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The Middle School is a unique period of student growth and development. Our Peninsula School program is designed to expand students’ academic skills and promote personal development and attitudes of responsible citizenship thorough a variety of learning experiences. This includes interdisciplinary learning across all parts of the academic and pastoral program as is evident in the Night of Notables, Mt Baw Baw Project and Personal Best Evening.

Our teaching philosophy and practice is based on the understanding that during these years students undergo significant physical, emotional, social and academic development. The diversity of curricular and co-curricular activities available to students enables them to accept increasing levels of responsibility for their own learning and behaviour.

Our Middle School students are encouraged to accept personally extending challenges through a range of experiences. With the support of talented teaching teams, the leading edge design and fully technology equipped Perry Building and teaching pedagogy based upon the Peninsula Academic Skill Set (PASS) learning policy, our students develop diverse skills and valuable learning in a range of enjoyable and extending Middle School experiences.

Bradley Phillips
Head of Middle School


Within the Middle School there are many opportunities for students to experience leadership challenges. At Year 7 there are Class Captains and at Year 8 Year Level Committees. These students will work across a number of specific briefs and assist in a range of activities. All students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills in our pastoral program and these specific positions.


Mr Bradley Phillips
Head of Middle School
bphillips@tps.vic.edu.au
(03) 9788
7723 (P)

Bad Science Night

- General

After the phenomenal success of our inaugural Family Science Evening in 2007, we proudly invite you to celebrate Science Week 2008 with us and our guest Nicholas Johnson, who will be presenting his show, "Bad Science!". Click here for flyer.

TOPSA has a NSW branch

- General

Yes, TOPSA now has a New South Wales branch!

Our inaugural NSW Branch Function has been booked to take place at the Republic Hotel - 1st floor, Cnr of Putt & Bridge Streets, Sydney on Friday 15 August, 2008 from 6.00pm - 9.30pm. Drinks and canapes will be provided. Click here for flyer.

JS & ECC 2008 Art Exhibition

- General

The Junior School & ECC 2008
Art Exhibition will be show casing the wonderful artwork created by our students.

Monday 11 August to Thursday 14 August in the Pavilion. Click here for flyer.

  

PACTS (Year 9)

- Middle School

Time and again, research has shown that parents are easily the biggest factor in influencing a young person’s career choices. The aim of the PACTS program is to equip parents with the skills and knowledge to better fulfill that role. It is run over three 2 hour sessions in groups of up to twenty parents. ...[More]