What is Primary Ethics?

At NRPS, students have the chance to take part in Primary Ethics classes instead of scripture. These lessons use age-appropriate stories and scenarios to help children think for themselves, reason through ethical questions, and have respectful discussions with their peers.

The program is carefully structured for different school stages, covers more than 100 topics, and is approved by the NSW Department of Education. Through these classes, students learn to form their own opinions, give reasons for their views, and listen thoughtfully to others — skills that benefit them across all areas of learning.

Year 2 in Focus

This term, Year 2 explored the topic: “Different kinds of animals and different kinds of needs.”

Students discussed questions such as:

What do pets need to be happy?

Do all pets need the same things?

Is it just as important to play with a pet fish as with a pet dog?

Is it okay to keep a wild animal as a pet?

These discussions helped children think about the basic needs of animals, how they differ between pets and wild animals, and why it matters to consider those needs when making choices that affect them.

We Need More Volunteers!

Ethics classes are growing at NRPS — which is great news, but it also means we need more volunteer teachers! Right now, many students are on a waitlist.

When? Just 30 minutes on Thursday mornings

Who? Parents, grandparents, or friends — no teaching experience required

Support? Full training and ongoing support are provided

If you’d like to get involved (or know someone who might), please contact Liz Vrontamitis at pcethics@nrps.org.au

Liz

P&C Ethics