Our school is situated on a beautiful rural campus providing a serene environment for student learning and growth. The curriculum is not confined to the four walls of a classroom. An engaging outdoor education program opens the door to a world of discovery. A thriving vegetable garden provides occasion for students to work in a three-dimensional environment, engage in horticulture and marketing and learn perseverance and responsibility.
Students participate in real world learning where they are immersed in projects such as running a hospital, a healthy food café or a town. They learn the rudiments of operating a business and participate in such activities as orienteering, mapping, and scientific exploration. Strong skills in literacy and numeracy are fostered as an essential element to academic success.
We aim to give students ample opportunity to make a strong connection with their God. Character development is core to our business. Biblical studies and a values education program assist students to “follow in the steps of Christ to grow in stature and in favour with God and man.” Luke 2:52
Our aim is to ignite student’s curiosity, unleash their potential and set them on a pathway of lifelong learning and success. We believe “it is the work of true education… to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men’s thought” (E.G White, Education, p.17).
Our school is situated on a beautiful rural campus providing a serene environment for student learning and growth. The curriculum is not confined to the four walls of a classroom. An engaging outdoor education program opens the door to a world of discovery. A thriving vegetable garden provides occasion for students to work in a three-dimensional environment, engage in horticulture and marketing and learn perseverance and responsibility.
Students participate in real world learning where they are immersed in projects such as running a hospital, a healthy food café or a town. They learn the rudiments of operating a business and participate in such activities as orienteering, mapping, and scientific exploration. Strong skills in literacy and numeracy are fostered as an essential element to academic success.
We aim to give students ample opportunity to make a strong connection with their God. Character development is core to our business. Biblical studies and a values education program assist students to “follow in the steps of Christ to grow in stature and in favour with God and man.” Luke 2:52
Our aim is to ignite student’s curiosity, unleash their potential and set them on a pathway of lifelong learning and success. We believe “it is the work of true education… to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men’s thought” (E.G White, Education, p.17).
Principal's Welcome
Welcome to Toronto Adventist School where learning is a joyous adventure. We aspire to inspire and to provide students with opportunities to excel. A vibrant learning journey commences with pre-kindy where students learn through play and experience the world through exploration while gaining some of the early skills to set them on a successful academic pathway. Maintaining and growing the natural curiosity and creativity exhibited in young children is one of our deepest desires. As students make their way through primary school, we endeavour to equip them with the necessary skills to flourish in an ever changing world, to live with integrity and to stand strong with compassion and resilience. The curriculum at Toronto Adventist School has God at its centre. Students are introduced to the God who is in the business of restoring, empowering, and providing hope for a bright future. The following inspirational quote from the pen of EG White is core to our business…
“Our ideas of education take too narrow and too low a range. There is need of a broader scope, a higher aim. True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come.” [Ellen G. White, Education p 13]
About Our Principal
Ms Charmony Dias has 27 years of experience in education; 15 of which she has spent in administration. She has been the principal of a school in Sydney before becoming the principal of Toronto Adventist School in 2019.
Ms Dias earned her teaching qualifications in 1994 and completed a Masters degree in Education Administration in 2007. She has lived in four countries and consequently has gained valuable insight into various education systems and cultures.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
And whose hope is in the LORD.
For He shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green and will not be anxious in the year of drought nor will cease from yielding fruit.” {Jeremiah 17:7-8.}
Our desire is to be a thriving and nurturing learning community where Jesus and His kingdom is at the heart of all that we do, and where our students have opportunity to choose a growing relationship with Him.
Students at Toronto Adventist School read from the Bible, participate in class worships and Chapel services, and engage in Biblical Studies lessons.
Further, because of Jesus’ love, we are motivated to make a difference in the world. Students learn that our time, resources, knowledge, intellect, and skills are all valuable assets that can be shared in ways that improve life and invite abundant living for all. This is how we practice living in God’s love.
In this age where values are ever shifting sand and the cases of anxiety are skyrocketing, Christian values based on the love of God, provide a firm platform for our students to stand on.
Our beliefs are Bible-based and underpinned by the beliefs and values of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For more information about Seventh-day Adventists, or to connect with a church community near you, contact our local Church office: website nnsw.adventist.org.au, phone 02 4951 8088
Learning
Toronto Adventist School is educating students to be confident, creative, and critical thinkers capable of contributing to the good of society. This is achieved through a variety of learning experiences including immersive learning and project-based learning with a strong focus on the development of literacy and numeracy skills.
At Toronto we have a clear vision to give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and stretch their minds in real world settings. They are equipped with the ability to think creatively and analytically. Whether they are diagnosing a patient in the hospital unit, running a business in the kids’ kitchen unit, or solving mysteries on Treasure Island they are practicing their skills in literacy and numeracy in an engaging and challenging environment.
The Bible is a deep and inspired work of literature. The study of this book provides students with guidance for life, enlarges the intellect and introduces students to a powerful and loving God.
An emphasis on practical learning out in nature develops students in a dimension that is not achievable within the four walls of a classroom. Working and learning in a three-dimensional environment has been shown to enhance learning and develop tenacity, maturity and responsibility.
Learning Dispositions
Governance
Toronto Adventist School is owned and operated by Seventh-day Adventist Schools (NNSW) Ltd, and governed by the Seventh-day Adventist Schools (NNSW) Board of Directors.
Adventist Education is the largest protestant schooling system in the world with 9,489 schools, colleges and universities in over 100 countries with 111,360 teachers, educating 2,044,709 students and is part of a global education system.
The local administration of the school is guided by the School Advisory Council comprised of representatives from local Seventh-day Adventist Churches and the School Executive including the Principal.
Toronto Adventist School is registered and accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), which regulates schools in NSW and dictates the NSW curriculum guidelines and outcomes, including responsibilities regarding the Australian curriculum.
Toronto Adventist School is also a member of the Association of Independent Schools of NSW.