Welcome
Blair Athol North Birth – Year 6 School is a child centred, technology rich, 21st Century school which caters for 425 children and 70 preschool places which opened in 2011.
Welcome to Blair Athol North Birth – Year 6 School.
It is a privilege to be part of a learning community that so deeply values being, belonging and becoming. Blair Athol North is a place where children, families and educators are known, welcomed and celebrated for who they are, and supported to grow into who they are becoming.
Ours is a richly diverse community, with many cultures, languages and stories represented across our school and Children’s Centre. We see this diversity as a strength. It shapes our learning, deepens our understanding of the world and reminds us that every child brings knowledge, capability and potential.
At Blair Athol North, learning is intentional, connected and responsive. Our learning environments, or Neighbourhoods, are designed to honour the belief that the environment is the third teacher. Children learn in ways that make their thinking visible and meaningful — through collaboration, creativity, inquiry and explicit teaching — using the many “languages” they bring with them.
Strong relationships sit at the heart of everything we do. When children feel safe, supported and known, they are more willing to take risks, persist through challenge and believe in themselves as learners. We work closely with families and our wider community as partners in learning, recognising that education is strongest when we walk alongside one another.
I am deeply committed to inclusive, equitable education and to ensuring every child has access to the support, opportunities and learning they need to thrive. Together with our dedicated staff, I look forward to continuing to strengthen a culture of high expectations, care and belonging for all.
I warmly invite you to connect with our school, share in our journey, and be part of the vibrant community that is Blair Athol North Birth – Year 6 School.
Warm regards,
Carolyn Mildrum
Principal
Belonging, Being & Becoming are central themes to everything we do.
We have three pillars that drive the work we do, the Pillars are:
Capabilities and Dispositions we want for our children
Principles & Elements for Powerful Learning in the 21st Century
Pedagogies and Practices
We want our children to have the following capabilities and dispositions:
- Critical thinking & Problem Solving
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Creativity & Innovation
- Care for our self, others & planet
- Cultural Understanding
- Curiosity & Inquiry
- Risk Taking
- Resilience
- Reflectiveness
We call these the 7 C’s & the 3 R’s, which equals contemporary and innovative learning.
To achieve the Capabilities and Dispositions we will base our teaching practices on the following six Principles & Elements for Powerful Learning:
- Intellectual Quality & Stretch
- Personalise & Connect
- Assessment & Feedback
- Environment & Spaces
- Future Minded Multimodal Digital Tools
- Wellbeing & Relationships
Our teaching methodologies align with requirements of the Australian Curriculum and our Principles and Elements for Powerful Learning, Capabilities and Dispositions. Our school caters for a range of learning needs and styles, including group learning, collaborative learning, single gender, explicit teaching, and independent learning.
There is a focus on personalised learning, inquiry-based learning, design thinking, learning spaces and the use of digital technologies.