Inquiry

Our Inquiry Learning Program encourages students to be curious, engaged, and active participants in their own learning. Through inquiry, students investigate big ideas and essential questions, exploring topics across a range of curriculum areas such as Science, History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, and Design & Technologies.

What is Inquiry Learning?
Inquiry learning is a student-centred approach that promotes questioning, exploration, and deep thinking. It helps students make connections between what they already know and new concepts, fostering a sense of ownership and purpose in their learning.

How It Works:
Each term, students engage in an Inquiry unit based around a central theme or concept. These units are carefully planned to align with the Victorian Curriculum and often integrate multiple learning areas.

Some recent inquiry topics have included:

• Sustainability and the Environment

• Communities and Culture

• Innovation and Inventions

• Australian History and Indigenous Perspectives

• Earth and Space Sciences

Key Features of Our Inquiry Program:

• Student Voice and Choice: Students are encouraged to ask questions, make decisions, and direct aspects of their learning journey.

• Real-World Connections: Learning is made meaningful through local and global links, guest speakers, excursions, and hands-on projects.

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Students learn to research, evaluate sources, think critically, solve problems, and present their findings.

• Collaboration and Communication: Inquiry fosters teamwork, discussion, and reflection, helping students develop key interpersonal skills.

By developing inquiry skills, students at Montrose PS become confident, independent learners who are equipped to explore the world around them with curiosity, empathy, and a lifelong love of learning.