DigiTech & Techspace
In line with the Victorian Curriculum Rainbow P-12 College offers DigiTech as a subject from Foundation (Prep) to Grade 6. The main elements of the course are Digital systems, Data & information and Creating digital solutions. The students will learn the basics of coding and computational thinking in both the unplugged format (no computers) and via a number of robotic and Lego sets.
The College has developed a Techspace located in the Collaborative Learning Space. This area provides students access to a wide variety of technology such as Lego, Sphero, Ollie, Dash & Dot, Ozobots, video cameras and Osmo just to name a few.
Music
Music is offered to all students at Rainbow P-12 College. Students can elect to join the piano program, which operates through withdrawal from regular classes for one lesson per week.
At the junior level, music is taught as a classroom subject, ensuring that all students have access to some musical education.
Shake, Rattle & Read
“Shake, Rattle & Read” is a fun pre-school pre-reading programme. The purpose of the programme is to support parents, grandparents and caregivers through the sharing of rhymes, songs, and storybooks with kids. The program teaches rhymes for parents to use daily with their child/children from birth to kinder age in a fun and interactive way.
Camps
The College endeavours to provide a comprehensive and engaging camps program for our students.
JUNIOR SCHOOL (P-6)
The structure of the junior school is based on a two year rotation and the class configuration each year.
- P-1 : Halls Gap Zoo or Angora Goat Farm/Aquatic centre
- 2-4 : Roses Gap or Echuca (Billabong Ranch)
- 5/6 : Students go on Cluster camps to either Melbourne Urban Camp or Sovereign Hill Ballarat
- *Somers Camp is offered to a limited number of Grade 5/6 students (attendance is by ballot)
SENIOR SCHOOL (7-12)
This may vary from year to year depending on eligibility and topics taught in classes. In the past students have gone on the following camps
- 7/8 : Surf camp, Anglesea & Kryal Castle, Ballarat
- 9/10 : Sailing Camp
- VCAL : Grand Prix, Melbourne, Charlton Driving School
School for Student Leadership
School for Student leadership is offered to Year 9 students. It is a nine week residential program where students learn a number of personal and physical skills. Eligibility is dependent on whether the College is allocated a number of places each year.
Students have to go through a rigorous application process (letter, references & interview) to be accepted into the program. In the past students have attended the Gnurad-Gundidj, Don Valley and Snowy Mountain campuses.
The students are involved with planning and organising a CLP (Community Learning Project) that they implement when they come back to school.
A number of our students have also had the opportunity to be involved in international travel as part of this program.
Our Space
Each year level group has a designated areas, both out in the yard and specific class areas to look after for the year. The purpose of this activity (which will occur at least once a term) is :
- To keep the school looking neat and tidy
- To develop a sense of ownership and pride in the school
- To encourage team work and community spirit
The “Our Space” activity fits into our curriculum in a number of ways:
- It fits into our Positive Education framework under the M of PERMA which refers to meaning which relates to our efforts to encourage students to get involved in community activities
- It also fits into the Victorian Curriculum civics and citizenship component of the Humanities course.
