Junior School
The Junior School of St.Vincent's Education Centre requires students to attend six half hour periods per morning,then participate in one of a range of afternoon activities. The timetable not only aids school administration,but has proven to be of therapeutic value to students who have lacked structure and focus in their lives.
The structure and organisation of the Junior School takes account of the difficulty many students have with extended periods of concentration,but ensures that each student undertakes education in the Key Learning Areas.
The Key Learning Areas Are:
English. 
Mathematics. 
Science. 
Computer studies.
Technical studies.
Physical education.
Art.
A variety of methodology are used to approach these study areas and in keeping with St.Vincent's philosophy of integration,students may receive additional activities in a given subject at several points in their timetable.
Students at St.Vincent's cover an age of 10-15 years and also a wide variation in educational background. For this reason,each student has both an individual timetable and a lessons which are tailored to his needs.
Tuition takes place,where possible and desirable,on a 1-1 basis and may comprise small groups of up to 3 students.Small groupings help to foster co-operation,while individual tuition is often necessary to give the students the intensive input he may require.
The Junior School approaches study by emphasising:
Individual, or small group tuition.
Intensive and remedial study is undertaken, and individual lesson focus is possible. A further consideration is behaviour disturbances that render larger groups ineffective
Flexible methodology
A wide range of teaching approaches are adapted specifically to individual needs, thus ensuring maximum opportunity for students to respond successfully.
Confidence development.
Students who may have had significant histories of failure in school are typically poor in confidence and self esteem,and may have become alien to the process of learning. St Vincent's sees confidence building activities as a solid foundation for continued improvement.
Small achievable modules.
To foster confidence and an outgoing commitment to school, as well as assisting the process of learning to learn, each student's daily workload is organised into small, achievable modules. This allows him to achieve step-by- step success at the conclusion of each lesson, and work towards short and medium-term goals. Such goals, together with an overall education plan, may be negotiated with the teacher.
St. Vincent's recognises that learning comes from many different sources and in many different contexts. The approach taken is the holistic, and reflects the variety of ways in which we learn.
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