Specialist programs

Arts

We offer a strong program in the Arts, including music, dance, drama and media arts. The program helps develop students’ creativity, confidence, cultural knowledge and critical thinking.  

Our program includes: 

• lunch time Arts club working on student’s own projects 
• school choir, with participation in the Festival Choir 
• participation in the Primary School Music Festival 
• instrumental music lessons with either the violin, trumpet or recorder 
• regular assembly dance performances and an end-of-year performance

Physical Education

Our specialist PE teacher works with classes each week with a strong emphasis on participation and collaboration.

Students from Year 5 have the opportunity to represent our school in SAPSASA (SA Primary Schools Sports Association) competitions in sports such as netball, athletics, cross country and swimming; as well as District Sports and Knockout Sporting Carnivals.

We hold a sports day each year where students in house teams participate in a program of cooperative tabloid events and sprints.

With parent support, we can offer before/after school sports competitions. Students across the school participate in either swimming or aquatics lessons each year.

We also offer lunchtime activities in our gym, varying weekly from basketball to dancing. 

Technologies

At Modbury School P-6, we empower students to become confident creators and problem-solvers through our dynamic Technologies program, offered from Reception to Year 6. Designed to inspire curiosity and foster creativity, this specialist subject integrates Digital Technologies and Design and Technologies to prepare students for a rapidly advancing world.

Through hands-on learning experiences, students explore coding, robotics, engineering, and design, while developing critical thinking, collaboration, and project management skills. Our purpose-built spaces and innovative tools help students bring their ideas to life—from coding their first program to constructing prototypes with real-world applications.

Technologies at Modbury School P-6 equips students to think critically and ethically about the role of technology in society, while preparing them to thrive in future careers. Whether creating digital solutions or building sustainable designs, our students are always encouraged to imagine, invent, and inspire!

Languages

At Modbury School, our students from Reception to Year 6 participate in our Japanese program, where we promote that learning an additional language is rewarding and fun.

Japanese is taught using the Australian Curriculum and through various concepts or ‘big ideas” over the course of a year, including many different topics, linking prior learning and building towards further learning in Japanese language and culture, allowing the students to make intercultural connections and immersing themselves in their learning of Japanese.

Some students in Yr 5/6 classes are chosen to participate in the annual North East Hiragana with more special events to be announced.

To find out more, feel free to meet with the Japanese teacher, Lauren Fox, on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Learning a language:  

• helps students gain a broader cultural perspective  
• opens up career pathways 
• promotes social cohesion and cross-cultural understanding.