WE’RE A SCHOOL WHERE LEARNING NEVER STOPS

One of the things that sets APC apart from other schools is our absolute commitment to the professional growth of our staff. We are always looking to improve our teaching skills so we can give our students an even better education.

Two weekends ago, our teachers and staff gathered for a two-day residential conference in Creswick, where we discussed how to pursue excellence in everything we do.

The intensive conference program covered topics such as how to keep students engaged in their learning and aiming high, how to maintain discipline and a positive attitude, how to teach students about the positive uses and the negative pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence, how to use Virtual Reality in the Classroom, and much much more.

We heard from one of the world’s leading educators, Pasi Sahlberg, on how student results have declined globally over the past decade and the need to ensure every young person, no matter their family background, is assisted to learn.

Schools, he said, have to release everyone’s passion – something we take incredibly seriously.

As far as I know, no other school goes to these professional development lengths, but its benefits are enormous. There is a real sense of positivity and comradery among our staff as a result.

Those of you who work in successful workplaces know the extreme importance of these qualities and how difficult they are to build up and maintain.

The conference was yet another example of how staff and students at APC refuse to rest on our laurels – even after last year’s stellar year-12 results – but aim to continually get better and better.

And the results of previous hard work and innovation are shining through.

As this newsletter details, over the coming weeks we will be holding our Lit Fest, Dance Show, Da Vinci Exhibition and more.

Apc Recognised For It Excellence

We're helping spread this message about professional improvement to other schools. Last week we were given an Excellence Award by the

University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, for taking in the most teacher trainees and helping them gain crucially important classroom experience.

We’re practising what we preach by being good educational citizens.

It’s another sign that something special is going on at APC.

Steven Cook Foundation Principal