About Us
Acorn college is committed to the opportunity of unlimited learning
Our Mission: To educate children in the values of their past, the diversity of their present and the possibilities of their future.
Our Vision: Foster the knowledge that in diversity there is beauty, in inclusion there is strength, in education there is opportunity.
Acorn values a holistic approach to learning and encompasses a culture of inclusiveness and belonging. Children attending our school bring diverse social, cultural, geographic and family backgrounds, are of many identities, and of all abilities. We understand and appreciate that each child learns differently and the wellbeing and success through each stage of their learning is our priority.
Meet our Principal
Gwen Childers
Principal
The Acorn College objectives are to:
ACORN College’s Strategic Plan for 2021-2023 includes the following objectives:
Ensure attainment of the organisations business objectives
Ensure the financial stability and viability if the organisation
Maintain compliance with legal and ethical obligations
Set the strategic direction of the organisation to include the following goals:
COMMUNITY
Increase enrolments over the next three years through focussing on the individual and academic needs of each child, providing skilled, experienced and diverse staff and creating a connectedness within the college community.
BELONGING
Expansion of the program for transition into secondary from primary, introduce under 8’s day to the school to cater for the increase in numbers in our junior school, focus on additional activities for staff, Future Leaders wall and Honour Board to be established.
EDUCATION
Introduction of another language (Japanese) to the elective subject selection, increase focus towards a conceptual learning model, implement additional programs through the Wellbeing and Support team to support mental health following the pandemic.
