Curriculum and Learning
At Belmore we support all students to become curious, creative and confident learners.
Our learning programs are adapted to support students with a range of communication and access needs. With AAC (augmentative and Alternative Communication) and adaptive accessible tools and equipment being a key focus to ensuring all students have an opportunity to participate, learn and grow.
Our classrooms are engaging, hands-on, personalised and value student autonomy and agency. We support students to build independence, share their ideas, and make choices in their learning. Our goal is to help every student find their voice and reach their full potential.
Our team of highly dedicated and skilled teachers work collaboratively with our team of therapists and education support staff to provide learning activities tailored to each student. Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are aligned with the Victorian Curriculum (Levels A–D and F–10), with the addition of the ASDAN program for senior students. Students’ learning is continuously assessed and adjusted through our ABLES, ROCC and adapted Literacy and Numeracy assessments. Students IEP goals are regularly reviewed with a twice yearly school report that highlights and celebrates students’ learning achievements and ensures students are being best supported and challenged to grow and develop.
Throughout the day at Belmore students are emersed in hands-on and active learning activities that enable them to be curious, creative and imaginative learners. Students engage in literacy, numeracy, humanities, science, personal social learning and specialist visual art and music programs.
Literacy: Our students are supported to develop their literacy skills through our Little Learners Love Literacy phonics program. Communication is a focus throughout literacy learning with students being encouraged to become confident and effective communicators through self expression and development of receptive and expressive language skills.
Maths at belmore is a hands-on approach through inquiry based maths sessions that utilise sensory exploration, concrete materials and life based learning activities such as shopping, cooking and games.
The Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) program offered to our senior school students enables them to engage in accessible, work-related, life skill and independence based programs that provides students with an accredited certificaticate and qualification.
Our Senior Elective program allows students to choose and explore subjects of interest in small group sessions each Thursday afternoon.
Our Primary Buddy Groups provide opportunities for students to learn in small groups, focusing on developing access and communication skills with support from our therapy team.
IT and digital technology is integrated throughout all areas of students learning through use of interactive TVs, iPads, Laptops and assistive technology for learning activities and games.
Health and PE each class participates in 1-2 class PE and hydrotherapy sessions per week with support from our physiotherapists. Students also have additional physiotherapy support within classroom sessions for individualised active learning activities and movement breaks throughout the day.
Visual Art each class has one visual art session per week focusing on self expression and multisensory learning through art.
Integrated units students participate in inquiry based learning activities that explore a range of topics through the science, history and geography curriculum areas.
WELLBEING: LOOKED AFTER AS THEY LEARN
INTEGRATED THERAPIES, INSPIRING OUTCOMES.