At Apollo Parkways, our Inquiry-based learning approach gives students the opportunity to explore ideas through a collaborative, student-driven model. Classrooms are designed to nurture creative thinking, curiosity, and provide space for independent investigation.

Our inquiry units are built around key learning areas such as Science and the Humanities, including Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography, and History. These areas are enriched through meaningful, real-world experiences such as incursions, excursions and camps, helping students make connections beyond the classroom.

Throughout our inquiry learning, we embed the general capabilities of the Victorian Curriculum V2. These include:

• Critical and Creative Thinking

• Ethical Capability

• Intercultural Capability

• Personal and Social Capability

These capabilities are interwoven across inquiry units, supporting students to think deeply, act ethically, work collaboratively, and engage with the world around them.

Responding to today’s complex challenges requires young people to be creative, innovative, and adaptable. Developing strong thinking skills—supported through purposeful teaching—helps students to take intellectual risks, reflect on their learning, and build the confidence and awareness needed to thrive as capable, thoughtful members of the community.