1. Aims of and Right to Education

1.1 Council believes that all individuals have an unalienable right to equal opportunities for education regardless of social, political, economic or personal situation, and that the aims of education should be seen as two fold:

1.1.1 Firstly, that it should provide opportunities and scope for the development and fulfillment of individual personality and potential, fostering at all times self motivation and a sense of self-confidence and personal worth.

1.1.2 Secondly, that education should foster an appreciation of the person in society, and an understanding of the restraints and responsibilities as well as the scope of benefits and opportunities of living in our Australian society.

1.1.3 Within the framework, Council believes that education should foster the following:

a) learning of fundamental skills in areas of communication, spoken and written language, number skills, reasoning and spatial relationships

b) intellectual development and the acquisition of an inquiring and analytical mind

c) development and enjoyment of creative skills

d) development of aesthetic appreciation

e) development and enjoyment of physical skills

f) promotion of health and physical well being

g) fostering an understanding of, and sympathy with others

h) worthwhile use of leisure

i) appreciation and understanding of our economic structure and the adequate preparation for assuming a place in that economy, in the form of vocational guidance and exposure to a wide variety of post school working and living situations

1.2 Education should foster development of personal values and an appreciation of society’s values.

1.3 To fulfill these aims Council believes that government must provide education without prejudice or favour in terms of race, creed, culture or sex.

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