the silkwood experience.

small school. smart choice.

Silkwood is a small independent, secular school catering for girls and boys from Prep to
Year 7. A high school is scheduled to commence in 2012. Our education focus, underpinned by
educational research, is developmental and student-centred. The school uses innovative contemporary
systems of management and has a professional, talented team dedicated to our vision of being the
‘best school we can be’.

Discovering possibilities... Realising potential

Silkwood’s groundbreaking approach to education centres on demanding academic content, taught
through an integrated approach which aims to inspire and enhance learners. Our goal is to foster a spirit of inquiry and a love of learning that prepares children to thrive as adults in the challenging, complex
21st-century world.

Underpinning our education focus is the motto ‘learners learn best from learners’. This motto transforms
our practice, building a development ethos: ‘Silkwood aims to improve every day’. The students’ learning
is enhanced by the teachers, through their desire to become the best educators they can be . . . learning is who we are - learning is what we do! Systems and resources, which keep all areas of the school on a path of improvement, support Silkwood’s learning program.

Silkwood is proud of its student-centred curriculum, which meets all the governmental educational
requirements. We value and acknowledge the influence of the following developmental educators to the
Silkwood program: Rudolf Steiner, Friedrich Froebel, Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Jean Gebser,
Urie Bronfenbrenner, and Lawrence Kohlberg.

These elements – and many more - contribute to making the ‘Silkwood Educational Experience’ like no
other. We thank you for your interest and invite you to come on a journey to discover more about our
school.

Silkwood is a reason for students to smile!

“Ultimately Silkwood endeavours to assist in the development of children with the capability to think for themselves, have compassion for the world and a willingness to work.”