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Coding meets creativity in Year 3
Year 3 students at the Glen Waverley Campus have embraced digital technologies with curiosity and creativity, supported by Digital Learning &Practice (DLP) mentor, Lorinda Ferry. Through the lens of the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), students...
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Fostering confident readers through inquiry and evidence-based…
Learning to read is fundamental to academic achievement and developing a lifelong love of learning. As an IB World School, Wesley provides a holistic education that is reflected not only in what we teach, but how we teach. In our Junior Schools...
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Year 7 students connect and conquer
Starting secondary school can be a daunting experience for many students, so our Heads of Year 7 at Glen Waverley, Clare Kelly and Daniel Mackie, smoothed the transition this year with Connect and Conquer, a week-long, action-packed program that...
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Why learn maths?
The perennial question asked by generations of ‘maths shy’ students was put under the spotlight recently when it formed the central topic for the inaugural ‘Maths Moot’ competition at our St Kilda Road Campus. A debate with a difference -...
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Beyond Wesley - Celebrating the success of our Class of 2024
Class of 2024 Scholars and Duces. Congratulations to our Class of 2024 Scholars and Duces:. ST KILDA ROAD CAMPUS. GLEN WAVERLEY CAMPUS. Walter Powell Scholars. Hannah Manne (VCE Dux of the School). Emily Walsh (IB DP Dux of the School). General...
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Vegemite Zombies rise! Wesley students win award in national writing…
Wesley College students have made an impressive debut in the annual ‘Write a Book in a Day’ competition, a unique fundraiser and creative challenge organised by The Kids’ Cancer Project. This initiative not only raises funds for cancer...
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Calling all Ethletes...
No, not a typo! An ethlete is a student who, like an athlete, trains for an Olympiad, but in their case, it’s an Ethics Olympiad. In Semester 1 this year, St Kilda Road Enrichment teacher, Joey Clapper, put out a call for interested students to...
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Scholars and Duces
Our Class of 2023 Scholars and Duces returned to the College to share their experiences and offer advice and key learnings to help current Years 10 - 12 students navigate their final years of schooling. Read an extract below. Glen Waverley. Hunter...
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If there's life on Mars...
A team of students from Wesley College have been invited to compete in the finals of the Australian Space Design Competition. Held in the school holidays, the team of nine students and two staff travelled to the University of Queensland in Brisbane...
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New metrics make student achievement more than just a number
Students across Victoria recently marked the end of their formal years of study with the release of their VCE ATAR score. But what about their ‘other’ learning capabilities? How do we measure the prior achievement, service, character, strengths,...
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