Year 7 & 8 Administrative & Course Handbook

MOOROOLBARK COLLEGE VISION Mooroolbark College is ‘a place to inspire discovery, to value and to seize opportunity.’ We will deliver an established, yet evolving curriculum that contains excellent academic programs and diverse courses of study. Students at the College will develop the foundations that lead to their choice of higher education, further study and career attainment. POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR EXPECTATIONS Mooroolbark College has introduced the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) program. It is a framework to create and enrich a positive and safe learning environment, that continues to enhance our school culture. It does this by focusing on four VALUES that are taught explicitly to all students. These values have been selected through an extensive process involving various stakeholders of our College. These have included a diverse range of students, parents and staff. Our four values are: RESPECT COMPASSION ENDEAVOUR RESILIENCE These values will become our common language and will support our student management system, as well as allowing for the positive recognition of students whom display certain values. COLLEGE HOUSES The College house structure is an essential feature of College life, with family members joining the house of older siblings. The College Home Groups are based on four houses; which also compete in sport, drama, performing arts and other co-curricular activities throughout the year. The house structure sees the students and staff grouped vertically and in House groups; BLUE HOUSE, RED HOUSE, YELLOW HOUSE and GREEN HOUSE for pastoral programs and activities to support and implement aspects of the College’s pastoral care program. Home group teachers are responsible for the pastoral care of a specific group of students; Cluster coordinators are responsible for the wellbeing and progress of students within their three allocated home groups. • House leaders and cluster coordinators are responsible for the wellbeing and progress of students within the house/cluster group that they lead; and for the pastoral care of the students in their House/cluster group as they progress from Year 7 through to Year 12. • The Assistant Principals have a special responsibility to co-ordinate and oversee pastoral care initiatives and roles within the College. • The Student Welfare Coordinator provides personal and educational counselling. 4 MOOROOLBARK COLLEGE