Scots All Saints College - Junior School Campus
About Scots All Saints College Junior School
A lifelong love of learning starts here Strong relationships, supportive teachers and an inclusive culture combine to create a caring and nurturing environment where students have the space to explore, learn and grow.
At the Scots All Saints College Junior School, your child is at the centre of all we do.
Research shows that children who enjoy a focused and dedicated education from the beginning of school are highly engaged, motivated and ultimately enjoy success throughout their lives. A strong start equals a successful future, and at Scots All Saints College Junior School, we are committed to providing that great start.
Our Junior School is an exceptional learning environment with talented and caring teachers and an average class size of twenty children. Our evidence based literacy and numeracy programs are complimented by a broad and engaging curriculum, pastoral care and wellbeing programs and diverse opportunities to develop, grow and learn.
The Junior School campus features purpose built facilities such as our Innovation Centre, library, swimming pool, gymnasium, music and creative arts rooms, on spacious and beautiful grounds.
Scots All Saints is a community like no other. A place where belonging turns into lifelong friendships, strong and connected young adults and the will to make a difference.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our wonderful community here at Scots All Saints College, Bathurst.
Preparatory
In 2021, Scots All Saints College opened a modern Preparatory School, purpose built on our Junior School Campus, Eglinton Road. With unrivalled space, access to specialist facilities, teachers and classes, your child will thrive in a nurturing and inspiring preparatory school environment.
The Scots All Saints College Prep School forms an integral part of our educational offering, providing 4 and 5 year olds with an outstanding foundation for future learning. Our experienced teachers offer opportunities to challenge, inspire and motivate children to explore and learn in confidence while developing their social and emotional intelligence in a supportive environment.
Our Preparatory School Framework has been developed by our academic team, based on evidence-informed research and practice. We know that children who experience a smooth and harmonious transition between early childhood and primary school settings have greater confidence and future success – socially, emotionally and academically.
Purpose-built In Our Junior School Setting
Our new Prep School sits on approximately one acre of land with a purpose-built playground and nature play area, bike path, play equipment and vegetable garden. Our facilities have been designed to ensure a well-rounded program for the development of the whole child.
With access to Junior School resources and facilities, our Prep School children enjoy the on campus farm, sports ovals, library and seamless connection to the Junior School Campus.
The Scots All Saints College Preparatory School is conveniently located for parent drop-off and pick-ups, with access to a Preparatory School car park straight through the roundabout on the Junior School Campus.
The Preparatory School currently offers 2, 3, 4 and 5 day options.
If you are interested in learning more or organise a campus tour, please contact our Registrar, Mrs Lisa Ellery on 6333 4726 or email enrol@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au
Learning at Scots All Saints
Learning
At the Scots All Saints College Junior School we offer comprehensive and engaging literacy and numeracy programs. Key programs and units are developed to ensure your child gets off to a great start, academically. Staff use a range of skills, programs and tools to track growth, inform and guide lesson and curriculum planning and determine support or extension requirements for individual students.
As we build these foundational skills in literacy and numeracy, we also offer a broad range of subjects including Science and Technology, HSIE (History and Geography), Personal Development and Health, Physical Education, Creative and Performing Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Christian Studies and Languages, many of which are taught by specialist teachers in purpose built classrooms. Through these subjects we aim to develop creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking skills.
Core components of our Program
STEM and Innovation
Our STEM and Innovation program inspires a love of lifelong learning while equipping your child with a range of future focused skills. In our state-of-the-art Innovation Centre, we provide engaging, hands on experiences to encourage the exploration of core STEM concepts and link them to real-life situations.
Our STEM and Innovation Program has several key components including:
Kinder Investigators
Digital Technologies
Lego Education
JAI (Junior Agricultural Initiative)
Problem Based Learning
STEM Incursions
Through STEM, we aim to develop your child’s natural curiosity and imagination, helping them develop essential communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills in a fun and exciting way.
Creative and Performing Arts programs
Our extensive Creative and Performing Arts programs will captivate and nurture your child’s love of music and the arts.
The Junior School Music Program is coordinated by Mr Jon Clipsham, with the assistance of fourteen professional instrumentalists and educators. All students receive weekly music lessons with specialist teachers.
Junior School students are invited to join the Junior String program, selecting the violin, viola, cello or bass. Students learn to play their instrument as a soloist and in small and large ensembles, improving fine and gross motor skills, developing coordination, intonation, rhythmic accuracy, notation reading and ensemble awareness.
Students can join the Concert Band program selecting a flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet, French horn, euphonium, trombone, tuba, string bass or percussion. Individual instrument lessons are strongly encouraged to enhance a student’s learning and musical development.
Our Junior School students take part in our annual Junior School Musical.
In Visual Arts, students will enjoy expressing themselves creatively, using a range of techniques, forms, elements, subject matter and media whilst developing an appreciation of the work of well known artists. In Term 1, all students undertake a unit of work as part of the IPSHA Travelling Art Show. All work is displayed at our Junior School Art Exhibition.
Co-curricular opportunities
Every Junior School student enjoys the benefits of a broad, well rounded co-curricular program. A range of exciting opportunities complement our academic program including:
Highland Dancing
Speech and Drama
Junior String Program and Ensembles
Public Speaking
Active Afternoons
STEM and Innovation
Chess
Outdoor Education
Active Afternoons
Active Afternoons are held on Friday afternoon from 2.15pm to 3.15pm, allowing your child to train for their competitive weekend sport or select an activity with a special instruction. Options include:
Mountain biking
Aerobics
Dance
Strength and conditioning
Scooter skills
Martial Arts
Cricket
Tennis
Swimming
Orienteering
Current opportunities for team sports include:
Winter: Soccer, Rugby Union, Netball and Hockey
Summer: Swimming Squad, Cricket and Tennis