Teesdale Primary School is committed to continuous improvement and achieving excellence in teaching and learning at every level. Our programs are designed to cater for the individual needs of our students. We strive to achieve well in Maths and English whilst providing quality learning programs in all other areas including integrating the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen garden into our curriculum. Our school community values: respect, honesty, resilience, excellence and friendship and we promote sustainable practices and environmental responsibility including the development of lifelong healthy habits. Apart from including a variety of extension programs, both within and beyond regular classrooms we embrace critical and analytic thinking strategies and are committed to the development and integration of Information and Communication Technologies in 2011. We believe we provide an exciting and flexible learning program designed to meet students' individual needs. There is a strong partnership between parents and staff, with a high level of parent participation on school council, the PFA, as classroom helpers and kitchen / garden volunteers and in fundraising and social activities. Teesdale Primary School offers its 171 students an attractive, safe and stimulating learning environment and a very successful Outside School Hours Care facility. There are 14.6 equivalent full-time staff at Teesdale Primary School: 1 Principal class, 8.9 teachers and 4.7 Education Support Staff.