The Nature School will host an information session about its expansion plans to a junior primary school facility in 2018.
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The event is on Saturday August 5.
The board of TNS says it plans to open an innovative and independent primary school in term 1, 2018 catering for kindergarten to year 2.
“We are currently circulating a prospectus and a wait list form as part of the planned expansion,” a spokesperson for the board said.
“Experimental learning includes building confidence, teaching creative skills, problem solving, respecting nature, understanding the environment and being socially responsible.
“We also let children explore, play and experience while knowing and learning about what a safe risk is. We encourage them to explore, to play outdoors and to get dirty.”
The Nature School board has applied for school registration with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to open The Nature School Primary (TNS Primary) in Port Macquarie. That decision should be made in September.
Once the school is given the green light for the junior primary school, the plan is to then expand by progressively adding school years through to year 6.
“We will meet the NESA standards and teach to the Australian curriculum, with students being taught within a framework of exploration, innovation and having fun on the learning journey.”
The school will initially operate at the Lake Innes Community Centre on the Ruins Way until it finds a more permanent home.
The information session is at the Lake Innes Community Centre, Saturday August 5, from 10.30am until noon. Family groups are invited to bring a picnic to share or for your family following the meeting.
If you plan to attend the information session or require further information on The Nature School’s plans for 2018, email primaryadmin@thenatureschool.org.au
