Unity Grammar College

Unity Grammar College
Address
70 Fourth Avenue
Austral, New South Wales, 2179
Australia
Coordinates 33°56′39″S 150°48′11″E / 33.944032°S 150.803147°E / -33.944032; 150.803147Coordinates: 33°56′39″S 150°48′11″E / 33.944032°S 150.803147°E / -33.944032; 150.803147
Information
Type Independent, Islamic
Motto Our Children Today, Our Leaders Tomorrow
Established 2008 (2008)
Gender Co-educational
Colour(s) Light Blue, Blue, Navy Blue
Website www.unitygrammar.com.au

Unity Grammar College is an independent Islamic School situated in Austral, NSW, Australia. The College educates students from Kindergarten to Year 12.

Curriculum

Unity Grammar offers a unique curriculum structure that is focused on challenging students through quality student outcomes, driven by research-based quality teaching and learning strategies.

The Australian Curriculum is designed to help all young Australians to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens. Presented as a developmental sequence of learning from Foundation - Year 10, the Australian Curriculum describes to teachers, parents, students and others in the wider community what is to be taught and the quality of learning expected of young people as they progress through school. (ACARA).

The Junior School curriculum follows the prescribed curriculum, with a focus on individual learning and abilities. In Literacy and Numeracy, Unity Grammar students rank well above state and national standards.

Secondary School offers a diverse curriculum in a variety of core and elective subjects. This provides every student the greatest opportunity to study subjects they enjoy that lead to strong academic results and a love for learning.

Islamic Studies and Arabic

At Unity Grammar, Islamic Studies form an integral part of the Curriculum and is embedded in all aspects of the students’ College life.

Islamic Studies Curriculum provides a comprehensive K–10 Islamic education program specifically designed to meet the needs of Muslim students. The Curriculum reflects the aims and objectives of Unity Grammar in providing a balanced Islamic education.

The College has developed its own comprehensive K–10 Arabic program with a complete series of K-10 Arabic textbooks. The main objective of the Arabic Program is to provide the necessary skills and knowledge that enable students to communicate in the Arabic language, using modern standard Arabic (contemporary fus’hah), and to understand the primary sources of Islamic knowledge. In addition, the program aims to enable students to recognise the relationship between language and culture and appreciate social, geographical and historical contexts.

By utilising multiple sources of classical texts and modern Arabic teaching resources, the program was developed with reference to the Arabic K–10 Syllabus and in accordance with the broad learning outcomes of the K–10 Curriculum Framework set by the NESA (The NSW Education Standards Authority).

Extracurricular

The College provides opportunities for its students that demonstrate the real-life implications of STEM. Students learn how to analyse the ideas presented in class activities to assist in illustrating how the knowledge and understanding of STEM can benefit local, national and global community.

The College's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program focuses on cohesively educating students on each discipline. The STEM initiative has successfully hosted a series of events representing the wide range of concepts and projects involved in STEM education. Unity Grammar is currently a Regional and National Robotics Finalist as well as a competitor in the Robotics World Finals.[1][2]

At Unity Grammar, PDHPE and Sport are an integral part of a child’s development. One component of wellbeing which the College value for its students is physical wellbeing. They intend to further develop students’ physical skills and provide more opportunities to participate in sport. The College offers swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals, as well as enter both individuals and teams in a range of school and club competitions. Unity Grammar also offers numerous sport opportunities for students including formal activities during sport time, sports incursions (such as gymnastics, boxercise and athletics), and excursions (such as swimming and martial arts).

See also

List of Islamic schools in New South Wales

References

  1. ↑ "FIRST LEGO League – FIRST Australia". firstaustralia.org. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Unity Grammar representing Australia in World Robotics". Australasian Muslim Times. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  • Ashleigh Milton (25 November 2015). "Austral students present projects to mayor". Liverpool City Champion.
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