At Elizabeth Downs Primary School we have a strong commitment to community. This is reflected in our curriculum and whole school practices. Our whole school caring agreements, attentive listening, mutual respect, appreciation/no put downs, only 'my' best will do, and the right to pass/participate are explicitly taught and lived forming our school's common language. Explicit teaching, leaving nothing to chance, is reflected also through our literacy and numeracy programs. In literacy our primary focus is on the use of 'accelerated literacy', and in numeracy we have whole school agreements around common programs. There are many strong partnerships with outside community groups and within our immediate community. Our programs are primarily aimed at the education and wellbeing of our children, parents and caregivers. Special focus programs include northern areas child youth services partnership, child parent centre, playgroup, Red Cross breakfast club, targeted wellbeing intervention groups, Uni SA partnerships, first language maintenance, drug/alcohol initiatives, robotics and 'Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden/SA Demonstration School'.