Students begin at Year 4 in our Enviro immersion which is set in its own garden with a kitchen and classrooms, adjacent to the main areas of the Middle School. They spend time learning in the garden and in their classrooms guided by learning mentors, visiting the specialist learning areas for Science, Physical Education, Music and Drama. From Years 5 to 8 students are allocated homerooms within their learning precinct, which continues to develop tight knit peer groups. With the significant intake of new students in Year 7 homeroom groups are mixed with students who have been at College in primary school and new students and a camp is held early in the year to help to gel the groups together.
From Year 4 to 6 each homeroom has one learning mentor who works closely with the children teaching them core subjects and is the main point of contact for parents.
In Years 7 and 8 each homeroom has two mentors who teach core subjects to their group and work closely with them on Triple R and other development activities such as the Year 7 camp and boat building challenge, and the Year 8 camp and Cre8 self-directed project.
Learning mentors are selected for their skills and experience in developing the whole person and form special bonds with their class each year.
The College wide Triple R program provides a framework for student wellbeing. Middle School students have regular sessions with their learning mentors about topics such as goal setting, mindfulness, motivation, decision making and general wellbeing. A range of parent and student education sessions such as cybersafety, anti-bullying and confidence building held each year.