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St Benedict’s Kindergarten

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    Kindergarten

    8:30am - 2:45pm

Conveniently located at St Benedict’s Primary School and College your child will benefit from our close relationship with the school. Our children make weekly visits to the school library for reading with their grade two buddies and when we return choose a book to borrow from our kindergarten library, which they are given responsibility for caring for and returning, as preparation for school. They also enjoy visits to the prep classrooms, playgrounds and attend school events including sports carnivals and assemblies. During each visit your child will become more familiar with the school grounds and learn new skills such as how to use the water bubblers. Our educators will watch your child’s confidence grow as they become part of our broader school and parish community and prepare for school.

At St Benedict’s we believe each child is unique and learns differently, so our team will spend time getting to know your child and family so we can create engaging learning experiences that capture their interest and help them build new skills.

We offer a Queensland Government approved kindergarten program taught by a university qualified early childhood teacher. As a sessional kindergarten children complete a five-day fortnight, during school hours and school terms.

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  • 21 St Benedict's Close
  • Mango Hill QLD 4509

Meet Our Staff

Ali Cuthbertson

Kindergarten Teacher

I’ve been an early ed teacher for:
Four years.
My favourite thing about being an early ed teacher is:
The conversations shared with the children. I love how children of this age maintain such a positive outlook on the world and I love seeing their delight in learning.
Something I like to tell all mums and dads is:
We genuinely love children, and we will care for and treat your children as we would our own. We love helping them to grow and develop as part of our community.
My favourite way to relax is:
I love spending my weekends drinking coffee at cute cafes and going to the farmer’s markets with my fiancé. I also love to do yoga, pilates and barre on a regular basis to keep my mind relaxed.

Supporting our community

The Archdiocese plays an active role in helping members of the community who are experiencing Domestic or Family Violence. During Domestic and Family Violence Prevention month we discussed how people in our community sometimes need a little help as they have nowhere to sleep or don’t have clean clothes to wear. So that we could play a small role in helping these needy members of our community the children decided to hold a cake stall.

Families donated ingredients for the children to use bake cakes and cookies and the children learned how to handle money and set up a stall to sell their delicious treats to families. Apart from the fun we had baking cakes, the children learned the value of working together to make a positive contribution in the community and raised $150 for domestic and family violence assistance. The experience had a lasting impact on the children and served as a reminder of the power of learning with purpose.

Library visits

Each fortnight we visit the library with our grade two reading buddies. The children partner up and select books for their buddy to read with them. This is an opportunity for the children to build diverse relationships and for those attending St Benedict’s school to start building friendships in the community. The walk from our kindergarten room to the library is a big one for the children, so we often stop to explore and look for animals in the bush area or watch the older children play sports. These visits are a great opportunity for the children to see how they are part of a bigger community and they love making friends with the ‘big kids’.

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