Year 5 and Year 6 are currently enjoying their residential trips at the Granja-Escuela at Alozaina and El Chorro Farm, Alora, respectively. All sorts of activities are on offer – rock climbing, kayaking, cycling, hiking, paintball, swimming, tirolina, archery, pony-riding, as well as activities to do with the farm produce and animals. For some Year 5 children, this may be their first experience away from home and it is an ideal way for them to achieve certain independence while still being surrounded by friends and carers.
Language and Literature (Language A). Students take their studies in a language in which they are academically competent.
Language acquisition (Language B). A modern language course with an emphasis on understanding another culture through its language.
Individuals and Societies: Provides for the development of a critical appreciation of the nature and activities of human activities in history and the physical, economic and social environment that people inhabit.
Experimental Sciences: The exploration of concepts, theories, models and techniques that underpin each subject area and through these, develop their understanding of the scientific method.
Mathematics: The development of mathematical knowledge, concepts and principles and the development of logical, critical and creative thinking.
The Arts: Students develop their understanding of the dynamic and changing nature of the arts and explore the diversity of arts and learn to express themselves with confidence and competence. Students may opt to study an additional science, individuals and societies, or languages course, instead of a course in the arts.