Our Philosophy, Our School

Our philosophy is based on the concept that students have far greater skills and abilities than they are generally given credit for and with the support and guidance of parents and staff, they have the ability to manage their own education. 

@TC students have the freedom to explore their own passions and interests in depth and this personal agency leads to exceptional levels of engagement and achievement.

@TC our purpose is to challenge the status quo, so that everyone is empowered to learn.

Whilst our vision is pure, we also acknowledge our humanness, and so continually strive, individually and collectively, to bring the school ever closer to our purpose.

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Our Philosophy and Values

Here @ TC we challenge the status quo so that everyone is empowered to learn.

@ TC someone who is empowered to learn experiences the following:

  • Relationships - having meaningful interactions with your peers and all other members of the Community

  • Agency - having the ability to be involved in setting the parameters of your own learning

  • Authenticity - doing real things that matter

  • Success - being challenged by the learning to experience personal growth

  • Understanding - knowing that your individual needs and circumstances are considered when designing your learning

How we achieve this:

  • Creating opportunities

  • Embracing new ideas

  • Fostering an inclusive and supportive community

  • Learning is more than just acquiring knowledge

  • Supporting and empowering people

  • Thinking outside of the box and remaining flexible

  • Valuing everyone equally

We also have the following two key cornerstones behind what we do:

One person policy - All people are worthy of an equal level of respect and trust, regardless of the position they hold within the school. This will diminish or grow, based upon our actions. Whilst we all have different responsibilities, we are all worthy of being treated with the same level of respect.

Yes is the default - For any request by students, staff or parents/guardians, the answer has to be “YES”, unless it:

a)Takes too much time

b) Costs too much money

c) Negatively impacts on others