Para Meadows School
Para Meadows School is well-known throughout the Illawarra Region for providing individualised educational programs for students with special needs and complex disabilities.The values of the school are 'I am kind, careful, peaceful and proud'. In 2009, the school has 93 students from kindergarten to year twelve in seventeen classes. Each class has a teacher and a school learning support officer. The school is a unique learning community that is committed to providing a happy and caring place for students to learn whilst valuing the strong links we have developed over many years with our parents and the wider community. Communication between home and school is promoted and encouraged through daily correspondence and attendance at meetings where parents can advocate on behalf of their children. School curriculum combines the subject areas of mainstream curriculum with the individual priorities staff establish with parents and carers each year. The school has a focus for student learning in the areas of communication and social skills. Technology is used throughout the school including interactive whiteboards to extend student classroom programs, and has been highly successful.
We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.