Secondary
The thinking phase
As children become adolescents, their faculties for abstract reasoning are growing and the curriculum becomes more academic in response. Material is brought to the students in real-world physical scenarios and artistically-enriched ways.
Whether the activity is preparing food for a medieval banquet, studying and performing a Shakespearean Soliloquy, blacksmithing at the forge, surveying a plot of land using trigonometry, tending to the beehives, lifting a car with the power of pulleys, learning to use a sewing machine, assessing liquids for levels of acids and bases, creating a sculptural installation, participating in fencing lessons or hiking along the Overland Track, the students engage in a holistic education designed to stretch their capacities and challenge them in a variety of different ways.
In Secondary School, a Class Guardian stays with each class to provide the group with security and continuity of care. The Class Guardian begins and closes each day with a variety of activities such as a walk in the reserve, games, or movement and speech exercises. Throughout the day each subject is taught by a subject specialist who is passionate about their area of expertise.
