Catholic Education NT’s Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School is half of a new greenfield educational precinct planned to accommodate a government and private school with shared central facilities. The precinct master plan provides an Early Learning Centre and Primary School for 450 students along with supporting community amenities.
A key principle of the design is that every learning area flows seamlessly to outside learning opportunities and internally to supporting breakout and common learning areas. Teaching staff have group office areas out of the
classroom to promote a strong collegiate educational culture and professional development.
Providing children with skills and knowledge in a rapidly changing, interconnected world is a challenge needing transition from the traditional cellular classrooms which are not engaging today’s students. The Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School design has focused instead on physical environment factors affecting learning outcomes including; Naturalness, Student Centered Learning and Student Engagement.
