Mount Pleasant Road Primary School

Through staff, student and parent forums, the Mount Pleasant Road community determined that the new school building was to be a contemporary internal and external learning space which facilitated 21″ Century pedagogy and built on our strong sense of community.

Key Features include:

• The reading retreats, made from recycled timbers from our old hall, provide areas which promote peer teaching and feedback, inquiry and project based learning, quiet reflection and reading.
• The multi-level withdrawal spaces which facilitate teacher led instruction and discussions and conferences for whole classes as well as audience seating areas for peer performances.
• The ample wet areas which allow for creative expression in a range of media for varied group sizes.
• The pod which is a unique feature and has been used as a space for one-to-one or small group instruction, a withdrawal area for those students who need to lessen their sensory input, or an area for teachers to have conversations with individual students in a more private setting.
• The platform which is used for public speaking, performances and sharing of work but is also multifunctional and can be used for teaching groups and collaborative student groups.
• External learning spaces and a central courtyard which connect students with nature.
• Teacher offices so that teams of teachers are collaborating, exchanging information about pedagogy, curriculum and how to best meet the needs of students by taking collective responsibility for all students.