Kincoppal-Rose Bay Early Learning Centre

Kincoppal-Rose Bay’s co-educational Early Learning Centre (ELC) is an extraordinary space where adventure and exploration thrive. We have created an environment where our youngest learners engage with nature and the ‘wild, captivated by their research and curiosities about the world.

Our underpinning school philosophy of educating hearts and minds is also present in our ELC. The boys and girls of the ELC benefit from our focus on educating the whole student, preparing them for a lifelong love of learning.

Along with our strength in the five goals of Sacred Heart Education and the vision of Madeleine Sophie Barat, the foundress of the society of the Sacred Heart, we are inspired by the approaches used in Reggio Emilia and the philosophies of the Forest Schools in Northern Europe. Fundamental to this is recognising the partnership between families, staff and community to promote and encourage each child’s learning to nurture their individual strengths and needs. 

We encourage the children to be curious and investigative in their own learning. We challenge them to approach all situations with wonder as they interpret the mysteries of their worlds to develop a well rounded worldview. In everything we do, we aim to inspire, captivate and engage. 

Through our programs we foster a strong sense of connectedness and belonging to our KRB community and beyond. We recognise and acknowledge our Indigenous culture and honour the traditional custodians of the land, a clan of the Eora nation. Our children are taught to respect the natural environment and lovingly accept their role as caretakers of wild spaces. 

We build on each child’s current knowledge in an atmosphere where children feel appreciated and accepted, where warmth, excitement, joy and laughter make Kincoppal-Rose Bay Early Learning Centre a safe place to take risks, make mistakes and try again. Kindness, co-operation, collaboration, acceptance of differences, respect and consideration for others are valued at the highest level.