The children are at the center of everything we do at ECLC and the parents are important and valued partners whose involvement in their children's education is critical to their success. We believe that when parents know what is expected at school, they are better able to provide the home support of learning that all students need.

The learning program framework at ECLC is guided by the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) http://www.internationalprimarycurriculum.com and is supported by a learning continuum which identifies what all students are expected to know, understand and be able to do across all areas of learning. The learning program is also designed to enable teachers to make connections across areas of learning, and to develop programs which accommodate a range of learning styles amongst the children.


The ECLC Learning Program has four strands:

Independence and Interdependence - Children learn about their own rights and those of others; diversity; respecting and interacting with people who are different from them; their ability to learn new interests and skills; interpersonal skills; strategies for solving problems in peaceful ways; positive and constructive attitudes to competition; empathizing with others; and acceptable behavior.
Communicating - The value of their first language; using gesture and expressive body movement for communication; using language skills in a variety of contexts; enjoying and using verbal communication; listening attentively and responding appropriately to others; enjoying and using words and books; stories and literature valued by the cultures in their community; creating stories and symbols; using the processes of art and craft.
Exploring - Exploring and observing the use of numbers in purposeful activities; trying things out; and valid approach to learning; using a variety of strategies to make exploration and curiosity as important and valued ways of learning; playing with ideas and materials as an enjoyable, creative a sense of the world, using all their senses; thinking logically, making comparisons and asking questions; explaining, listening to others; taking part in reflective discussion, planning and observing; inquiring, researching, exploring to draw conclusions about the world around them; the earth and beyond; social relationships and social concepts, such as friendship, negotiations, social rules and understandings.
Healthy Living - keeping themselves safe from harm; paying attention, making choices, coping with change, self-help and safe?are; expressing emotions and emotional needs; their own personal worth.

Through the curriculum at ECLC, children are engaged in interesting, hands-on learning experiences designed to ensure that all learners meet specifically identified and age appropriate learning outcomes or 'Milestones' while striving to reach a standard of excellence. We believe that every student should be challenged, and every student should be successful and we achieve this by making learning irresistible!