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Our School has a distinguished reputation for providing outstanding education. We set high expectations for our students, and we are unwavering and unequivocal in our aim to provide an adequate education for each of them. We seek to create a learning experience that draws on each student's innate qualities and hard work capacity. We offer a comprehensive and contemporary range of academic subjects designed to capture students' curiosity and instill a life-long enjoyment of learning. Creativity is an outstanding feature of the Launceston Grammar community and one of our School's great strengths. It is a critical factor in our educational approach as we guide students to find their particular areas of interest and then explore and extend their knowledge and ability. Education at Launceston Grammar can start from as young as three years of age. Our Early Learning program offers a supportive, caring, nurturing, and enthusiastic introduction to School. We believe that children have unlimited potential and are capable, curious, and able to investigate and explore their thoughts and ideas. Our curriculum is based around the Early Years Learning Framework of Australia with influence from the Reggio Emilia philosophy. We encourage and support questioning, thinking, and discussions between children and teachers. We view learning as an exciting, creative, inquiry-based process. Project work is a significant part of our curriculum. These are either driven by children's interests or initiated by teachers. They take in all learning areas, including expressive and visual arts, literacy, numeracy, and science. There is a strong emphasis on developing early English and Maths concepts through enjoyable, interactive, thoughtful, and well-planned activities. The children's work is documented in various ways, including photographs, written transcripts or stories and conversation, painting, drawings, sculptures, and other art forms. Launceston Grammar's Junior Campus from Prep to Grade 6 is committed to developing a healthy mind, body, and spirit. The broad curriculum offers various English and Mathematics programs, along with many opportunities in the areas of Sport, Languages, Information Technology, and Visual and Performing Arts. Launceston Grammar's personalized teaching approach enables us to cater to students across the academic spectrum. Our teachers provide a stimulating program that enables students to achieve their goals and a smooth transition to the Senior Campus. The curriculum includes Literacy, Numeracy, Studies of Society and the Environment, Science, Music, Visual Arts, Religious and values Education, Physical Education and Sport, Health and Wellbeing and Mental Health. Children learn Indonesian from Early Years to Grade 6. The Inter-School Sports program is introduced in Grades 5 and 6, and Grade 4 across various sports. The School has a well-structured Outdoor Education Programme that begins at Grade 3. The final two years of secondary education lead to the Qualification Certificate and the Tasmanian Certificate of Education award. In these final school years, we prepare students for further study, work, and their future. Students at this level can follow general or specialized courses. Provision is made for both academic and vocational pathways. Students in Grades 11 and 12 will work towards the award of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education. Their subjects are organized in five lines, and each line is allocated 12 lessons per cycle, which are organized into six double lessons. Those students continuing to tertiary education aim to achieve an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) Score. Others may choose a vocationally oriented program gaining national industry certification and workplace experience. Students choose a program of study which totals a minimum of 1200 hours over the two years. This is the equivalent of four pre-tertiary subjects in each year. The requirements of the TCE and subjects available for study are fully outlined in the academic program below. View full school
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The Launceston Christian School is an independent school from Kinder to Year 12, with over 670 students. Our school is Christ-centered and provides a new education program that is presented from a distinctly Christian worldview. Launceston Christian School opened its doors in 1976 with 37 students and two teachers. Today, more than 670 students attend, and 105 staff are employed at the school. The school exists to enter and maintain strong partnerships with parents who desire their children to be equipped with a biblical worldview – a set of presuppositions that supports a view of the world through glasses of Biblical truth (and by submitting all of life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ). Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Christian education is often summarized in the Biblical mandate for Christian communities to "…demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Core Values: To live in obedience to God To act with humility, integrity, and fairness To work with creativity and diligence To encourage participation and teamwork To be trustworthy and accountable to each other Mission Statement is to glorify and honor God through Christ-centred education. This is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeits their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? Launceston Christian School opened its doors in 1976 with 37 students and two teachers. Today, more than 650 students attend, and 93 staff are employed at the school. The school was formed through the vision of the Reformed Church for Christian Education to be taught in Launceston. An association is known as the 'Association for Christian Parent Controlled Schools (Launceston)' was established in1965, with planning undertaken to establish a school that would assist parents with their God-given responsibility to educate their children in the ways of the Lord. Association families donated money over ten years to purchase land to build the school on. View full school
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The LPS has adapted a "Paideia" philosophy and modified it to suit our Australian context. "Paideia" is a Greek word that relates to the upbringing of a child and conveys the concept of a child's total education – intellectual, artistic, emotional, physical, and social. It is a very democratic approach to teaching and learning that seeks to equip young people with all the social skills and knowledge they need to become caring and active citizens of the world. The Paideia philosophy is founded upon one essential principle - that the same course of basic schooling should be provided to all students. This objective is based on the premise that what is common to all human beings is more fundamental than how they differ. We share a common humanity, personal dignity, human rights, and aspirations. This principle is not in conflict with our school's focus on the individual but rather is supported by it. In terms of the context of a Paideia program, all students share the same opportunities and experiences. However, this does not mean that every child will go through the program at the same time or the same pace. The Paideia Method outlines three streams of teaching and learning by which its objectives can be best met. They are Didactic instruction, Coaching, Socratic questioning. Didactic instruction is the “chalk and talks” method of teaching and learning, where the teacher has a body of knowledge to convey and the students learn by listening. This form of instruction certainly has its place, although at The Launceston Preparatory School it will not always be to a class as a whole but also smaller groups. In Australia today, researchers estimate that an average of approximately 70% of the time at school is spent on this model, under the Paideia philosophy, however, this proportion is drastically reduced to around 20% of schooling time. This is an aspect of Paideia strongly supported by the school. Consistent with the Paideia method, we spend most of our time in Coaching, believing that children learn best by “doing”. This mode allows teaching to be most constructive and learning to be most lasting because children are practicing the skills they need under the eye of a coach, who will refine, support, and re-teach each student as necessary. About 70% of our time is spent in this column of teaching and learning, which allows us most effectively focus on individual needs. It is the third strand of the Paideia method the Socratic questioning that most clearly distinguishes it from others. Socrates used to teach the young men of Greece by “drawing out of them what they already knew” rather than by telling them things. So too do we encourage children to consider issues and develop values by exposing them to ideas and drawing from them their own opinions through carefully constructed questioning. A Socratic strand runs through all our teaching, but the Socratic Seminar with the teacher facilitating the thought-provoking question has the greatest capacity to transform the nature of the students because A bond of mutual respect is created between all Each student must learn to think critically, understand ideas, solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflicts and apply their knowledge to the situation. Thus articulation, listening, and critical thinking skills are improved. View full school
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The LPS has adapted a "Paideia" philosophy and modified it to suit our Australian context. "Paideia" is a Greek word that relates to the upbringing of a child and conveys the concept of a child's total education – intellectual, artistic, emotional, physical, and social. It is a very democratic approach to teaching and learning that seeks to equip young people with all the social skills and knowledge they need to become caring and active citizens of the world. The Paideia philosophy is founded upon one essential principle - that the same course of basic schooling should be provided to all students. This objective is based on the premise that what is common to all human beings is more fundamental than how they differ. We share a common humanity, personal dignity, human rights, and aspirations. This principle is not in conflict with our school's focus on the individual but rather is supported by it. In terms of the context of a Paideia program, all students share the same opportunities and experiences. However, this does not mean that every child will go through the program at the same time or the same pace. The Paideia Method outlines three streams of teaching and learning by which its objectives can be best met. They are Didactic instruction, Coaching, Socratic questioning. Didactic instruction is the “chalk and talks” method of teaching and learning, where the teacher has a body of knowledge to convey and the students learn by listening. This form of instruction certainly has its place, although at The Launceston Preparatory School it will not always be to a class as a whole but also smaller groups. In Australia today, researchers estimate that an average of approximately 70% of the time at school is spent on this model, under the Paideia philosophy, however, this proportion is drastically reduced to around 20% of schooling time. This is an aspect of Paideia strongly supported by the school. Consistent with the Paideia method, we spend most of our time in Coaching, believing that children learn best by “doing”. This mode allows teaching to be most constructive and learning to be most lasting because children are practicing the skills they need under the eye of a coach, who will refine, support, and re-teach each student as necessary. About 70% of our time is spent in this column of teaching and learning, which allows us most effectively focus on individual needs. It is the third strand of the Paideia method the Socratic questioning that most clearly distinguishes it from others. Socrates used to teach the young men of Greece by “drawing out of them what they already knew” rather than by telling them things. So too do we encourage children to consider issues and develop values by exposing them to ideas and drawing from them their own opinions through carefully constructed questioning. A Socratic strand runs through all our teaching, but the Socratic Seminar with the teacher facilitating the thought-provoking question has the greatest capacity to transform the nature of the students because A bond of mutual respect is created between all Each student must learn to think critically, understand ideas, solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflicts and apply their knowledge to the situation. Thus articulation, listening, and critical thinking skills are improved. -
The Launceston Christian School is an independent school from Kinder to Year 12, with over 670 students. Our school is Christ-centered and provides a new education program that is presented from a distinctly Christian worldview. Launceston Christian School opened its doors in 1976 with 37 students and two teachers. Today, more than 670 students attend, and 105 staff are employed at the school. The school exists to enter and maintain strong partnerships with parents who desire their children to be equipped with a biblical worldview – a set of presuppositions that supports a view of the world through glasses of Biblical truth (and by submitting all of life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ). Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Christian education is often summarized in the Biblical mandate for Christian communities to "…demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Core Values: To live in obedience to God To act with humility, integrity, and fairness To work with creativity and diligence To encourage participation and teamwork To be trustworthy and accountable to each other Mission Statement is to glorify and honor God through Christ-centred education. This is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeits their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? Launceston Christian School opened its doors in 1976 with 37 students and two teachers. Today, more than 650 students attend, and 93 staff are employed at the school. The school was formed through the vision of the Reformed Church for Christian Education to be taught in Launceston. An association is known as the 'Association for Christian Parent Controlled Schools (Launceston)' was established in1965, with planning undertaken to establish a school that would assist parents with their God-given responsibility to educate their children in the ways of the Lord. Association families donated money over ten years to purchase land to build the school on. -
Our School has a distinguished reputation for providing outstanding education. We set high expectations for our students, and we are unwavering and unequivocal in our aim to provide an adequate education for each of them. We seek to create a learning experience that draws on each student's innate qualities and hard work capacity. We offer a comprehensive and contemporary range of academic subjects designed to capture students' curiosity and instill a life-long enjoyment of learning. Creativity is an outstanding feature of the Launceston Grammar community and one of our School's great strengths. It is a critical factor in our educational approach as we guide students to find their particular areas of interest and then explore and extend their knowledge and ability. Education at Launceston Grammar can start from as young as three years of age. Our Early Learning program offers a supportive, caring, nurturing, and enthusiastic introduction to School. We believe that children have unlimited potential and are capable, curious, and able to investigate and explore their thoughts and ideas. Our curriculum is based around the Early Years Learning Framework of Australia with influence from the Reggio Emilia philosophy. We encourage and support questioning, thinking, and discussions between children and teachers. We view learning as an exciting, creative, inquiry-based process. Project work is a significant part of our curriculum. These are either driven by children's interests or initiated by teachers. They take in all learning areas, including expressive and visual arts, literacy, numeracy, and science. There is a strong emphasis on developing early English and Maths concepts through enjoyable, interactive, thoughtful, and well-planned activities. The children's work is documented in various ways, including photographs, written transcripts or stories and conversation, painting, drawings, sculptures, and other art forms. Launceston Grammar's Junior Campus from Prep to Grade 6 is committed to developing a healthy mind, body, and spirit. The broad curriculum offers various English and Mathematics programs, along with many opportunities in the areas of Sport, Languages, Information Technology, and Visual and Performing Arts. Launceston Grammar's personalized teaching approach enables us to cater to students across the academic spectrum. Our teachers provide a stimulating program that enables students to achieve their goals and a smooth transition to the Senior Campus. The curriculum includes Literacy, Numeracy, Studies of Society and the Environment, Science, Music, Visual Arts, Religious and values Education, Physical Education and Sport, Health and Wellbeing and Mental Health. Children learn Indonesian from Early Years to Grade 6. The Inter-School Sports program is introduced in Grades 5 and 6, and Grade 4 across various sports. The School has a well-structured Outdoor Education Programme that begins at Grade 3. The final two years of secondary education lead to the Qualification Certificate and the Tasmanian Certificate of Education award. In these final school years, we prepare students for further study, work, and their future. Students at this level can follow general or specialized courses. Provision is made for both academic and vocational pathways. Students in Grades 11 and 12 will work towards the award of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education. Their subjects are organized in five lines, and each line is allocated 12 lessons per cycle, which are organized into six double lessons. Those students continuing to tertiary education aim to achieve an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) Score. Others may choose a vocationally oriented program gaining national industry certification and workplace experience. Students choose a program of study which totals a minimum of 1200 hours over the two years. This is the equivalent of four pre-tertiary subjects in each year. The requirements of the TCE and subjects available for study are fully outlined in the academic program below.
