Teaching and Learning
We believe that everyone can learn.
At Servite College our image of the learner is well rounded, confident, active, curious, connected, critical, joyous, collaborative, empowered, persistent, creative and enterprising.
Our teaching style is learner centred and learner driven, project based and experiential by nature, mixed with purposeful times of explicit instruction. We create democratic learning situations where passionate discussion is encouraged and the question is often more important than the answer.
We strive to encourage wonder within our students.
We know that the teenage brain lights up when presented with a challenge and that our students learn well when they are encouraged to tap into their own curiosity. Curiosity brings the passion needed to persevere through problems and challenges. It propels our students forward and keeps them mindful.
We encourage our students to discover new knowledge in a myriad of ways as part of their lifelong learning journeys. We connect our students’ learning to their interests, dreams and real life experiences. We build students’ skills so that they take responsibility for their own learning. This involves making choice and having a strong voice, demonstrating flexibility in thinking, critically analysing all they see and hear, collaborating productively with others, knowing when to work independently, and understanding the notion that we are all teachers and learners.
Our students learn the importance of being curators and consumers of digital content and also creators and communicators in the digital space.
Our teaching and learning philosophy targets four key learning skillsets:
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity and Innovation
• Communication and Collaboration
• Enterprise