Our wonderful Class 6’s are approaching their final term of primary school! We are often asked 2 questions. Firstly, “Where do the Class 6’s go for secondary school?”
There are many secondary schools in this region, and FWCSS graduates have gone to all of them. Some of the schools this year’s cohort will be going to are Lorne P-12 College, Belmont High School, Kardinia International College, Christian College, St Joseph’s College, Clonard College, The Geelong College, and Iona College. Some years a group have all headed to one school, other years they spread across the range.
The second question is, “How do they go in secondary?”. Our students are regular children, and as such they have individual responses to secondary school. But there are certain similarities from year to year. Their Steiner education prepares them well for the academic learning. When asked, a frequent response from a Year 7 graduate is “its more boring than Steiner” or “we’ve already done a lot of it.” They quickly learn to use the computers, having learnt laptop basics at FWCSS. They are fully grounded in music, art, drama, language, environment and outdoor ed; they are fit and healthy; they have retained their curiosity and imaginative inquiry, and are more socially competent than many of their peers. FWCSS graduates enter secondary school as confident, capable young people who are ready to move to the next stage of their lives.
Every year we feel a heart tug as they excitedly wave us goodbye!
Best wishes
Gabby
Head of School Gabby Brennan out in the field with Year 6 students.