Engaging with SVCC community and facilities from day 1.

Creating bonds with school environment from enrolment is an important vehicle for children to feel confident in what will be their school in the coming years.  A play/inquiry-based program is offered to help ELC students to feel connected, safe and secure in the SVCC environment, as the same time as they continue to grow their understanding of the world and develop learning dispositions and skills. Through each term, our ELC students enjoy of learning experiences that take place in the school grounds. 

  • ELC students and Foundation students and teacher develop a strong connection through playdates and sharing learning and inquiries in community events.

  • ELC students borrow books from the SVCC resource centre to be taken home for reading. They also visit the Resource Centre for special Stoy Time and to borrow items that help them with inquiry projects.

  • Whether it is at the school’s music room or at ELC, students can spend some time, signing, playing and exploring music, dance and instruments.

  • ELCs can visit the school’s Gym and have physical challenges (obstacle course, games, exercise, sports, etc) prepared by ELC teachers.

  • ELC Teachers embed STEM projects into everyday learning at ELC. Students have access to school’s STEM equipment as well as mentoring from school’s STEM Coordinator.

  • Children have fun sessions through the week that helps them to get familiar with Spanish language, with the support of a native speaker teacher. 

  • ELC participates in whole school events like Sports Day, Book Week, Science Week, Hispanic Day, Grandparents Day, among many others.

SVCC ELC Transition Orientation Program.

Our ELC Preschool Program is designed to support children to develop the skills and abilities needed for life learning from enrolment.

We understand transitioning to school is a big milestone for young children and SVCC ELC Transition Orientation Program aims to support children by familiarising them with the new learning environment; developing and strengthening friendships; build trusting, close and respectful relationships with new teachers and the school environment. This is achieved through meaningful and inquiry-based experiences where the children can hypothesise, question, research, share information and reflect.

Following the Early Years Learning Framework, the ELC nurtures a strong sense of belonging that supports students to become capable and curious learners.

They are then able to participate fully and actively in society, achieving their goals at school and reducing any anxiety about fitting in and facing unknown expectations in their new environment.  

The Transition Orientation Program takes place on every Friday of the term as following: 

  • Students starting Foundation at the beginning of the year (Term 1): Attend Transition Orientation Program in Term 4

  • Students starting Foundation mid-year (Term 3): Attend Transition Orientation Program in Term 2

What happens during the Program?  

Wondering about being a Foundation Student Sessions ELC Students transitioning to Foundation have a 40-minute gathering based at the SVCC Resource Centre run by an ELC Early Childhood Teacher, where they Engage in conversations to wonder, explore and share their elaborations around transitioning to school.