STEAM (across curriculum)
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) at Hilton is integrated across all Learning Areas in all year levels. Through STEAM activities, students design and create sustainable solutions to real life problems. STEAM engages and motivates students in a range of learning experiences and fosters curiosity, innovation, confidence, persistence and cooperation.
Nature Pedagogy
At Hilton PS, we are fortunate to have beautiful outdoor classrooms, to apply and extend our inside learning and to engage students’ natural curiosity. Nature pedagogy is evidence based practice.
Through intentional teaching inside and outside our classrooms (our Inside Out practice) Hilton PS students have authentic learning opportunities to:
- Develop higher order thinking and problem solving skills
- Experience play-based and integrated learning
- Learn to assess and manage risk
- Test physical and emotional boundaries
- Expand and reinforce oral language, creativity
- Learn through social interaction with a variety of peers
- Access a wide range of sustainable teaching learning materials, each day