PROGRAMS

Gladstone Views Primary School offers a comprehensive educational program based on the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) curriculum. Whilst the teaching of English and Mathematics is a priority, a comprehensive learning program is provided in a range of areas including:-

• Health and Physical Education
• Interpersonal and personal learning
• Civics and citizenship
• The Arts
• Humanities (including geography, history, economics)
• Language Other than English (Italian)
• Science
• Information and Communications technology
• Thinking processes

Our school is focussed on developing confident, happy, healthy, fit and capable students. Teaching students to think, problem solve and develop skills to be ongoing learners is a key part of what we do at Gladstone Views. Learning is a continuous journey and our school provides a balanced program that provides opportunities for students to develop their academic skills as well as cater for their physical, personal and social needs.
The school also provides a wide range of extra curricula and enrichment activities which include:-

• A whole school, multi-aged buddy program
• A Prep – Year 6 camping program
• A range of sport and fitness activities including interschool sport, lunchtime competitions
• Traffic education
• Perceptual Motor program for Prep students
• Year 4/3 dance group
• Choir
• Leadership program (House Captains, Junior School Council)
• Prep – Year 6 House program
• Environmental group
• Peer Mediation program
• Intervention and Extension Education program

Out of School Hours Care Program

Gladstone Views Primary School also offers an excellent Out of School Hours Care Program. The OSHC program is a fully accredited childcare program run by trained childcare staff.
Program hours are:- 7.00am – 9.00am and from 3.30pm – 6.00pm
Healthy and nutritious food is provided for both breakfast and afternoon snacks. The program provides a variety of activities designed to cater for a range of ages and interests. The school participates in the Active After-School Communities Program and on three afternoons weekly (4.00-5.00pm), visiting coaches lead a range of active, high level interest activities. The AASC program is funded by the Federal Government and is an exciting program that introduces children to the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle. Examples of the types of activities offered include circus skills, gymnastics, soccer, basketball, netball, martial arts, bowls and dance.