Goals & Aims
St Munchin’s Goals
In order to reflect the life and love of Christ for His people St Munchin’s Catholic School strives to:
- Recognise the uniqueness and dignity of every individual
- Provide opportunities for the spiritual, moral, physical, emotional, intellectual, creative and social development of the children in its care
- Assist the child to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to become a positive member of the school and the wider community
- Foster, within each child, the awareness that Christian faith requires a personal commitment and a response to the needs of others
- Provide opportunities for the growth of all members of our school community
- Provide a caring and supportive environment.
Aims
Attitudes
St Munchin’s School aims to assist the students to value:
- Being personally committed to Jesus, His Church and His teaching
- Prayer
- The abilities and uniqueness of self and others
- Striving to achieve their full potential
- The family unit
- Honesty and truthfulness in relationships with others
- Respecting and responding to appropriate leadership
- The heritage, responsibilities and privilege of Australian Citizenship
- Working for, and contributing to, the well being of the community
- Preserving the environment.
Knowledge
St Munchin’s aims to guide and support the students acquiring knowledge about:
- The Catholic belief and practices as documented by the Perth Arch-Diocesan Religious Education Units
- Themselves and their capabilities
- The wonders of our universe, world and environment
- The qualities which make a spoken and written language effective
- Influence of the media
- Fundamental mathematical understanding
- Plants, animals, matter and energy
- Various expressive art forms and
- Personal and community health and safety.
Skills
St Munchin’s aims to guide and support the students in the acquisition of skills to:
- Set and achieve personal goals
- Comprehend and communicate effectively the written and spoken word
- Interact socially and empathise with others
- Become good citizens
- Organise thoughts and actions logically
- Develop suitable study habits, problem solving techniques and effective research skills
- Make use of a range of decision making strategies
- Participate actively in the creative arts
- Develop co-ordination to enhance motor skills
- Play a variety of games and sports
- Keep clean, healthy and fit.
