{"id":26,"date":"2021-11-30T01:13:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T01:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-10-19T10:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:14:05","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bdfaa468\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-font-sentinel has-large-font-size\">Our distinct approach to Middle School pedagogy results in engaged, confident and independent learners.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The NSW curriculum is taught through the lens of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate, an internationally recognised framework representing best practice methodology for middle schoolers that ensures they will be challenged at every stage of learning. Our extensive co-curricular programme stretches our students in a warm, supportive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"child-page-list row child-page-list my-12 p-2 p-lg-0 \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/about-us\/welcome-from-the-head-of-middle-school\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/2020-Middle-School-commissioning-071-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Welcome from the Head of Middle School<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/in-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 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alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Approach to learning: Pedagogy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/in-the-classroom\/how-our-students-learn\/wellbeing-and-character\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/20210610_Showcase-Rehearsal-00176-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Wellbeing and character<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/in-the-classroom\/how-our-students-learn\/specialised-learning-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image 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Learning<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/beyond-the-classroom\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/SACS_Sports2021_Tennis_MG_6611_-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Beyond the classroom<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/middle\/beyond-the-classroom\/christian-approach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" 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Each student is encouraged to be a better version of themselves and that is exactly what has happened for my two children.<\/p><cite>Year 7 parent<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9a69baed\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-quotation\"><blockquote><p><br>Our daughter attended her first jazz band rehearsal yesterday. She came home positively beaming: &#8216;It was the best Mummy. This is what I have been waiting for the whole time I have been playing saxophone&#8217;. You made a young saxophonist&#8217;s dreams come true.<\/p><cite>Year 7 parent<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-57b5a82f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-quotation\"><blockquote><p><br>Congratulations to all the staff involved in Showcase. 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