What We Offer

• High adult to child ratio

each child is well-known, cared about and unlikely to slip through the cracks

• Small by design

we can seriously personalise learning and academically challenge every child and humanise the process

• Highly researched

innovative practice relevant to living in the 21st Century, connecting children to the world rather than isolating them behind four walls and a door; children who can cope and thrive with modern living and its requirements

• Stimulating

work place conducive for all children to ‘be, belong, become’ – engaged and responsive children enjoying their childhood and education

Environment

: The home like classrooms make our children feel comfortable and enthused

: Our waterwise kitchen garden includes wicking garden beds and rainwater tanks

: Our self made 700m mountain bike trail caters for many skill levels

: We have a modern well equipped undercover area for activities and events

: Purposely small classes to allow for a good educator to child ratio

: Lots of opportunity for outdoor nature play experiences

: An environment that offers comfort and challenge; vital for purposeful learning

: Bright and open environments allowing for multiple uses

: A range of challenging and engaging play equipment to suit children of all ages

: The lake in land adjacent to our school offers many learning experiences

: Lots of opportunity for imaginative, purposeful, exploration

: Our very own dampland that has been re-vegetated by the children

Child Side School is surrounded by woodlands, pasture and bush. Adjacent to our fully fenced school is a lake on public open space with paths that meander around it. Our indoor areas are a home away from home, and our outdoor areas are full of purposeful nooks such as the sandpit, music area, tyre mound, play equipment, lizard pond, wetlands and mountain bike track. Our environment offers both comfort and challenge which is vital for purposeful learning.