Learning together: From the sandpit to the VCE Product Design lab

The creation of an engaged community, central to who we are, celebrating and strengthening the relationships across our students, educators, school and families network is pivotal to our pedagogy within the ELC. A sense of connection shapes our practice, our way of being and unpacking how we act individually and collectively as a community, transforming from a group of individuals at the start of the year into a learning community who learn together and develop a sense of togetherness is a ongoing process.

Our students and our families have a sense of connectedness and belonging, a place where the children feel that these links between home and school are recognised and broadened.

Within our community we create a space of genuinely inclusive, a space free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A space that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. A space where difference is valued and celebrated. A space where many students across the school spend time, collaborate with us and enrich our learning and daily interactions. What could be more important if we are to be a community where every student is able to grow into the best versions of themselves?

The space we hold here at the ELC, a sanctuary of connection, of routines, of belonging and understanding underpins all we do. Our students have a sense of connectedness and belonging, a place where they feel that these links between home and school are recognised and broadened.

All students at Trinity have unique qualities, a little like fingerprints. Whilst fingers look mostly the same from the outside, fingerprints are individual and are a symbol of our different characters.

As we reflect on our experiences and use them as the foundations for enriching the educational landscapes we create within the ELC.

Relational pedagogy underpins the ways in which educators build trusting respectful relationships between children, families, other educators, and professionals as well as members of the community.