Minimbah Aboriginal Primary School

Minimbah Preschool & Primary School is a friendly, caring Independent Aboriginal School that strives to provide a happy, safe and tolerant learning and social environment for all our students. At Minimbah Preschool & Primary School we value a nurturing and respectful environment and encourage a team approach involving students, staff, parents and carers, Elders and community members. Our mission is to ensure that our students realise a strong sense of pride and appreciation of Aboriginal traditions and culture.

It is our hope that our school will encourage students to be proud of their Aboriginal culture and identity and develop the social and academic skills they require to succeed. The success of Minimbah Preschool & Primary School is dependent on all the school’s stakeholders working toward the same goals and building a commitment and sense of belonging to our school.

The staff of Minimbah looks forward to your involvement in the life of our school and thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your child’s educational development. The core purpose of our school is to provide an inclusive, rigorous learning environment that challenges and engages young people to grow as passionate learners. The school seeks to develop motivated, creative and independent learners who demonstrate strong social and cultural values and whose leadership, resilience and self-esteem is evident when interacting with the community.

The Aboriginal 8 ways of learning – This Aboriginal pedagogy framework is expressed as eight interconnected pedagogies involving narrative-driven learning, visualised learning processes, hands-on/reflective techniques, use of symbols/metaphors, land-based learning, indirect/synergistic logic, modelled/scaffolded genre mastery, and connectedness to community. But these can change in different settings.

Scope and Sequences and curriculum coverage is monitored across the school by the Curriculum Coordinator. Each stage teacher is currently responsible for core curriculum development and delivery in literacy, numeracy and each key learning area.