Sturt Street Community School is South Australia’s first government school dedicated to care and education for children from birth to year 7.
The school services the needs of families who live, study and work in the city precinct.
The re-opening of the Sturt Street Community School in 2004 has been a partnership between many enthusiastic interest groups.
The State Government has worked closely with local community members to develop an exciting new future for the Sturt Street Community School. As a result of their involvement, there have been numerous services incorporated into the school to support local families.
The teaching of community languages, including Greek, are an integral part of the school curriculum. After school programs are also offered by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, the German Ethnic School and the Chinese Ethnic School.
Sturt Street Community School is positioned at the forefront of policy and practice in the delivery of integrated early childhood education and care, particularly play-based learning.
It is a pilot facility where new approaches to early years education is trialled in order to develop confident, optimistic and self-directed learners.
Preschool, childcare and primary school learning spaces are located adjacent to each other to ensure children can make a smooth transition to each stage of their learning.
There is a strong emphasis on engaging parents in their children’s learning and a welcome central piazza provides opportunities for interactions across all age groups.
