Facilities and resources
Our school offers a range of spaces, tools and resources to support student learning. Whether it’s for study, sport, creativity or technology, our learning environments and resources give students what they need to succeed.
Our school facilities
We offer a range of learning environments. They help students stay engaged, build confidence and enjoy every part of their school day. Our facilities may include:
- bright and comfortable classrooms
- a well-stocked library for reading and research
- outdoor learning spaces for messy and engaging STEM projects
- sports fields for fitness and fun
- art and music and performances spaces for creative learning
- playgroup play areas
Resources and technology
Our school uses modern technology and digital learning tools. Our resources help students learn, create and stay connected. As a NSW public school, we have access to shared programs and tools available to all schools in the state.
Our back yard play equipment area
Recently renovated, the back play area is the site of many fun and imaginative play games. Near this area is a wicking bed garden that is well used to grow spare vegetables to send home to the school and playgroup families. A mud kitchen is a fun place for the playgroup and transition to school students to play in on hot days.
The large covered learning space is not only a community gathering spot but also has a stage for our end of year Presentations and other performances.
Our front yard space
This week, sport was held in the front yard space. This grassy play area is where we have recess every day.
Students are encouraged to participate in fun play with others and there is always a range of different activities on offer. One group might play handball, another is kicking a ball across the front yard. The students lead the free play activities during recess. They have full access to a large variety of sporting equipment. The staff monitor their play and will step in a referees when needed.
Sporting Oval
Right next to our school grounds is a large 360m sporting or cricket oval. This space belongs to our school and it is well utilised right throughout the year for annual athletics carnivals, cross country training and general fitness activities. Our students train for sports representative pathways to zone, regional and state events during their regular lesson times. They are encouraged to be physically active every day. The large variety of spaces that we have in our school grounds allows flexibility every day in the programs on offer.
Our Sports Court for fitness and fun.
We are lucky to have a full sized sports court for basketball, netball, tennis or any of the other fun activities that we use this space for.
This sports court is situated right next to our rear playground equipment space and is accessible for before school and lunch play breaks.
JSP Sport Development travel to us and they administer many of their coaching programs weekly in this fully enclosed space.
Personal Learning Spaces!
When A.M couldn't wait to get home to read her new book given to her from the Books In Homes program sponsor of our small school, she took time out of her recess play to sit and read it while it was brand new!
Our students have enough free space to enjoy the things that they love and they are encouraged to relax in their learning when the opportunity arises. Learning should be an enjoyable experience for all.
Dedicated Library Building
Historically significant, our little library building is said to have its origins as a Government owned school building first positioned at Henri-Endi near Tamworth. As the property changed into private hands this building was moved by bullock team and then trucks to its current location in our school. Our students understand the value of this research area and it was well used last week in a power outage at Gwabegar when modern research alternatives were unavailable.
Classrooms
Our classrooms are furnished with desks that allow each student plenty of personal space during their lessons to engage individually in their own learning concepts.
Our class sizes are small and the multistage learning environment allows students to be involved in study topics that are accommodating to their various skill needs.
The teacher may be delivering learning at six different levels in any one day, the students can absorb these lessons in their own age appropriate stage.
Educational cement markings
Gwabegar School aims to assist students to learn in real time and immersive situations. Our school has many cement markings aimed at allowing students real perspective of basic learning elements. This image shows our large sized 100's chart. This tool is used regularly to encourage young learners to recognise numbers and number patterns. Struggling learners are given additional tools outside and inside the classroom to assist them to find their own solutions to a problem they face.
Cultural spaces
In 2019 our school had a mural painted by Aboriginelle Designs. This mural was inspired by the NAIDOC Week message of 2019. The Mural captures the shadowed images of the students enrolled at Gwabegar School in that year as it also portrays the ancestorial spirits that are a part of our land. The mural refurbished an existing footpath painting that had first been done at Gwabegar School in 2003.
Our school is located in Gamiliraay grounds and is closely bordered by the Wailwan people of the Pilliga Forest.
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