Learning & Teaching

Introduction

Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers a holistic education that is based on Catholic Tradition in a contemporary setting.

Religious Education is at the heart of all that happens at Our Lady of Mount Carmel as we develop our understandings of our Catholic identity in today’s rapidly changing world. Parents are the primary educators in the faith of their children and we work in partnership to support them in this role.
Our curriculum follows the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic School (MACS) guidelines for Religious Education. Using a Life and Faith approach, units of work are planned with our Religious Education Leader and Curriculum Leader to suit the needs of the children, making links to the Sacramental Program. Each unit intertwines with other curriculum areas, where they fit.
Our curriculum links closely with the Parish/School Sacramental Program.
Students receive the Sacrament of :
  • Reconciliation in Year 3 at OLMC Church
  • Eucharist in Year 4 at St Anne’s Church
  • Confirmation in Year 6 at St Partrick’s Cathedral.
We continue the Church’s mission, providing opportunities for students and families to participate in school masses, class masses and Masses for special occasions.
Prayer is an integral part of the day and Sacred Spaces are designated for prayer celebrations and religious displays.

The Religious Education Program underpins all of the arrangements we make for children’s learning at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and so is an integral inclusion in our curriculum.

Explicit Instruction is the foundation of learning and teaching at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, following the direction and vision of MACS 2030 Strategic Plan- A Vision for Instruction. The personalisation of student learning requires a dynamic and changing environment, where student achievement and voice helps to shape learning experiences.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority is the guiding curriculum body for all Victorian schools.  Using the Victorian Curriculum as our mandated curriculum documents, teachers develop a Concept-Based approach learning and teaching in the areas of Religious Education, Science and the Humanities and other areas of curriculum where they fit in. These frameworks allow for and encourage, the variety of assessment and reporting procedures currently in use at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

We have many effective educational programs due to the talents and abilities of a team of professionals who have the skills and attitudes necessary to meet the variety of needs of the children in today’s primary school setting.

Currently Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers specialist classes in:

  • Digi Tech
  • AUSLAN
  • Visual Arts
  • Physical Education
  • Performing Arts

Our curriculum caters for student’s individualised learning, including intervention, through designated programs enabling all students to achieve their potential.

All learning areas at Our Lady of Mount Carmel are fitted with contemporary learning tools, including LCD screens with wireless display access.  Students in junior levels access shared digital devices, whilst in Years 3 & 4, students have a school Chromebook, where usage is integrated across different subject areas.  In Years 5 & 6, parents have the option of lease-purchasing an Apple Macbook device for their child.

OLMC MACS Curriculum Checklist OLMC MACS Assessment and Reporting Policy OLMC MACS Assessment and Reporting Procedures OLMC MACS Requirements for Curriculum Provision Assessment and Reporting Guidelines