Queensland Independent College

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Queensland Independent College was a private, primary school in Merrimac, Gold Coast, Australia. It was founded in 2008 as the Queensland Montessori College, [1] with a view to creating a sustainable school to replace a previous Montessori school that had closed down. [2] The first intake of students occurred at the start of 2009. [2] The school closed down in June 2017, most of the students were migrated to Silkwood (school) at the beginning of the second term of the 2017 school year.

The school was coeducational, non-denominational and emphasised specialised educational attention in a relaxed, supportive environment. [3] It originally focused on the Montessori method of education, a child-centric method of teaching that focused on independence, self-discipline and thinking skills, with light external control of the children. As the curriculum evolved it sought the same aims by including Dewey's progressive education, integrated curriculum, Kolb's VAK & experiential learning, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and Harvard University's Teaching for Understanding, in order to "incorporate the positive aspects of each to fully engage all learners at all times." [2] [4] Prior to closing, the school covered Montessori cycles 1 to 3 (Prep to Year 7: up to age 12). [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Montessori school may re-launch". Gold Coast Sun. 30 April 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Jones, Katrina (2 October 2008). "College in crisis finds a saviour". The Gold Coast Bulletin.
  3. ↑ Private Schools Guide: Queensland Independent College Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2011-01-26
  4. ↑ The Montessori Approach and the Elementary Course, International Centre for Montessori Studies Foundation, retrieved 2008-10-06
  5. ↑ Our Curriculum Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , school web site, retrieved 2010-12-10

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