At Silverton Primary School, we believe that every child is a unique and special individual with individualised interests and motivators. We also believe that children should be active participants in their learning. Our Discovery Time program is one way that we help foster this innate love of learning. Discovery Time is Silverton’s highly structured, student-centred, student-directed play and project-based learning program. During this time, students in years foundation to year 2 work on personalised projects which are driven by their individual interests and motivators. They can choose to work independently or collaboratively and explore in a way that suits their learning style. It is also an opportunity for students to apply and practise their Literacy and Numeracy skills in meaningful and purposeful ways.
Students from Foundation to Grade Two, follow our Discovery Time process of planning, creating, sharing and reflecting on their projects. During Discovery Time, students will learn to:
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