Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten is committed to ensuring that our children embark on their learning journey in an environment that provides stimulating and exciting experiences, and where a strong support system helps the children feel safe, secure and happy to learn. Although a large school, we have well established systems in place for welcoming and supporting children to settle in to their new learning environment. We value each child as an individual and work hard to nurture their personal strengths and interests.

We lay the strongest foundations for the total development of each individual through a nurturing and child-centred approach. We cultivate a love of learning across a broad and balanced curriculum, where an enchantment with books, language and self expression, as well as a genuine interest in numerical concepts and the world around them is encouraged. This is achieved through creative and integrated learning experiences in a stimulating environment where children feel valued, confident and independent. All this is underpinned by our commitment to supporting every child’s social, emotional, spiritual and cultural awareness.

As children progress from Playgroup to K1 and K2, emphasis is placed on the further acquisition of skills and understanding in literacy and numeracy. Cross curricular links are made, where appropriate, to make the learning meaningful and relevant. A wealth of special days, events and field study trips extend and enhance the classroom activities, and often act as a catalyst for new learning. Teaching strategies are varied according to the purpose of a task and personalised to reflect the needs of each child. In our Kindergarten, we creatively nurture each individual and our teaching reflects our belief that happy and confident children learn most effectively.

Secondary School

Universal’s Secondary School (Level 7 to 12) provides a progressive, student-led learning environment where each student has the opportunity to discover and develop their unique identity, talents and interests. Our committed teachers ensure that every student is given the guidance and encouragement to achieve to their very best of their ability, both inside and outside the classroom.

In the Secondary School, we strive to create a culture where curiosity is nurtured and where student success is driven by a sense of genuine engagement with learning. It is important to us that our students have a sense of humility through exposure to a diversity of human experience leading them to want to make a difference, to act creatively and to think critically. We aim for every individual to be respected, known and cared for within our community.