By learning to make their own choices in ever more significant ways, children begin to learn the importance of making good choices and taking responsibility for them. When children can understand that their every action is the product of a choice they themselves make, whether consciously or unconsciously, they become more empowered to direct their own lives.
The Activities Program at Preshil is designed to broaden students’ learning within and beyond the curriculum and is a pillar of our enduring commitment to making, choosing, building, playmaking and performing. Facilitating interdisciplinary experiences, the program can challenge and extend knowledge in a specific area of study, or spark an interest in a previously unexplored area.
Students from Prep to Year 6, and Years 7 to 10 choose from an ever-evolving (thanks to student interests and suggestions) selection of subjects and activities from a vast array of topic areas including Health & Wellbeing, Community & School Partnerships, STEAM and Sport/Physical Development. We invite subject contributions from staff, parents, alumni and the wider Preshil community.
The Activities Program Enables Students To:
- make choices about their learning
- work at their own level on small projects
- explore a diversity of experiences and approaches
- engage with tasks that interest them and develop a positive attitude to learning
- plan what they will do by setting short-term goals
- locate resources required for the task
- develop a sense of personal responsibility and accountability
- communicate and work with their teachers/peers
- ask questions