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Redfern Jarjum College’sCollege's mission is to educate urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. They are not participating or coping in mainstream primary schools due to their domestic circumstances. It will serve boys and girls aged between 4 and 13 from Kindergarten to Year 6, and fees will not be charged for tuition. The aims are to, among other things, alleviate the social, emotional, behavioral, and health disadvantages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children so that they can return to mainstream schooling and to provide opportunities for them to pursue secondary education. In partnership with its community, the school’sschool's growth in the school will be intensive and holistic. With a low student-to-teacher ratio, care of the individual student will be at its heart. It will provide a culturally attuned and locally-responsive approach to meeting each child's individual needs through social, physical, spiritual, academic, and emotional engagement. Redfern Jarjum College will focus on literacy and numeracy's educational foundations and build each child's self-concept and self-worth. The school day will include transport to school, before school care, washing facilities and clothing, meals, health checks, and after school activities. A key feature will be community development with parents and carers to participate in school activities such as meal preparation, sharing stories, dance, art, literacy and numeracy activities, and regular gatherings. Jarjum College is a unique school with a unique approach to learning. Our teaching goes beyond reading and writing to consider how we can support and prepare our children for a positive future. To cover the diverse range of skills, abilities, and additional needs of our students – including hearing and speech issues, behavior management, and trauma – scope and sequence are created to cover all age levels of our students, from five to 12 years old, spanning three broad progression stages. Upon enrolment at the school, each child will undergo a range of assessments to determine their specific needs. These assessments cover academic abilities, physical and mental health and determine what other services are required in addition to their academic needs – for example, speech therapists and educational psychologists. The academic assessment places each child on the scope and sequence continuum covered by both teachers in our junior and senior class groups. The scope and sequence include literacy and numeracy, integrated units, and personal projects. Each year begins with extensive engagement with the children through discussions and specific activities that allow them to develop strong relationships and build trust and respect. The teachers can then plan and prepare ability and age-based programs that encompass direct teaching of English and Maths by identifying each child's place on the continuum. Discussions with each child draw out interests and skills which influence the integrated units. Personal projects are prepared within overarching topics; for example, the ‘'Enterprise’' unit covers a stall to sell the child's cooking and artwork for fundraising. Each child contributes to the personal project from their interests. View full school