Junior School
Welcome to St Michael’s Collegiate Junior School
The early years of schooling are such a special and important time in a child’s life. It is a time of enormous development and learning, and our teachers are there to support student success every step of the way. Committed to ongoing professional learning and growth, and keeping abreast of the latest educational practices, our teachers take their responsibilities for guiding our students through their Junior School years seriously.
Our holistic curriculum is designed to support the academic, spiritual, physical and social development of each child.
The class Mentor teaches core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, and ensures the pastoral care of each student. This is extended by specialist teaching of Chinese, Faith and Life, Music, Art, Physical Education and Outdoor Education.
We have a restorative approach to pastoral care, and always search for positive outcomes to promote engaging learning environments in which children can thrive.
Safe, happy learning environments mean productive and creative students and teachers, and this is a highly valued aspect of our school. Our expansive but cosy Anglesea Village campus provides a unique environment that encourages enquiry, play and creativity.
“I invite you to come and see for yourself the blend of people, place, tradition and innovation that makes Collegiate such a special place.”
Principal Dr Adam Forsyth
Student Support and Wellbeing
St Michael’s Collegiate believe that the mental health and wellbeing of our students is key to developing healthy, capable and confident young people. Each student is assigned a Mentor, who is a teacher focused on their wellbeing. They will ensure each student is known, cared for and connected to our learning community. Students meet with their Mentor group at least once each day and in 2023 we have begun using Open Parachute as a resource to support the teaching of key topics related to wellbeing and social-emotional development.
At Collegaite we also have a dedicated Student Management Team, who work primarily to understand and support each individual student as they journey with us. This includes Year Level Coordinators, Learning Support Coordinators, our School Chaplain, Educational Counsellor, School Psychologist, Heads of School and our Deputy Principal. We do this by considering not just their learning, but their overall sense of self and their social, emotional and physical well-being.
Wellbeing is a theme that runs throughout our school and in addition to the above team, a large percentage of our staff have been trained in Mental Health First Aid. In 2023 our Year 8 and Year 10 students will also undertake the Youth Mental Health First Aid training.
Overall, we see education as a partnership between home and school and the first point of contact with Collegiate is the Mentor teacher.
House System
New students are assigned to one of our eight Houses, each of which has its own identity and House spirit. There are House activities, as well as inter House competitions throughout the year. Being an active House member ensures students enjoy a sense of fun, belonging and purpose within the larger group.
LAUNCH
Life Skills, Altruism, Understanding,
Nourishment of Self, Community and Heart
The Collegiate student care system is supported by robust research and a depth of experience and knowledge about the development and education of young people.
Our LAUNCH program is designed
to provide students with the ability to successfully navigate the highs and lows of life, learn about themselves and serve others.
Experiential Learning and Sports
Our dynamic experiential learning programs bring learning to life through experience, reflection and action.
Through areas of outdoor, project-based, service and global learning, students at Collegiate are exposed to immersive practical opportunities that embody the School vision “to empower every student to embrace the fullness of life.”
Sport at Collegiate is all about having fun and trying something new. We offer a variety of sports in our program each term, competing in school competitions or just improving skills and techniques from our professional coaches.
Our students have a lot of fun learning and competing together and this is reflected in the way they play. There’s a wonderful culture of commitment to sport in the Junior School, and we are delighted with the mass participation in our Junior sports program – it’s a sea of red and white on the oval each lunchtime.
Junior School News
Junior School Snapshots
Kinder Soccer
A big thank you to Tom Gibson for coaching our Kinder students in the Central Region Soccer tournament this year. As you can see by the photos, the Kinder students loved playing Soccer!
Our Outside Classroom
Kindergarten students look forward to our twice-a-week visits to our outside classroom at the South Hobart Rivulet. With so many opportunities to learn, discover and inquire from this rich natural environment, our students are so lucky to have such an awesome resource at their backdoor.