Prep

At St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, we view Prep as a pivotal first step in building a solid foundation in your child's learning journey.

Our expert teaching staff pride themselves in offering an evidenced-backed, play-based approach to learning  to ensure that your child's introduction to their school education is positive, engaging and nurturing.

WHEN CAN MY CHILD COMMENCE PREP?

Prep Year is offered to all children who turn five years of age on or before June 30 in the year they wish to commence Prep.

 

The Prep Year is a five-day-a-week, full school day program to help children become familiar with the school environment and school life.

 

The St John's Parent Handbook can be found here.

HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD TO BE PREP-READY?

As a parent, you play a vital role in your child’s education - including helping them to be Prep-ready.


Each child is unique, with different interests, needs and motivations. This means that  each child's transition from Kindergarten to Prep will be different. There are many things you can do now to support your child to have a great start to school.


Click through the key areas below to view helpful hints to assist your family to enjoy a smooth transition into what is a foundational and exciting chapter of your child's education.

WHAT IS THE ST JOHN'S APPROACH TO LEARNING IN PREP?

Here at St John’s, we use aspects of the play-based methodology known as “Walker Learning Approach”.


Walker Learning is Australia‘s first major play and project-based holistic pedagogy. It is internationally acclaimed and has been implemented for over 20 years across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Walker Learning is an intentional teaching and learning approach for children in their early childhood and primary years.


The Walker Learning approach is not an inquiry model or program that is separated from other curriculum areas. Instead, is a total approach teaching and learning tool that provides a unique balance between the children being active participants in their learning and explicit instruction.


The Walker Learning Approach provides systems and practices that hold together teams of early childhood educators and teachers in a consistent approach that ensures continuity and predictability for children, educators and families.

 

The uniqueness of the Approach is that it provides a consistency of core elements that are appropriate for the specific age and development of children and their learning requirements as they progress through their education.


This sets children up to be engaged, lifelong learners who have a toolkit of learning strategies and knowledge to draw on as they move throughout the ages and stages of their lives.

HOW DO I APPLY TO ENROL MY CHILD IN PREP AT ST JOHN'S?


We invite applications for enrolment through our online enrolment. All families wishing to apply for enrolment at St John's, including our existing families, must submit an online enrolment application. After submitting an enrolment application, families will be contacted by a staff member at St John's to schedule an interview and school tour. Each year we host Prep Open Day to allow children the opportunity to experience a day in the life of St John's. Offers for enrolment are made within two week of Prep Open Day.

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