Jane Warren
Principal
Chris Eddy
Assistant Principal
Thank you for taking the time to enter our website. Bellaire PS is an innovative school, which prides itself on trying to achieve the best possible outcomes in student learning. All staff and students are strongly encouraged to actively practise our Bellaire motto of 'Aim High'.
Bellaire Primary School is located in the suburb of Highton in Geelong and students are drawn from both Highton and surrounding areas. The school is situated on four hectares of land and provides an attractive landscaped environment with dynamic play areas. The school offers quality before and after school care in the spacious new multi purpose room.
Students come to Bellaire from 5 local pre-schools and the school has experienced an increasing enrolment over the past few years. Currently we have approximately 560 students. To cater for the increased number of students and to further develop our teaching spaces, the school has developed its Library, ICT Lab and Administration area. The school works to engage students in learning communities with a focus on personalised learning. The school is developing a Senior Learning Unit and other areas of the school to further enhance our curriculum delivery. Bellaire has developed strong links with local preschools and secondary schools to provide for effective transition from one setting to the next.
Bellaire is well known for its innovative curriculum approaches and has received several teaching awards in recognition of this. The school hosts teachers and principals from across the state wanting to learn more about the teaching programs in the school. Teachers in the school work in teams to provide an excellent educational program for all students. Students participate in specialist classes in French, Physical Education, Music, Library and Visual and Performing Arts.
Teachers in the school are highly skilled in the use of information technology and the school has a well resourced learning technology centre which is linked to the school library. Networked and wireless computers in every classroom are used to enhance the education program and interactive whiteboards are installed across classroom for ready access.
The school aims to foster harmonious and effective communication between all members of the school community. Collaboration and co operation between staff, students, parents and the wider community is a feature of the school.
In the future the school recognizes the need to develop our teaching and learning spaces to reflect and enhance our effective curriculum delivery. The further development of our 'Learning Units', in conjunction with additional resources and staff development is imperative for continual improvement. The Bellaire School Council will apply for a Building Futures project to enable our school to develop purpose built 'Learning Units'. The school is committed to improving its future learning through the enhancement of Learning Units. The school has seen the completion of a Senior Learning Unit and other areas of the school to further enhance our curriculum delivery.
The staff and I look forward to welcoming you to our school if you wish to tour our facilities.
Jane
Warren (Principal) and
Chris Eddy (Assistant Principal)
Principal Team
To find out more about Bellaire you may like to read our 2008 Annual Report