Middle School
The Middle School caters for students between the ages of 10 to 14. The staff use our arts-based Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum to plan and implement methods that meet the needs of all our students. A team based approach using the expertise of teachers and therapists offers extensive experience in planning a program that supports student communication and aims to develop independent living skills.
Literacy and numeracy are a regular timetabled series of lessons each week .The focus in literacy is on communication, awareness of print, and developing understanding of multiple ways to communicate. Numeracy covers such topics as number, space, time, and money.
The primary focus for students in the Middle Years is communication and socialization. Methods of communication include speech, Makaton keyword signing, cued articulation, Picture Exchange Communication System, photographs, visual aids and communication devices.
Socialization programs include developing concepts of self and how to interact positively with others, this is done through community outings, the Morning Circle program, camps, independent living programs such as Gardening, Canteen, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC), Riding for the Disabled (RDA) and daily school activities.