Classroom learning
Stewart House School provides teaching and learning experiences based upon social and emotional learning, experiential learning and having healthy, safe and active experiences.
Our program also includes health screening and the development of essential self-care skills, ensuring students leave equipped with tools to support their overall well-being.
Social and Emotional Learning Framework
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the foundation for helping our students develop essential life skills like self-awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, and effective communication. By building these skills, SEL supports our students in forming healthier relationships, making responsible decisions and overcoming challenges with resilience.
Our framework focuses on three core areas: Emotional Regulation, Self-Awareness and Connecting with Others.
In School Activities
At Stewart House School, our engaging extracurricular incursion programs inspire creativity and hands-on learning.
These programs encourage students to explore new passions, develop practical skills and enjoy the satisfaction of creating and achieving something uniquely their own.
These programs are designed to spark curiosity, build confidence and foster a sense of accomplishment, offering every child the opportunity to learn, grow and have fun in a supportive and dynamic environment.
Check out what we offer below
Pottery
Pottery making is a fun and hands-on activity that sparks creativity and imagination in children. From shaping clay to designing their own unique pieces, kids learn to express themselves while developing fine motor skills and patience. With guidance and plenty of encouragement, they’ll experience the joy of turning simple clay into a work of art to treasure forever!
Pizza Making
Our Pizza Program is a hit! Students are thrilled to learn hands-on from a local chef, who comes onsite to teach them the art of crafting their own pizzas. From creating and rolling their own dough to firing it up in the pizza oven, they get to enjoy their freshly made pizzas just in time for lunch.
Wood Art
Wood art is a creative and engaging activity where kids get to bring their artistic ideas to life. Using stencils and posca pens children transform their pre cut wooden boards into personalised works of art. This fun and hands-on experience helps develop their creativity, fine motor skills and confidence while allowing them to express their unique style.
Beach Play
offers students the chance to enjoy the outdoors while building teamwork, resilience and water confidence in a safe, supervised environment. Guided by teachers and lifesavers, children take part in fun games, sand activities and shallow water play, all while learning important lessons about sun safety and respecting the beach environment.
Life Education
Life Education Australia’s Program promotes physical health, safety and social-emotional wellbeing in students. Fun, engaging lessons tackle topics like healthy habits, relationships, cybersafety, emotions and resisting peer pressure.
Surf Education
Qualified lifesavers from Surf Life Saving Australia visit our school to teach students essential beach and water safety. Through an engaging lesson, they build awareness, practical skills, confidence and safe behaviours around the beach, ocean and other aquatic environments—helping kids enjoy the water while reducing risks and promoting lifelong safe habits.
Our learning approach
Our Approach to Learning
At our school, wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. We focus on supporting students to develop emotional regulation, self-awareness and positive connections with others. These skills form the foundation for learning, resilience and growth both inside and outside the classroom.
Our teaching is student-centred, inclusive and supportive of all learning needs. Teachers use proven strategies and ongoing professional development to create safe, engaging and equitable learning environments.
Our approach includes:
- Wellbeing focus: building self-awareness, regulation skills and positive peer relationships
- Real-world learning: hands-on experiences, collaboration and problem-solving
- Technology integration: developing digital skills to support learning and connection
- Community connections: strengthening belonging through excursions