Principal's Message

Welcome to Ruthven Primary School. Here at Ruthven Primary School it is our belief that for a student to succeed a strong partnership must exist between the school and home. Parents and their involvement in school life are an important  element if students are to succeed. We recognise that every child is different, with their own individual strengths.

This schools’s aim and focus is expressed through our mission and vision statement, ‘To ensure that each student is equipped with the academic and life skills, knowledge, values and attitudes to be an effective communicator, reflective thinker and responsible citizen.’

The values that form the basis of actions and beliefs of Ruthven Primary School are

·         Respect

·         Honesty

·         Humour and Enjoyment

·         Consideration of others

·         Friendship loyalty and support

·         Cooperation and Teamwork

·         Responsibility

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All students are provided with stimulating and challenging curriculum based on the Victorian Essential Learning Standards(VELS).The VELS curriculum taught is broken into three strands

Physical, Personal and Social Learning

Within the Physical, Personal and Social Learning Strand the learning domains are:

Health and Physical Education,  Interpersonal Development, Personal Learning and Civics and Citizenship.

Discipline Based Learning

Within the Discipline based strand the learning domains are:

English, Mathematics, Science, The Arts, Humanities and Languages Other Than English(LOTE)

Interdisciplinary Learning

Within the Interdisciplinary Learning strand the learning domains are:

Communication, Design, Creativity and Technology, Information and Communications Technology and Thinking Processes.

Program implementation and teaching practices at the classroom level are based on small cooperative groups and an inquiry learning approach. To helps us achieve this we utilise the e5 instructional model along with the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) Primary Years Program(PYP). The PYP focuses on the heart as well as the mind and addresses social, physical, emotional and cultural needs as well as academic ones.

Ruthven is a school, which provides a variety of programs to cater for the special needs and abilities of its students. These include specialist Art and Music programs, Perceptual Motor Program for younger students, camping, swimming, Junior School Council, Mathematics and Literacy extension programs, computers clubs and a comprehensive integration program.

A feature of the school culture is the harmonious relationship, which exists between staff, parents and students and the focus on our school values. The atmosphere in the school reflects feelings of mutual trust, good will and co-operation which is assisted by a variety of communication strategies used to consult, involve and inform parents. Students and teachers are continually challenged to improve themselves. This results in a stimulating and exciting learning environment.

Allan Waterson

Principal Ruthven Primary School