Our philosophy
About Maridahdi
The protagonist for Maridahdi came with the introduction of Prep into Queensland. Parents were concerned about the more formalised, structured approach to the early years.
Maridahdi is a small independent school with enrolments offered from Kindergarten through to Year 6.
Learning environments
Maridahdi has multi-age spaces supported by teaching teams. To support the ethos, Maridahdi offers a high adult to child ratio.
Community approach
Maridahdi's community approach to education is best supported with this African proverb.
......."It takes a village to raise a child"
Maridahdi is focused on family!
Maridahdi invites families to be active in the space!
Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum informs the teaching and learning at Maridahdi.
Maridahdi's Reporting and Assessment Policy is a collaborative process between the child, the parents and the teachers.
Children work across curriculum areas in a variety of individual, small group and whole class situations throughout the day.
MARIDAHDI FOCUS AREAS
Integrity
Vitality - a strong life force
Risk taking - the ability to risk take in thought and action
Ownership and responsibility
Awareness - of self and others
Thought - "Thought creating itself as it goes", Deleusse and Guitarri
Research in action
Commitment - to innovate
Dynamic and responsive - supporting children accessing possibilities
Intuition
Communication - the invitation to think out loud