The international school of the Sacred Heard is a Catholic Independent school which values its rich traditions. Founded by Madeleine Sophie Barat the school values both their community and achievements. As one of the top Catholic girls schools in Victoria, their main goals are to have faith in their society, deep respect for intellectual values, building a christian valued community, have social awareness that impels action and to develop personal growth in a wise free environment.
The school has a good environment with both old and new architectural buildings. The school has about 700 students in which around 500 students are in secondary and more than 200 students from prep to primary 6. Sacre Coeur allows their students to travel and exchange from around the world; and cater their students in terms of academics, extra-curricular activities as well as individual and special needs learning.
The class i observed in the school was a revision lesson as most students were preparing for their exams in the next double period. most of the students were self-studying, where the teacher was walking around the classroom, making sure that students were revising and helping them understand maths exercises they are unsure about. During the lesson, the teacher allowed students to have discussion; although there were a lot of off-task discussion, students often helped each other when they needed help; thus peer-tutoring was reinforced throughout the lesson. Students were all very energetic and motivated within the lesson.
In my opinion, i think that Sacre Coeur is a school that is able to give motivation towards their students when studying. Although students have told me that there are some spoon-feeding in lessons, their teachers allow their students to have group discussions and peer-work. Students in general feel very motivated in both extra-curricular and academics.
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