Currambena Primary and Preschool

Imagine…

If your child felt like this about his or her school:

• ‘When you graze your knee or miss your parents and cry about this, people just comfort you with all their love and you just feel really special about this. They don’t tease you.’ (Tessa)
• ‘Hardly anyone at my high school likes school and I find that so surprising because I enjoyed Currambena so, so much. I’m happy to be in high school.’ (Laura)
• ‘I like how we can make friends with our teachers, and they become like one of us in our class. You can build a relationship with your teacher.’ (Allegra)
• ‘The teachers don’t let you take the easy option… but they let you have your own opinion.’ (Mikaela)
• ‘It’s hard to believe that storywriting is work because it is so much fun’ (Luke)
• ‘Basically everything you do at Currambena is fun.’ (Isabel)

It’s about the kids….

Established over 35 years ago, we have long been recognised as a leader in innovative educational thinking. At Currambena we deliver a holistic approach to learning, with the help of a flexible curriculum, which focuses on developing a child’s skills for life as well as high academic standards.

We are a democratic school based on the North Shore of Sydney that offers truly child centered education for both pre and primary school children.

Democracy

At Currambena all decisions that affect the school are made at class, school and council meetings. Each student, parent and staff member has an equal vote and together we share the responsibility for the quality of life at the school, building children’s understanding, pride and ownership of their environment.

Conflict resolution

In a world where bullying in schools is a well documented problem, Currambena has a different approach. We actively teach children the skills, strategies and language to resolve conflict effectively.

Child centredness

Our small class sizes and high teacher to student ratios enable us to work with each student to develop a challenging and inspiring program while providing freedom of choice that builds a deep and lasting love of learning.

Hello Currambena!
 CONCERT                                                                                                                            Friday 13 th November. 5.30pm  full assembly of all cast members from every class. 6.00pm SHARP silence will be called and the show will begin!  Please bring a picnic  dinner, a rug or two and possibly some camping lights. Location – Tambourine Bay (see attached map).
Boxes of  BEAUTIFUL 2010 CALENDARS are here in the office.      It would be really [...]

Hello Everyone
This week has been taken up with concert practices, prop making, water colour painting and practising new found and proudly acquired climbing skills. We have also been discussing what costumes the children would like to wear. Please ask your child what they have decided on or come and ask us. We have a list [...]

Building the Education Revolution
Commonwealth funded
Primary School in the 21st Century (PS21)
National School Pride (NSP)
 Hi Everyone,
 We have spoken with the architects and they have proposed some design modifications to the new classroom. The biggest changes are a simplification of the roof line, a change to the internal ceiling structure and an overall reduction in the building [...]

Wendy has summarised creativity, play and resilience wonderfully in response to an article in the SMH last Wednesday .
In preschool we provide for large tracts of time for free choice so that preschool children can play the games they choose. This is essential as they make sense of the world through play. Lots of time [...]

Responses from Wendy and Sue to article from  Sydney Morning Herald (Wed Oct 28th)
Are children actually less resilient these days, as one school principal quoted in this article asserts?     I don’t think Currambena kids are!
Maybe those “cotton wool kids” who are never allowed to climb trees or run across hard surfaces or use a real [...]

Hi everyone
We had a brilliant time at Greenwich Baths and the cool water was much enjoyed as we got our first real taste of summer. Thanks to all the drivers who make this important event possible. With our large class it really does take some doing and the help is greatly appreciated.
The concert has taken [...]

Hi Everyone,
Well we are busy busy busy with concert practices.  It is coming along wonderfully and the kids are absolutely fantastic. Many of the children have organised their costumes and have things at home that they will be using. Please could you check with your child about what they will need so that all is [...]