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Information Booklet 2 Gippsland Grammar is one of Australia’s leading co-educational Anglican schools, with a tradition of excellence in education extending almost 100 years. Contents Located in the heart of Gippsland, the School has three campuses including St Anne’s junior campus and the Garnsey senior campus, both at Sale, and the Bairnsdale junior campus in East Gippsland. Enrolments at both junior COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS campuses begin with a three and four-year-old kindergarten program at 04. their respective Early Learning Centres and the Garnsey Campus caters for students from Years 7-12. 06. ACADEMIC CARE Gippsland Grammar is also the only boarding school east of Melbourne’s 08. STRATEGIC PLAN suburban fringe and is a home-away-from-home for students from far East Gippsland, South Gippsland, Victoria’s High Country, the Latrobe Valley and from a range of international destinations. 10. UNIFORM GUIDELINES 13. EARLY LEARNING CENTRE Connect with us: 16. BOARDING AT www.gippslandgrammar.vic.edu.au BLACKWOOD HOUSE www.facebook.com/gippslandgrammar www.linkedin.com/company/gippsland-grammar www.issuu.com/gippslandgrammar www.youtube.com/user/GippslandGrammar Community Connections GIPPSLAND GRAMMAR refurbishment of the Science Wing at and Gippsland Grammar and Gippsland Garnsey Campus. FOUNDATION Grammar may become members of the Old Scholars Association. Established in 1985, the Gippsland In 2019, a Year 3-4 Learning Centre was Grammar Foundation supports the opened at St Anne’s Campus. Monthly meetings are held on the second School community by fundraising for Tuesday of the month. All Old Scholars capital works which are beyond the OLD SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION are welcome to attend. For further scope of the School’s normal details, please contact the Development The Old Scholars Association links the operating income. Office on 5143 6315. past and present by helping our alumni As the fundraising arm of the School, to keep in touch with the School and the Foundation is a separate legal entity each other. We love hearing from past PARENTS AND FRIENDS (P&F) administered by a voluntary Committee students and sharing their news in Gippsland Grammar utilises a campus of Management with members made Veritas, the official publication of the based P&F model, where each campus up of parents, former students, staff School community. We also operate committee focuses its efforts on the and friends of Gippsland Grammar. The a reunion program, with various specific campus attended by their Foundation is constantly fundraising to functions held throughout the year. children and the funds raised are invested provide new and improved facilities Development Office staff are available locally. The main purpose of P&F is to at the School. to assist with your function. bring together members of our School Community for friendship and fundraising The Association meets regularly, In recent years the Foundation has for smaller, campus-based projects. organises social functions and contributed significant funds to the Examples of long standing, successful fundraises toward the provision of a construction of the Chapel of St Anne, P&F activities at Gippsland Grammar non-means tested scholarship. Each the Information Services Centre, include: Blackwood House and the Laurie year, Old Scholars host a barbecue for Payne Gymnasium. Funds have also Year 12 students in their last week of been raised for the refurbishment of formal schooling. • FRIENDS OF MUSIC the Lorna Sparrow Hall at St Anne’s All former students of St Anne’s Church Friends of Music is a group of Campus, a cover for the basketball of England Girls’ Grammar School, interested parents who meet court at Bairnsdale Campus and the Gippsland Grammar School, St Anne’s occasionally to support the activities of the Music Department. They co-ordinate front of house activities 4 at concerts, prepare afternoon teas • THE MCCOLL CLUB The Gippsland Grammar Foundation for rehearsals, sell tickets, operate The McColl Club is our rowing Building Fund exists to provide capital upgrades and improvements and has refreshments and generally assist support group, which consists of funded important initiatives such as the at events when required. The Music mainly parents, but also Old Scholars Laurie Payne Gymnasium, the Chapel of Secretary co-ordinates contact and other interested members of St Anne, Blackwood House and the Years between the Friends of Music and the School community. The group 3-4 Learning Centre at St Anne’s Campus, the Music Department. The Friends of was named after the McColl family, which consists of classrooms and multi- Music have helped raise considerable which contributed generously in the purpose spaces that are accessible to the funds since the group was formed early days of rowing at the school. broader community. in 2000 and, as a result, equipment The McColl Club provides financial, levels in the Music Department have material and practical support to the The Old Scholars’ ‘Be Your Potential’ Scholarship Fund is designed to fund benefited substantially. Gippsland Grammar Rowing Club a Gippsland Grammar education for a to optimise participation, enjoyment student who might not otherwise have • FRIENDS OF DRAMA and the pursuit of rowing excellence, the opportunity, for financial, social or Formed in 2003, Friends of Drama is as well as the ‘Rowing Dinner’ at other reasons. a group of parents whose children the conclusion of each rowing enjoy participating in the co-curricular season. Members also assist with Donations to either fund are fully Drama program. Parent members maintenance of equipment and sheds, tax deductible and may be made by organise interval refreshment for catering and transport for regattas. cheque, direct deposit or credit card. Every dollar counts. Drama productions and the money raised helps to fund the purchase of SUPPORTING YOUR SCHOOL Call the Development Office on Many people are already aware that equipment that will enhance future 5143 6315 to donate. performances. Friends of Drama also they can utilise a range of lawful means to minimise tax. One of the assists with sewing costumes, as easiest ways is by making a tax well as set construction, and provides deductible donation, which reduces meals for students who remain at your taxable income. But did you know school before performances. the Gippsland Grammar community has two such funds available and in need of your support? GIPPSLAND GRAMMAR A PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE SINCE 1924 A REGIONAL ANGLICAN CO-EDUCATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL Academic Care TEACHING AND LEARNING • our teachers use contemporary curriculum and approaches to teaching The Gippsland Grammar educational information communication and learning that are made visible and model outlines best practice technologies to enhance teaching enhance student learning, well-being pedagogy in the classroom and learning and to promote and resilience and to embed these in flexibility and independence. classroom experiences. At Gippsland Grammar: • we provide engaging and Academic Care activates personal stimulating classroom environments growth. This mindset enable one to cope where our students feel safe and with challenges and struggle; to endure CURRICULUM willing to take risks in their learning; and persist; and to create and develop a • our classrooms are places where range of strategies and skills which can our students can succeed and be used in a flexible way to flourish. there is an understanding between TEACHING & Academic Care in underpinned by our students and teachers of what WELLBEING LEARNING our teachers’ passion to the ongoing success looks like; development of their professional learning, • learning is paramount and strategies collegiality and collaborative practices, are developed to intervene, extend and their commitment to students at the or encourage our students to centre of everything we do. achieve their best; • our teachers demonstrate expertise PRINCIPLE OF ACADEMIC CARE “Where students are understood not and lead our students to develop AT GIPPSLAND GRAMMAR their own understandings, just as learners but as part of a caring Academic Care at Gippsland Grammar skills and knowledge; community of learners.” promotes our five core values of • students benefit from effective compassion, leadership, excellence, and frequent feedback from their respect and responsibility. teachers, peers and others; • learning is challenging and our Academic Care, where students are students are supported to become understood not just as learners but resilient and persistent learners; as part of a caring community of • our classrooms are places where learners, requires teachers to develop learning can be collaborative, creative and fun; and 6 WELLBEING • a growth mindset is evident in all • learning opportunities enable The School has a clearly defined aspects of School life; students to connect to virtual educational model that outlines our • students learn in spaces which and real world situations and best practice approach to student reflect the enjoyment and value environments; wellbeing. This Academic Care model of learning; and • students have service opportunities seeks to promote wellbeing using • a personal development program and collaborate to make a difference positive education approaches and to is explicit and based around in both local and global contexts; ensure that it is evident across all area the core pillars of Wellness, • well defined assessment from the Early Learning Centre to Achievement, Relationships and practices are used; Year