Learning with us
Junior School wellbeing
Taking a holistic approach to learning and in cultivating the whole child.
Pastoral care
Each classroom teacher at Macquarie College delivers quality pastoral care to support students’ holistic wellbeing.
Our Junior School has specialist staff on-hand to provide additional care, including Stage Coordinators, Chaplaincy and Counselling staff. As a Seventh-day Adventist school that welcomes children of all backgrounds, we encourage students to adopt Christian values and to get to know Jesus.
We offer Bible studies to help students learn about God’s plan for their lives, and our Junior School meets on a weekly basis for worship through our Chapel program. One of the most exciting weeks for students is FLAG Week (Fun Learning About God), which is a Christian festival full of fun programs and activities.
We seek to develop each child’s holistic learning through academic, physical, spiritual and social-emotional pursuits.
Social emotional learning
Social and emotional competence is essential to success later in life.
It is found that children who are more socially and emotionally healthy perform better at school, have increased confidence, cultivate positive relationships, persist through challenges and communicate well. Social-emotional development is integral to our curriculum and teaching philosophy. We focus on five key skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships and decision-making. We have explicitly presented Social and Emotional Educational programs to foster these skills, including Kindergarten Buddy Up, Year 1 Fun Friends, Year 2 Standing Together, Year 4 Friends for Life, and Year 5 Thinking, Feeling, Behaving.
Supporting the young
Our College also delivers the Seasons for Growth program, supporting young people to manage change and grief situations.
JS house leaders
Our JS house leaders are friendly and helpful and are here to support our young people each day at school.
Helping everyone
Standing up
Our College also offers resilience programs focusing on issues such as anxiety, bullying, personal goal setting, grief, socialisation and teamwork.
Building resilience in families and schools, and nurturing the whole child.
