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Building confidence and saving lives through swimming
Living in Australia, learning how to swim is vital. More than 30, 000km of beach surrounds mainland Australia, and that’s not including the 17, 000km that surrounds our offshore islands. That’s a significant amount of beach! Given so many of us...
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Fond farewells at the boarders' dinner
Living on campus is a special experience, and across their final years at school, our boarding students become a very close-knit group. We’re very proud that Wesley has developed a residential program, enabling each and every one of them to...
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Agents of action...
Some of the most powerful learning for Wesley students happens outside the classroom in the service of others…. Woven into Wesley’s culture is a commitment to service learning. Built into the curriculum and integral to the International...
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Wesley at Clunes: Celebrating 25 years
With its emphasis on experiential learning, community engagement and interpersonal relationships, the Wesley at Clunes program has become a foundational experience in a Wesley College education. It’s now 25 years since the first excited Year 9...
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Empowering young minds by uniting passion with purpose
At Wesley College Elsternwick, our Year 6 students recently showcased their PYP Exhibition, a culminating event in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. The Exhibition provides a unique and powerful opportunity for students to...
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ELPP recognised as ‘best practice’ in student academic support
Wesley College’s English Language Preparation Program (ELPP) has been showcased by the Department of Education as best practice for ‘Integrating English language and academic skills support,’ as recently published in the Best Practice...
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Vegemite Zombies rise! Wesley students win award in national writing…
Wesley College students have made an impressive debut in the annual ‘Write a Book in a Day’ competition, a unique fundraiser and creative challenge organised by The Kids’ Cancer Project. This initiative not only raises funds for cancer...
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Stellar cast brings heart and humour to the stage
Adamson Theatre Company’s Middle School Musical was truly an event for all ages this year, as students from Years 5 and 6 joined the usual Years 7-9 cohort to bring the beloved production of Matilda Jr.to life. The stellar principal cast infused...
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Visual arts students impress at 2024 Graduate Exhibitions
At Wesley College, we are lucky to have consistently strong numbers of students that elect to study our array of visual arts subjects from Years 9 through to Year 12, yet not all of them aspire to be artists. Why is this? Arts education empowers...
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Pushing for positive change
A chance sighting of a dangerously degraded skatepark while on a visit to Dili led to Nick Oats (OW1996) setting up Timor Skate, a for-purpose organisation that aims to empower Timorese youth through skateboarding. Nick started skateboarding with a...
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