Inquiry Learning

Our Inquiry program at St Thomas aims to challenge the students to build independence, creativity and an understanding of the world around them. Inquiry learning engages students in their learning as they begin to make more choices and are actively involved in assessing their learning, reflecting on their knowledge and setting goals for future learning.

Inquiry Learning involves students posing their own questions, exploring answers and solving problems. Each unit integrates many areas of the curriculum but has a significant focus on one domain. The method for delivering our Inquiry program at St Thomas is progressive as the needs and interests of students develop, plus their ability to challenge their own learning.

During Years Prep - 2, Inquiry learning is focused on smaller, guided tasks where the children are challenged to play specific roles and complete hands-on and research tasks. During Years 3 - 6, challenges become more open with specialised support and are generally project-based.

Students at St Thomas engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) learning for a variety of their Inquiry topics as this method focuses on finding solutions for real-world problems.