Thorndon Park Primary School

University Australia introduces Thorndon Park Primary School in Athelstone, for all your education and learning needs.

We aim to provide our children with the educational experiences they need to take control of their lives in ways that will benefit our democratic society and bring personal reward and satisfaction to themselves. We do this in partnership with the wider community and with you as parents.

To realise this aim our educational programs and experiences are characterised by:

• Focusing our energy and commitment to develop in students the skills, attitudes and abilities to become learners, creators, innovators and doers.
• working within a safe, caring learning environment which is success-oriented, challenging and dynamic
• working within our cluster of schools, in a complementary manner, to provide our students with a quality, inclusive and balanced curriculum.
• critically examining our curriculum to determine if it is empowering students to exercise choices in life.
• using methodology which takes account of individual student needs and is based on quality relationships between teacher, student, parents and the wider community.
• valuing and promoting personal excellence, a love of learning, growth and self-worth.
• ensuring our practices align with ‘South Australian Curriculum and Accountability Framework’. (SACSA)
• encouraging students to take pride in themselves and their school.
• encouraging students to develop the skills, abilities, values and attitudes to shape their future as good citizens.
• a commitment to quality teaching and learning
• parents seeing themselves as an integral part of their children’s learning by contributing to the school's planning, its decisions and its operation.
• promoting an understanding of our environment and an involvement in positive actions towards improving our world environment.