Our School
Principal's Welcome
Welcome to the Barwon Valley School website.
As Principal my role is to foster an exciting and invigorating learning environment, where students are at the forefront of teaching and learning. I strongly believe that as a school we must focus on every student having a 'voice' and being actively involved in their own learning.
Our staff work and learn together in collegiate teams to maximise student potential through implementing highly effective teaching strategies and student support systems. We have developed a set of teaching beliefs that underpin our work with students.
We have strong community relationships that foster community respect for our students and build our students' dignity to validate them as authentic contributors to society.
Parents and Carers are valued partners and are encouraged to be actively involved in the learning of their children.
We have stong community networks with local schools, businesses and service providers.
Our school is an active member of the broader statewide special education community through our membership of PASS and through involvement in initiatives such as developing curriculum for students with special learning needs.
I hope you enjoy finding out more about our school community through our website.
Anne Hume
Values
Barwon Valley School’s values are teamwork, respect, fun, dignity and support
Teamwork
Respect
Fun
Dignity
Support
Vision
Barwon Valley School’s vision is to be an inclusive community centred on student achievement, wellbeing and engagement
Motto
Be the Best you can be
Rules
Barwon Valley School’s rules are
Be Respectful
Be Safe
Be a Learner
Leadership
School Leadership Teams
Principal Class
Nadine Sager
Principal
Genna Foster and Sune Van Ryswyk
Assistant Principals
Leading Teachers
Ciaran Conaughton
Junior Learning Community
Max Long and Gabby Steward
Senior Learning community
Facilities
Our school is located in Belmont, Geelong, and is a purpose built facility which we moved into in 2006.
Our facility includes classrooms designed for our students; appropriate toilet and change facilities, extended classroom outdoor spaces, quiet rooms and access to kitchens. We have specialist areas for art, library, physical education, therapy delivery areas and food technology.
In our Therapy Centre we have a hall, gym and sensory room. We also have an Aquatic Learning Centre (hydrotherapy pool) which was completed in 2012.
The school grounds are continuing to be developed. We have separate play spaces across the school with sensory equipment, play equipment, sandpits and a back yard which has a kitchen garden and chooks!
Plans, Reports & Policies
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