Belief about Learning

Promoting excellence and equity, Mt Maria College supports a student-centred, holistic approach to education, recognising that students have different strengths, needs and backgrounds.  We affirm our commitment to the importance of meeting these individual needs, with a focus on student progress and growth, regardless of the startiing point.   

Our educational goals have as a specific focus the building of students' capacity to develp empathy-enhanced skills in collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.  We work to unlock the potential of each student, aspiring to extend their potential and develop agency for their learning, to be active and informed members of the community.  

We affirm education's role in developing young people's resilience and mental wellbeing, enabling them to confidently recognise, adapt to, and manage change.

In making our vision a reality, we have high expectations of our students and staff.  We support all students - irrespective of students' background, relative advantage, or cultural heritage - to develop a growth mindset to enable their progress into self-directed, confident, and creative, lifelong learners.  Our teachers aspire to be positive, enthusiastic, and engaging, to facilitate differentiated, quality teaching and learning experiences which will engage and motivate our students.

Pedagogical Framework​