lifelong success. With a firm focus on literacy and numeracy, Brightwater State School strives to ensure that every learner develops essential skills, builds confidence and thrives in their learning journey. Our highly skilled teachers stay at the forefront of pedagogical and curriculum advancements, integrating evidence-based teaching strategies to cater to the diverse needs of all learners. Differentiation is embedded in every classroom, ensuring that learners receive the right level of challenge and support to reach their personal best.
Brightwater State School proudly deliver the P-6 Australian Curriculum, offering a comprehensive and engaging education across core learning areas, including:
- English, Mathematics, and Science
- Strengthening fundamental skills and fostering inquiry-based learning
- Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS)
- Encouraging learners to explore and understand the world around them
- Health & Physical Education (HPE)
- Promoting wellbeing, teamwork, and an active lifestyle
- The Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, Media & Visual Arts)
- Inspiring creativity and self-expression
- Technologies (Digital and Design)
- Equipping learners with essential digital and design thinking skills
- Languages (Japanese)
- Expanding global perspectives and communication skills
Personalising Learning
Staff members at Brightwater State School are passionate about personalising learning for all students.
We achieve this through:
- Exploring and catering to student preferred learning styles
- Providing a "Workshop Model" of delivering personalised learning whereby teachers select appropriate content and strategies based on pretests, student data and student learning goals
- Embedding Higher Order Thinking skills into lessons
- Embedding co-operative learning strategies into lessons
- Allowing students the opportunity to demonstrate and receive feedback on their learning.
eLearning
Brightwater state school is a digitally rich environment embracing the philosophy of 21st Century Learning. Information Communication Technologies are used purposefully throughout the learning process to achieve curriculum intent.
Brightwater State School utilises a number of online learning platforms to support curriculum delivery and a personalised learning approach for students.