Academics
What it means to be a 21st Century school.
21st century education is about providing students with the skills they need to succeed
21st century learning
FUTURE READY EDUCATION
EDUCATION FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
The sheer magnitude of human knowledge, globalisation, and the accelerating rate of change due to technology necessitates a shift in our approach to education – we need to move from plateaus of knowing to creating continuous cycles of learning.
Children and young people today use tablets, laptops, smartphones, android applications, social media, and instant messaging to connect to friends, family, experts, and others in their community and around the globe. They have knowledge and information available to them instantly, 24-hours a day. Their way of researching and validating credibility is global and digital. Our learners now have at their fingertips a virtual world – with all its promises and pitfalls. Yesterday’s education is not sufficient for today’s learner.
Academic excellence must be acquired within the context of today’s technological environment to fully prepare children to thrive in the Digital Age. At Jacaranda College, our academic program is structured to ensure the incorporation of 21st-century skills as a targeted approach to the attainment of demonstrated proficiencies as illustrated in the diagram here showing the characteristics of the 21st century learner.
SUPPORTING THE GENERATIONS OF TOMORROW
TECHNOLOGY AS A MEDIUM FOR LEARNING
21st century learners must be able to use technology to learn content and skills, so that they know how to learn, think critically, solve problems, use information, communicate, innovate and collaborate.
Technology then, is a vehicle through which learning is achieved – the learning of technology use is NOT the objective.
Educators and lessons will leverage appropriate technology and pedagogical innovation to enhance a learner’s 21st century skills as well as normal subject knowledge
YOUR STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
Join the Jacaranda Family today and experience future ready education, focused on ensuring that learners are skilled, knowledgeable, experienced when entering their future place of work.
HIGH STANDARDS AND QUALITY EXECUTION
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER
We proudly state that our academic program and syllabi are developed using the principles of 21st century learning design. 21st Century learning skills are cognitive skills defined in three broad categories: information and communication; thinking and problem solving; and interpersonal and self-directional skills.
Learners demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology
Learners use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Learners apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Learners use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Learners understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behaviour.
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