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Currambena School

Welcome to our School

Welcome to Currambena Primary School, and Preschool in Cammeraygal Country,
“….learning in a co-operative environment in which decision-making and authority are shared.”
(David Cohen, Currambena founder and friend).

We are a democratic school based on the North Shore of Sydney that offers truly child-centred education for both pre and primary school children. Established over 50 years ago, we have long been recognised as a leader in innovative educational thinking.

At Currambena we deliver a holistic approach to learning, with the help of a flexible curriculum, which focuses on developing a child’s skills for life as well as high academic standards.

Our Philosophy

Currambena is founded on the belief that all children are individuals with common needs for both security and challenge in their learning environment. In a school environment that is safe and happy children’s self-esteem will grow and their innate curiosity and desire to gain knowledge will rise to the challenge of new learning experiences.

We believe that every child has gifts and talents that can be recognised and developed at Currambena. Our curriculum – all the learning experiences of the child – develops from the view that children are adventurous in acquiring knowledge, intellectually curious, keen to find out and actively engaged in making sense of their world.

Democratic processes in the classroom encourage students to take responsibility for both their own behaviour as members of the school community and for their own personal learning journey.

Preschool

Our main focus in Preschool is on building relationships with children and families within the Currambena community.

We believe that play is an essential tool that encourages the children to learn.

During the preschool day the children have the opportunity to play and experiment through a range of small group and individual activities and experiences which promote physical, social, emotional, cognitive and linguistic development.

Primary School

Our small class sizes and high teacher to student ratios enable us to work with each student to develop a challenging and inspiring program while providing freedom of choice that builds a deep and lasting love of learning.

Our teachers base their programming on the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabus, but have the flexibility to adapt and interpret the curriculum to fit Currambena’s philosophy, individual student needs and their own teaching styles. The children also have input to the implementation of the curriculum.

Transition to high school

The transition to high school is a rite of passage for all children and the ease of it varies for each person and according to the school they choose.

The teachers work closely with the children as they prepare themselves for high school. ?Regular contact is made with the parents during the 2 years prior to the child leaving Currambena. Potential high school requirements and expectations, auditions, interviews, examinations, scholarships, open days, application forms etc. are considered. Matching the high school as much as possible to the individual child is a major part of this process.

One of our esteemed Alumni, David Heilpern (lawyer and author) offered these memories in October 2007 when he paid a return visit: ‘I can honestly attribute much of my success to my years at Currambena, for it gave me a love of learning that seems so rare these days, especially among boys’.

Currambena School

205 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, NSW 2066
Phone: 02 9427 0644
Email:
enquiries@currambena.nsw.edu.au

Website:
www.currambena.nsw.edu.au

  

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Key Details:

  • Type: Independent
  • Level: Primary
  • Gender: Coed
  • Religious Affiliation: Non-Denominational

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