Curriculum at St John Vianney's

At St John Vianney's our students engage in an inquiry each term based on a rich concept. This term's concept is 'IDENTITY'.

Each concept has its own conceptual statement which guides the levels in their inquiry for the term.

The term 1 concept statement reads:

Students will have a deeper understanding of self and recognise the importance of connecting to and accepting others in a multi-faith community.

Our faith based inquiry curriculum is influenced by our Catholic faith with the formation of the whole child. Learning is designed to help learners develop their knowledge, skills and understandings in all other learning areas.

A key aspect of our curriculum is to challenge our learners to explore and consider deep questions, and big ideas. These questions centre around key issues, enabling our learners to interpret and make meaning about their lives, their world and their religious traditions. This integration of life, culture and faith, helps the students make meaning about themselves,their faith and their world.

The focus and key understandings for each level are as follows:

Preps will come to understand

who Jesus is and who is in his family
there are similarities about your family and Jesus’ family
they are unique.
their emotions have names
how being part of a school helps them belong
everybody is an individual but it is important to belong

Year 1 and 2 will come to understand

we should celebrate and respect differences and similarities
we have different cultural backgrounds
our individual identities are influenced by our family and community identity
everyone has their own identity
our identity is shaped by many factors
we have family traditions that shape our identity
the importance of belonging to a faith community
there were significant people in Jesus life who shaped his identity

Year 3 and 4 will come to understand

how they are unique (heritage, family, religion, qualities, personality and groups)
how individual identities are formed
uniqueness is something to be accepted, respected and celebrated
that our identity can change (through growth and different contexts
healing our relationships helps us to feel better about ourselves and others
what identity actually is

Year 5 and 6 will come to understand

you are free to have your own identity and need to be respectful of others
Many factors help shape our identity
Culture and religions, customs and beliefs shape our identity
how important it is to be accepting and understanding of different identities, cultures and beliefs within and outside their community.

Julie Cooke

Learning and Teaching Leader

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