Foundation

Laying foundations for future learning.

Harvest Christian College aims to provide a nurturing and welcoming environment for all learners and their families. The Foundation year of schooling is vital to setting students up for success in their later years.

Foundation

Creativity & Education

Our program in the Foundation year provides rich learning experiences that allow students to learn through their strengths and areas of interest. Students have access to a range of opportunities to grow in all areas of the curriculum through both play and structured learning time.

Curriculum

Foundation

Primary School

Middle School

Senior School

Student Services

Learning Support

Sport

Automotive Centre

Technical Studies

Music & Performing Arts

Outdoor Education

Vocational Education

A Caring Environment

Harvest Christian College is an environment where teachers:

model Christ living in them

are caring and supportive

are engaging

are highly trained

are dedicated to assisting students achieve their best in all areas

provide excellent education and rich learning experiences

provide opportunities for all students to learn through their strengths and interests

Child-responsive Curriculum

We provide a child-responsive curriculum where learning is facilitated through the context of:

Play – investigation and reflection after play in the classroom and also in our Nature Playground

Investigations – e.g. the weight of things and their capacity to hold water or float

Routines and Transitions – planning together; cleaning up after activities

Focused Learning & Teaching – strong focus on numeracy and literacy

During the Foundation year, our curriculum follows the National Curriculum, provided by ACARA (Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority). Great emphasis is placed on equipping students with the necessary skills that will enable them to flourish in the Secondary School and beyond while teaching through a Christian lens.

In Literacy, we follow the Jolly Phonics program in our Foundation classes to set our students up with a solid understanding of letter sounds and alternative sounds that letters can make. Alongside the Jolly Phonics program, we also use Heggerty which is a program that explicitly teaches phonemic awareness skills and provides daily practice for students to fine-tune their skills. Students are also given daily opportunities to practice letter formation and writing.

In Mathematics, we allow students to learn through explicit instruction and also through play. Students are given a variety of opportunities to practice their learning through the use of different materials and in different situations.