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Future Families 2021 Welcome to Future Families of Prahran High School. We’re so pleased that you’ve taken the time to explore our website and have a look at this presentation. We are very mindful that this would be so much more helpful if the students and staff could share this with you in person, but circumstances prevent us doing that, for now. We encourage you to explore our website, this presentation and engage in a Webinar QandA when you can. Further, we encourage you to download our PHS Transition Flyer which summarises the key points our PHS Student Ambassadors share when they lead our Future Families school tours. 2
When we gather together at our school, we always warmly and respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the land beneath and around us. We pay our respects to the past, present and emerging Elders of the Kulin Nation and acknowledge their custodianship of the land on which we meet. We also pay our respects to Elders from other communities who are part of our school community too. 3
Nathan Chisholm Foundation Principal Our Purpose: The core purpose of Prahran High School is for all students to learn and to develop the intellectual rigour and character required to make a positive impact in their world. Prahran High School is a very special place. Students are challenged and supported to learn, think and thrive. We know our students well and we value their unique strengths and challenges. We are committed to a school culture which is positive, engaging and safe. Prahran High School sets high standards and expectations in all ways. Our school is a welcoming place of learning where students, staff, families and the broader community work together, side-by-side. I’m delighted to introduce myself as the Foundation Principal of Prahran High School. I’m deeply honoured to have the opportunity to lead this community as we develop an extraordinary, contemporary school for our students. As your Principal, I’m excited, grateful, ambitious and determined. I have a fundamental belief in the power of positivity, the setting of high standards and the importance of truly doing one’s best. At Prahran High School we commit to showing unconditional positive regard for the young people in our care. We work from the belief that ‘happy kids learn more’ and this belief drives our learning 4
culture. We also work from the belief that setting high standards of behaviour, manner, uniform, contribution and achievement shows our students that we are committed to them doing, and achieving, their very best. School is about learning, about intellectual rigour and academic success, and it is also about nurturing and developing children as a whole - their character, as well as their minds. As you make this important decision for your child, please take some time to browse our website, join one of our regular tours and chat to us directly. I hope that once you engage with us, you will really start to see, feel and believe, the many factors that have begun to set Prahran High School apart - the qualities that make us unique. I hope that you start to feel confident (and excited) that you now have the chance to choose a school that has the culture, beliefs and values that best match those of you and your child. I’m confident that you will. Sitting proudly in a stunning new school building on High Street, Prahran, we are positioned strongly and confidently in the heart of this community. Our students stand out in their sleek teal and grey uniforms, but they also stand out because of who they are, and they are amazing. We talk about ‘impact’ a lot at our school. ‘Make an Impact’ is our motto and it drives us every day. Young people have immense power to ‘make an impact’ in their school, community and world and I’m committed to providing them with every opportunity to do just that. I’m delighted to welcome you to Prahran High School. 4
We Hope This Helps You ✓ To welcome Future Families to your possible new school and to share our vision and values with you ✓ To assist you with some information you require as you the important decision about secondary school for your child in 2021 ✓ To share some important, practical start-up information with you: payments, BYOD, key dates, uniform ✓ To connect you with key contacts in the school so you can continue to engage in further conversations www.prahranhighschool.vic.edu.au 5
Welcome from Our Students ‘It’s great to have you here with us!’ Our Foundation Students Represented by Dylan and Annie This slide and opening sentence is from two of our student leaders who spoke at this sort of event last year. Every time we have an information session and every school tour we run is co-led by our students. Our students are our greatest advocates for their school and one of our leadership roles in our school is that of PHS School Ambassador. We have a team of Ambassadors who you will meet in time. They are wonderful. 6
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What is our Mission? Nestled in the creative, urban heart of Prahran and Windsor, Prahran High School proudly reflects the diversity, aspiration and entrepreneurial spirit of this community. At heart, our school is a school for students, in every way. Our school strives to develop positive young leaders who will graduate from Prahran High School ready to make a positive contribution to our community - locally and globally. At all levels of our learning organisation, the concept of prioritizing, valuing and measuring ‘impact’ will help shape and guide our work. In essence, it becomes a school motto, for students and staff – Prahran High School: Make an Impact ! Couched within this big idea of ‘impact’ is a core set of values that underpin all that we do together as a new school. The school values that we have developed are simple, but with scope for depth and complexity limited only by our imaginations. These values are integral, as we know that leading an effective school begins by setting a clear direction and painting a picture of what the future can be for us. At Prahran High School, we have a future full of opportunity. 8
As a new, contemporary school committed to ‘impact’, the values which sit beneath this commitment are expressed as ‘pillars’, each required to ensure strong foundations, forward momentum, learning growth and achievement of our mission. 8
Our Core Purpose and Our Mission Our Purpose The purpose of Prahran High School is for all students to learn and to develop the intellectual rigour and character required to make a positive impact in their world . Furthered by Our Mission Our mission is to foster curiosity, creativity and empathy in the students in our care in order to develop young leaders of character and purpose who can confidently embrace life’s challenges and make a positive impact in their world. 9
Make an Impa ct! • At all levels of our school community, the concept of ‘impact’ helps shape and guide our work • Students are encouraged and supported to make a positive impact • Teachers reflect on our work by analysing and reflecting the impact our practice has on student learning • It is our school motto, for students and staff – Make an Impact • Our work is then underpinned by our values 10
Challenge Challenge Today’s students will learn to live, grow and work in the most challenging of times characterized by complexity, uncertainty and constant change. We will strive to strengthen resilience, resolve and intellectual rigor in our students so they will be up for the challenge. 11
CURIOSITY Curiosity Curiosity is the doorway to exploration, understanding and the acquisition of knowledge and wisdom. We encourage our students to be lifetime learners and are inspired by what Albert Einstein once said: “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” 12
CREATIVITY Creativity The ability to think creatively and critically will be a defining trait of tomorrow’s successful young adults. We encourage creative, independent and original thinking in all aspects of our school curriculum, fostering an environment of active collaboration and exploration. 13
CHARACTER Character Character traits including empathy, compassion and self-awareness are essential to living a meaningful and purposeful life. At PHS, we emphasize the development of sound and strong character alongside the achievement of academic excellence. 14
Language is Key to Our Learning Culture At PHS, we have our Language of Learning: • We have 4 x Learning Sessions each day • We learn in various Learning Spaces • We break for Transition and Recharge between each Learning Session • We participate in Life@PHS Clubs and Opportunities • We will start to esteem mindfulness more in our learning and school day • Genuine student agency and input is vital to the development of our culture. We believe that the language we use helps to define our culture. We aim to describe a culture of learning, wellbeing, engagement and kindness. We also work hard to use a language of thinking. 15
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