Christian College: the best of both worlds

HAVING completed a term as the Executive Principal of Christian College Geelong, Dr Mathilda Joubert has loved seeing students engage deeply in such a wide variety of learning opportunities.

He said it was wonderful to be immersed in vibrant learning environments that engage students, spark their curiosity and capture their imagination.

With learning sites spread throughout Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and on the Surf Coast, one of the positive aspects that often emerges in conversation with parents and students is their obvious appreciation of the sense of belonging both to a smaller campus, and the wider Christian College community.

Dr Joubert has come to realise that they have a unique learning environment that offers students the best of two very distinct schooling models, both large and small.

Christian College is a large school, which enables it to provide exceptional learning opportunities to students.

Children from the different campuses regularly visit other campuses or combine for sports days, music events, camps and excursions.

The scale enables Christian College to offer one of the widest selections of senior secondary subjects in the state.

The College has a strong reputation for extraordinary music programs, far-reaching outdoor education offerings, great academic outcomes, long-standing sister school relationships in Japan and Indonesia, and extensive international trips to a range of destinations, all enabled through size.

It has also been the place where multiple Australian sporting legends, including Olympians and AFL superstars, have started their journey to their future accomplishments. The school’s size does help it achieve greatness.

Yet, Christian College campuses are each a small school. Research indicates once a school campus becomes too big, with a tipping point of around 500 to 600, the sense of cohesion and belonging is eroded for students.

This could result in a negative impact on student wellbeing and ultimately their academic learning.

All of the Christian College campuses are small, which enables them to offer outstanding pastoral care and personalised learning opportunities.

At any Christian College campus, children are seen, heard, known and loved.

Dr Joubert believes this model of small campuses within a big school gives them the best of both worlds and makes them unique among other schools.

If you are a parent or guardian looking to find the right learning environment for your child – from kindergarten through to Year 12 – Dr Joubert invites you to book a Come and See tour where you can meet a Head or Deputy Head of Campus, tour the facilities and have your questions answered. See the hotlinks at the top of our website homepage for full details.

For more information, head to christiancollege.vic.edu.au

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