Seeking a Primary Teacher

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  • Curious and enthusiastic learner
  • Collaborative and creative
  • Critical thinking fused in curriculum

We seek a suitably qualified primary teacher who enjoys the company of children. We are a small school on Sydney's Northern Beaches. You will find us on 5 acres of bushland; an integral part of our students' learning. The position is available from Term 3 2021 full-time or four days per week.

Our School philosophy centres around genuinely involving children and encouraging advocacy in their own education. If you have an interest in exploring our learning/teaching environment , please email Julie Carr @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for an application by 9th July, 2021. Telephone enquiries 9450 0738 are most welcome.

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Real Life Learning at Kinma Preschool

Preschool coins introAuthentic learning describes the active engagement of children in experiences that are relevant and meaningful to them. Motivation is high when children can see how learning relates to their own lives.

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Kinma Play Group

Play GroupKinma Play Group is on hold for the remainder of 2021, however usually runs on Mondays during term time, 9.30-11.00am. We will advise next start date.

We hope to see you when we start back up again!

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Focus and tinkering at Kinma

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The ability to focus on one activity or experience for a considerable period of time is universally agreed upon as very beneficial in the suite of learning skills. It can also be incredibly enjoyable and according to Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow, when it is, the learning and outcomes are enormous for the individual and the community of which they are a part.

What does focus look like at Kinma? Where is it found? How do teachers arrange scenarios to encourage it?

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Kinma Preschool: Exceeding National Quality Standard

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Kinma Preschool completed the new NQS assessment and ratings process with the Education and Care Services Directorate, NSW Office of Education and Communities in November 2013. We are pleased to announce that we have been assessed with an overall rating of: EXCEEDING NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD 

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The importance of play in our curriculum

Primary maths-rocksPlay is predominant in the early years at Kinma. It is seen as a leading factor in the child's development. Central to the success of play is the child's self-control.

From play, children learn how to behave in social situations that are acceptable. Since play is child-centred and directed, the children learn self-discipline and self-motivation.

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The Friendship Seed Project

We believe that people who are friends care for each other so the more friends there are, the more people are cared for and the less people are harmed. As a symbol of children's friendships all over the world, we are creating the world’s longest friendship band and hope you will join us in its creation.

Click here and find out how to participate. Lets design world peace together.

The Friendship Seed team

Kinma values a school environment that allows pupil participation in the affairs of the school and that encourages involvement in the community outside the school.

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