ACT Curriculum Framework

Catch Me If You Can provides a foundation to develop each of your students as a:

Learner - provides your students an opportunity to develop skills and attitudes for lifelong learning through group and individual activities
Person - this active and engaging program addresses each student’s physical development enabling them to discover and develop their capabilities and strengths
Community member - learning through play and sharing your students develop a sense of the values necessary for successful participation in small groups and teams
Contributor to society - your students develop their ability to think and solve problems

All of our programs are designed to enable pre and primary school age children to experience the fun of being active and developing a healthy outlook on life. All of our school programs recognise that children require a different approach to adults and that children within our programs require age appropriate and development appropriate activities. Each of our school based programs addresses a high number of the Essential Learning Areas (ELA) of the ACT School curriculum framework.

The list of ELA our programs address is:

ELA 4. The student acts with integrity and regard for others
4.EC.2	consider the purpose of rules
4.EC.4	discuss what behaviours such as being caring and trustworthy, respectful and fair might look, feel and sound like in a range of real-life situations (e.g. playing with friends, caring for pets)
4.EC.6	make behaviour choices that respect the rules of the class (e.g. rules about sharing and taking turns)
ELA 5. The student contributes to group effectiveness
5.EC.2	play and work with others in pairs or small groups
5.EC.3	make decisions in small groups to achieve common goals
5.EC.4	listen actively when working in groups
5.EC.5	show care for and encourage other members of a group or team
5.EC.6	communicate feelings and needs appropriately in a group situation
5.EC.7	take turns and share equipment in pairs and small groups
ELA 8. The student listens and speaks with purpose and effect
8.EC.1	good listening and speaking behaviours and the need to take turns
8.EC.2	and explore ideas, and to express opinions and listen to the opinions of others
ELA 12. The student takes action to promote health
12.EC.1	the components of a healthy lifestyle (e.g. sleep, rest, physical activity, healthy food choices)
12.EC.9	rules for safe play and appropriate behaviour at home and at school
ELA 13. The student is physically skilled and active
13.EC.1	fundamental movement skills and the language used to describe them (e.g. balance, run, vertical jump, catch, hop, side gallop, skip, overarm throw, leap, kick, two-hand, strike and dodge)
13.EC.2	cooperative and safe practices in physical activity
13.EC.3	perform the fundamental movement skills of balance, run, vertical jump and catch
13.EC.4	explore movement in a variety of physical activities, individually and in groups, with and without equipment
13.EC.5	use fine motor skills including grasping, manipulating and hand-eye coordination
13.EC.6	play, create and move using different types of equipment
13.EC.7	develop movement sequences using various parts of the body and in response to different stimuli (e.g. patterns, rhythms)
13.EC.8	respond to simple instructions in play and game situations
13.EC.9	cooperate with others and share equipment and space
ELA 14. The student manages self and relationships
14.EC.2	major body parts and their functions
14.EC.7	identify and describe their personal abilities and strengths
ELA 16. The student understands and applies numbers
16.EC.1	the concepts of counting and ordering whole numbers