Our Ethos and Values

As a Christian learning community, we aspire to provide a culture and ethos permeated by the core values of love, justice, compassion, forgiveness, service, humility, courage, hope, quality and appreciation. Each student is seen as a unique person created by God. God made them and loves them and provides each of them with dignity and worth. All children have their own talents and needs as well as the potential to live useful and fulfilled lives in the world.

We strive to provide an education of excellence and recruit highly qualified and committed teachers. While there is a major focus on teaching and learning, at ELC we offer far more than that. When a family joins our College they become part of a community that strives to be a secure place that offers warm, caring relationships and a safe environment. We see each student as being unique with their own particular gifts and needs. Our approach is not to ask what students and their families can do for the College but what the College can do for them.

To provide a quality learning experience for all its students we incorporate into the learning program the curriculum requirements and guidelines set in place by the Tasmanian State and the Australian Curriculum. We cater to a wide range of abilities, including gifted and talented students and those with learning difficulties. The teaching program emphasizes key competencies, stimulates thinking skills, and integrates technology into the curriculum. We also endeavour to provide a wide range of quality co-curricular activities in areas of outdoor education and the arts.

At ELC we believe that God has given parents and caregivers the prime responsibility for the education of their children and we work together for the welfare of students on the basis of shared aims and values. We hold ourselves accountable to parents for the progress and welfare of our students and provide regular communication for our families.

At ELC parents are encouraged to be involved in their children’s schooling and to participate in College life.