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CHRISTIAN College Geelong’s Surf Coast Campus has officially opened Stage 3A of the school’s development.<\/p>\n

The space was opened by staff, students and Corangamite Labor federal member Libby Coker at a celebration on Friday last week.<\/p>\n

As part of the development, the building encompasses two Year 7 classrooms, a food tech kitchen and learning space, along with the Innovation Centre.<\/p>\n

Housed within the Innovation Centre is a media visual arts room, woodwork room, textiles room and a socialising space.<\/p>\n

Surf Coast Campus head Debbie Riddle said the development works would allow students taking part in middle school subjects to have a dedicated space.<\/p>\n

“The spaces will give students the opportunity to learn the content of those subjects and have the opportunity to learn.<\/p>\n

“Those particular spaces are designed for that type of learning, it’s the creativity areas like your woodwork and textiles.<\/p>\n

“It’s all about the innovation and bringing out their capacity in the arts, technology and design spaces.”<\/p>\n

The new building was jointly funded by Christian College Geelong and the federal government, with the support of $1.8 million through the federal government’s Capital Grants Program.<\/p>\n

Ms Coker said better classrooms mean more opportunities for school communities to thrive.<\/p>\n

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Students joined in on the celebrations last week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“These buildings offer students a modern space to develop life-long skills like cooking, sewing and design, whilst also building their capacity to pursue a creative career path \u2013 it’s such a win for the school community.<\/p>\n

“The Albanese Government is committed to providing all schools with appropriate funding so that all students get the best possible education.”<\/p>\n

Works at the school will continue as they accommodate more students, with the Year 8 rooms and science lab under construction and due to open in 2026.<\/p>\n

The building program will be completed with the year 9 buildings, ready for opening in 2027.<\/p>\n

“We’re growing each year level at a time, this year we’re all Year 7 students and then in 2027 we’ll have Year 9 students, then we’ll have the whole campus ready to go from Prep to Year 9,” Ms Riddle said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHRISTIAN College Geelong’s Surf Coast Campus has officially opened Stage 3A of the school’s development. The space was opened by staff, students and Corangamite Labor federal member Libby Coker at a celebration on Friday last week. As part of the development, the building encompasses two Year 7 classrooms, a food tech kitchen and learning space, […]<\/p>\n

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