Learning at James Sheahan Catholic High School

Every student who walks through our gates dreams of success, so our efforts are dedicated to achieving this for every student entrusted to us.

The curriculum at James Sheahan Catholic High School promotes students' personal and spiritual development. This takes place within the overall religious dimension of the school, which is based on the principles and values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as experienced, lived, understood and taught within the Catholic community.

The religious dimension of the school is expressed explicitly in the curriculum through the comprehensive range of Religious Education programs, activities and experiences which the school offers.

It is implicit in the content and presentation of all other curriculum studies, in the organisation and structures of the school, in all activities and experiences offered to students, in the pastoral care program and most importantly in the relationships among the members of the school community.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ permeates the curriculum, giving students a clear experience of the cohesion of life and faith and of the centrality of Jesus Christ to each person's development. James Sheahan Catholic High school consciously makes connections for and with the students between Christian principles and values and the content and activities of the curriculum, so that students may learn from lived values.

Effective learning

Within the context of the Catholic ethos and tradition, a comprehensive curriculum is centred on students' key developmental needs at each phase of schooling, and is systematically linked to higher levels of knowledge and competence. In such a curriculum the content and learning strategies of our programs will:

• provide a broad, balanced and integrated approach to learning;

• be dynamic and relevant, providing imaginative scope and intellectual rigour;

• acknowledge and cater for the diversity of ways in which people learn;

• be explicitly related to clearly articulated learning goals;

• value girls and boys equally and respond to their needs equitably;

• foster a deep knowledge and understanding of contemporary Australian society and an appreciation of its cultural diversity, which is inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities;

• recognise Australia's unique relationship with the cultures, values, languages and traditions of countries in the Asian region;

• encourage independent thinking and critical skills and the continuing search for truth;

• make use of available technology to enable students to be skilled and creative technicians, with an ability to reflect on and explore the social and cultural implications of technology;

• consider the needs of students disadvantaged by social and/or economic circumstances, by physical and/or intellectual impairment, by unfamiliarity with the English language and Australian culture;

• be assessed by a wide range of valid and reliable indicators of student performance in relation to the desired outcomes.

It is our school's responsibility to empower students through learning so that, having gained a fuller understanding of life and the human person, they can approach their future with confidence and an appreciation of their call to serve and be responsible for others.

(Developed with reference to the Catholic Education Commission's policy on Curriculum in the Catholic School)

Learning Styles Inventory

http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html

http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/