Tour 1
Departs at 12.00pm
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Woodleigh School - Minimbah and Penbank

Woodleigh School embraces a mission that is simple, direct, and clear: the purposeful development of creative, compassionate, skillful, and resilient young people who can thrive in an ever-changing world. At the Junior Campuses, Minimbah and Penbank, we embody this mission in every aspect of our vibrant community. Beyond the structures and academic framework, our campus is a lively and engaging space for both work and play. Here, cooperation and endeavour create an environment where independence and initiative flourish through challenge, active engagement, and a sense of pride in all that the children achieve. We take pride in our rich, differentiated curriculum designed to meet the unique needs of each child. Children are encouraged to develop essential life skills: persistence, confidence, organization, emotional resilience, and the ability to 'get along' with one another. This is all set in an environment that strongly emphasizes the cultivation of genuine self-esteem while ensuring a safe and nurturing space for working and playing. Affiliations with any other organisations
•IB PYP school, a candidate MYP school.  
•Compassionate Systems Framework
•Reggio Emilia Information Exchange Australia

Tour 2
Departs at 1.00pm
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Grimwade House and Melbourne Girls Grammar

Grimwade House is a stand alone Co-Ed Primary School prep to year 6.

We have 650 students. Our speciality is high quality primary focused education. I know everyone says that but our focus has been the following;
1. Pastoral Care. We have a custom designed program called CARE – which is Community, Action, Relationships and Emotional Wellbeing. This coupled with a comprehensive wrap around program that includes, restorative conferencing, record keeping and clear and well defined consequences.
2. We are focused on Structured literacy as a pedagogy and run InitiaLit in our Junior School, the writing revolution and the science of reading throughout the rest of the school. 3. We work closely with Emertus Professor Tessa Daffin to develop the teachers knowledge in spelling. It is not a program but teaching the staff the spelling rules and using these to educate the children.
4. We have a Cultural Advisor, Auntie Fay Muir, which works with us on matters relating to First Nations Peoples. We have specific celebrations throughout the year that have to support our FNP advocacy. There’s a few things and I am sure just having a look around may be useful too. However, it may be interesting to do a presentation and discussion then have a look around but up to you.

Morris Hall is a unique hub of learning for Prep to Year 4 students at Melbourne Girls Grammar. Separate to the Anderson Street campus, the Morris Hall environment is architecturally designed to promote wonder, possibility and challenge for younger learners. The learning studios for each year group facilitate high quality and collaborative learning opportunities enabling our teaching staff to optimise learning each day.    

Specialist teaching areas – art, music, sport, library and STEM – have their own designated teaching spaces, providing opportunities for further development and exploration. At Caroline Street, our proximity to the Royal Botanic Gardens, sporting arenas, art galleries and central business district enhances the Junior Years curriculum providing opportunities to explore the cultural diversity of Melbourne and our local community. Our approach to girls’ education prioritises experience and adventure, fuelling a life-long curiosity and love of learning. Morris Hall teaching and support staff work closely with colleagues at Merton Hall (home to our ELC, Middle and Senior Years students), fostering unique, focused learning experiences for over1,100 Grammarians from ELC to Year 12.

Tour 3
Departs at 12.45pm
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Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak and Trinity Grammar

Trinity Grammar is a boys Early Learning Centre to Year 12 school. It has 470 students in the Junior School (ELC – Year 6). Trinity has offered the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme since 2017. Along with a rigorous academic programme, Trinity has a strong specialist program inclusive of; Music, Visual Art, Dance, Physical Education and Sport (Year 3-6), Additional Languages (Chinese, French and German), Religious Education, Design and Technology and Library. The school prides itself on its student leadership and mentoring program. The act of service through leadership is strong with multiple opportunities for our older boys to model good citizenship to their younger peers. Trinity has recently launched a new strategic plan, along with a masterplan to develop purpose built facilities in the coming years. It is an exciting time to be at Trinity Grammar School.

Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is a Catholic Independent Girls’ School with over 1200 students (P-12). It is acknowledged as one of the leading schools in Australia and is currently the top Catholic School in the State. The School is highly regarded for academic, cultural, sporting, pastoral and social justice programs and is proud to be a member of the International Mary Ward Schools network comprising over 100 schools spanning across five continents.     The School aims to produce young women who are well educated, well informed and able to thrive in a fast-changing world who have a strong personal interest inactively shaping a positive future for their community, be it local, national or global. Several recently completed quality facilities and infrastructure projects on the single campus have delivered flexibility and inspired both students and staff in their pursuit of excellence in both teaching and learning.