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Kinross Wolaroi is a non-selective school, yet caters for all abilities. There is a flourishing Languages, Mathematics, English and Science programme, offering Languages to Extension level in Latin (the only school west of the Blue Mountains to do so) and French and the highest levels of English, Mathematics and traditional Science courses. There is also excellent skills courses - with students excelling at the top of the state in Industrial Technology and Hospitality.
Learning enrichment occurs for all students, from the gifted and talented to special needs.
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The outstanding facilities and grounds of KWS provide a wonderful playground for the extensive array of co-curricular activities. The School's Co-curricular Programme is seen as a most important part of each student's all-round education. All students are expected to participate in sport and cadets or music. Students may choose to participate in other activities from any programmes operating within the school.
Theout-of-classroom curriculum complements the formal curriculum and provides additional opportunities for character development, decision making, problem solving and leadership. Through these activities students gain wider experiences, a more complete knowledge of themselves and a stronger relationship with individual members of the teaching staff and other adults.
The School strives to educate the whole person, academically, spiritually, physically, culturally, socially and personally. The diverse co-curricular programme is designed to ensure participation in properly directed activities, such as music, drama, sport and other athletic pursuits, community service and adventure training so that each student's life can be enriched by the provision of opportunities for the development of initiative, character, personality, sportsmanship, leadership and unselfishness.
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Boarding at Kinross Wolaroi School aims to provide a "home away from home" for all students. The boys live at the main (Wolaroi) campus and the girls at the PLC campus 4km away. Boarding is divided into two junior houses for the Year 7s and five boarding houses for Years 8 to 12.
KWS has an environment where students feel safe, nurtured and able to fulfil their potential. Year 12 student are usually provided with single rooms and Year 11 boarders are accommodated with twin rooms.
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The Prep School strives to enrich the learning of all students, which occurs when it is enjoyable, stimulating and exciting.
Interactive whiteboards are in each classroom and assist in providing dynamic, hands-on learning.
Students and teachers have access to the gymnasium, indoor heated swimming pool and school library and each one of these facilities has been constructed to meet the needs of all students from Pre-Prep to Year 12.
The Preparatory School has a qualified Gifted and Talented teacher as well as a Learning Support teacher.
Boys and girls engage in the world 'beyond the four walls' through the Internet, school excursions, our Outdoor Education Programme, fundraising for local, national and international charities, and visiting speakers and groups.
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Pre-Prep is a part of the Early Learning area of KWS. It caters for children in the year before they begin school.
The aim of Pre-Prep is to provide a learning environment which encourages each child to:
- Take an active role
- Successfully interact with peers and adults
- Use all senses to explore and learn
- Use self expression and effective communication through language, dramatic play and the arts
- Develop positive attitudes towards oneself and others
- Develop competence
- Develop confidence in oneself
- Develop cross cultural acceptance of a variety of nationalities.
Pre-Prep gives an opportunity for children to develop individually in an atmosphere of care and acceptance.
- Stimulating experiences with a variety of equipment and resources.
- Freedom to be creative and develop self-esteem.
- Programmes designed for children to think for themselves, to become independent and to be a cooperative member of a group
- A chance to relate to adults and children outside the family
- A valuable experience where a child can laugh, cry, shout and be silent, and know that he/she is understood.
Every child should continue to develop and progress through the experiences the teacher provides.
Social/Emotional development: Feeling good about oneself, being prepared to persevere despite difficulties, getting along with others, being able to play alone and in a group.
Pre-Prep focuses on:
Cognitive Development: Matching sorting, remembering, concerning, problem solving, producing original creative ideas.
Fine Motor Development: Drawing, cutting painting, manipulating all sorts of objects and materials.
Gross Motor Development: Jumping, hopping, skipping, rolling.
Perceptual Development: Visual scanning, discriminating between different sounds, integrating information from a number of senses.
Language Development: Understanding language, producing speech sounds correctly, using correct sentence structure, using language for a variety of purposes eg to get information, to express feelings, to report on events etc.
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ABOUT US
Kinross Wolaroi School is a Uniting Church day and boarding School nestled in the beautiful city of Orange on the Central Tablelands of NSW. We are a Pre-Prep (4 years old) to Yr 12 school of over 1000 students with a proud tradition of educating young people in a family environment where ideals are based solidly upon friendship, spiritual strength, the security of family values, hard work and the pursuit of excellence to the very best of one's ability.
The school offers the unique opportunity for co-educational learning with separate boarding sites for girls and boys. Students are provided with a holistic education & we pride ourselves in offering a varied curriculum to meet the needs of most students.
Visit www.kws.nsw.edu.au for further information.
OPEN DAY
Come to Kinross Wolaroi School’s annual Open Day on 7 November 2009.
See the students’ work on display, the music ensembles playing for the crowd and view the wonderful facilities and spacious grounds that facilitate learning.
Students will be conducting personal and group tours of the boarding houses and grounds. Hear first hand of the fantastic opportunities at the feet of our students! |
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