Welcome
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We welcome you to our small, inclusive Prep to Six school, offering a nurturing learning environment in the tranquil surrounds of our permaculture gardens and natural spaces. Established in 1927, Briar Hill Primary School is in the City of Banyule, between Greensborough and Eltham. Our students and families play an important part in our wonderful, close knit school community.
We work hard to create vibrant programs that enable our school’s values to be upheld and practised. We recognise that our greatest asset is our children, and we actively foster opportunities for every child to thrive. Our programs, which have a strong Steiner influence, are inquiry-based and enhance children's opportunities for authentic learning. Our school continues to develop whole school approaches which clearly align to the expected Victorian Curriculum standards, and reflect our core focus on quality learning and teaching. |
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Our programs are based on three interconnected areas of learning, as follows:
Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Students learn about themselves and their place in society. They learn how to stay healthy and active. They develop skills in building social relationships and working with others. Students take responsibility for their learning, and learn about their rights and responsibilities as global citizens.
Discipline-based Learning: Students learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours in the Arts, English, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and other languages.
Interdisciplinary Learning: Students explore different ways of thinking, solving problems and communicating. They learn to use a range of technologies to plan, analyse, evaluate and present their work. Students learn about creativity, design principles and processes.
We are working together to ensure high quality curriculum delivery to support all students to be their best.
Briar Hill Primary School offers a range of specialist programs in addition to core classroom programs.
These include Science, Singing, Gardening, German, and Physical Education. We also offer optional programs in Instrumental Music and Extra Lesson (visit Curriculum)
This year with our numbers increasing we are running 8 classes with vacancies in Prep, Class 1, 2, and 3.
Rowan Kayll
Principal
Physical, Personal and Social Learning: Students learn about themselves and their place in society. They learn how to stay healthy and active. They develop skills in building social relationships and working with others. Students take responsibility for their learning, and learn about their rights and responsibilities as global citizens.
Discipline-based Learning: Students learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours in the Arts, English, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and other languages.
Interdisciplinary Learning: Students explore different ways of thinking, solving problems and communicating. They learn to use a range of technologies to plan, analyse, evaluate and present their work. Students learn about creativity, design principles and processes.
We are working together to ensure high quality curriculum delivery to support all students to be their best.
Briar Hill Primary School offers a range of specialist programs in addition to core classroom programs.
These include Science, Singing, Gardening, German, and Physical Education. We also offer optional programs in Instrumental Music and Extra Lesson (visit Curriculum)
This year with our numbers increasing we are running 8 classes with vacancies in Prep, Class 1, 2, and 3.
Rowan Kayll
Principal
2020 Prep Enrolments now open
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'Events and Dates' for 2019For more dates Visit out 'Events' Page
April 5th Last Day of Term 2.30pm dismissal Term 2 April 23rd First Day of Term 23rd Body Safety Info Night Class 6 25th ANZAC Day - School Captains to Lay a Wreath at Monty RSL ANZAC Day Ceremony 26th House Cross Country Grades 3 to 6 29th Assembly - Class 5 Performance May 1st Body Safety Session class 6 1st Cross Country Team Training 3rd Inter-school sport starts 3rd Cross Country Team Training 6th Assembly - Class 6 Performance 8th Body Safety Session class 6 8th District Cross Country 9th May School Photos 13th Assembly - 1--2 K Performance 14th School Council 15th Body Safety Session class 6 15th Prep 2020 Enrolment Information Session 9.30am 16th Prep 2020 Enrolment Information Session 7.00pm 18th - Working Bee 9.00am start 20th Assembly - P-1 L Performance 22nd Body Safety Session class 6 27th Assembly - Prep Performance 29th 9.00 to 1.00pm Open Morning June 4th Prep 2020 Singing and Story Telling 9.30am 10th QUEENS BIRTHDAY Holiday 11th Prep 2020 Singing and Story Telling 9.30am 18th Prep 2020 Singing and Story Telling 9.30am 20th Winter Festival @ Edendale Farm 25th Prep 2020 Singing and Story Telling 9.30am 27th THURSDAY - Last Day of Term - 3.30 Finish 28th CURRICULUM DAY 2019 Term Dates Term 1: 31st January (children start) to 5 April * Term 2: 23 April to 28 June Term 3: 15 July to 20 September Term 4: 7 October to 20 December |
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Briar Hill Primary School are proud to support our own Lou Harvey-Zahra with her next bookThrough the RainbowA most wonderful and magical re-telling of the traditional-Waldorf birthday story suitable for children of all ages and parents everywhere. To be told on a child’s birthday each year. This story provokes feelings of sacredness, love, and connection for every child. It will add beauty, wonder and goodness to every birthday.
Re-told by Lou Harvey-Zahra, author of the bestselling ‘Happy Child, Happy Home’ and ‘Creative Discipline, Connected Family’ books and beautifully illustrated by Sara Parrilli (a New York Waldorf Kindergarten teacher and artist) Lou is donating al the profits from Through the Rainbow to children’s charities. RRP $29.99 and free postage with all pre-orders! Go to the shopping cart. |
