Building Well-Rounded Global Citizens Through Experience
Building Well-Rounded Global Citizens Through Experience
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence
We pride ourselves on our exceptional leadership programs and opportunities for students to travel to other schools around the world through our student exchange program, helping to develop open-minded, compassionate young people with a deep awareness of how to feel confident and centered wherever they are.
Cultural intelligence is a key value at our school, brought to life through these transformative extracurricular programs.
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence
We pride ourselves on our exceptional leadership programs and opportunities for students to travel to other schools around the world through our student exchange program, helping to develop open-minded, compassionate young people with a deep awareness of how to feel confident and centered wherever they are.
Cultural intelligence is a key value at our school, brought to life through these transformative extracurricular programs.
Our Core Programs
Bush Kinder
Our Bush Kinder program inspires children to learn, explore, and thrive through meaningful play and immersive experiences in the natural world, fostering confidence, creativity, resilience, and a lifelong connection with nature.
Music Program
We offer a comprehensive music program featuring individual one-on-one lessons, clubs, and groups, along with optional exotic camps, extracurricular opportunities for students to enroll in and experience beyond our regular curriculum.
Theatre Program
Our end-of-year theatre show is a highlight of the program, providing students with an opportunity to showcase their creativity and performance skills.
International Student Exchange
As part of an international community of Montessori Schools, students can participate in our student exchange program, fostering global connections and cultural understanding.
Student-Led Clubs & Societies
Students can enroll in a variety of clubs and societies during lunch times, such as debating club, toastmasters, Duke of Edinburgh award, sailing club and more.
Students can work with a mentor to start their own clubs and welcome mixed aged students to participate at lunch times and after school.
Our Core Programs
Bush Kinder
Our Bush Kinder program inspires children to learn, explore, and thrive through meaningful play and immersive experiences in the natural world, fostering confidence, creativity, resilience, and a lifelong connection with nature.
Music Program
We offer a comprehensive music program featuring individual one-on-one lessons, clubs, and groups, along with optional exotic camps, extracurricular opportunities for students to enroll in and experience beyond our regular curriculum.
Theatre Program
Our end-of-year theatre show is a highlight of the program, providing students with an opportunity to showcase their creativity and performance skills.
International Student Exchange
As part of an international community of Montessori Schools, students can participate in our student exchange program, fostering global connections and cultural understanding.
Student-Led Clubs & Societies
Students can enroll in a variety of clubs and societies during lunch times, such as debating club, toastmasters, Duke of Edinburgh award, sailing club and more.
Students can work with a mentor to start their own clubs and welcome mixed aged students to participate at lunch times and after school.
Wilderness Survival Skills Club
Our Wilderness Survival Skills Club is the most popular program at the school, preparing students to survive for 10 days in the bush through hunting, fishing, foraging for food, building traps, catching water, and developing an empowered sense of self in nature.
This weekly club brings together students who continuously expand each other's knowledge and build lifelong outdoor skills.
Wilderness Survival Skills Club
Our Wilderness Survival Skills Club is the most popular program at the school, preparing students to survive for 10 days in the bush through hunting, fishing, foraging for food, building traps, catching water, and developing an empowered sense of self in nature.
This weekly club brings together students who continuously expand each other's knowledge and build lifelong outdoor skills.
How Programs Work
Term Structure
We support students to participate in one program per term, plus their year-round musical studies.
Flexible Scheduling
Extracurricular programs are woven into free periods throughout the day. Our flexible daily schedule empowers students to make meaningful choices about how they plan their time.
Holiday Programs
Additional survival skills courses and camps occur during school holidays, offering set sessions that students can attend to enhance their skills-based learning.
How Programs Work
Term Structure
We support students to participate in one program per term, plus their year-round musical studies.
Flexible Scheduling
Extracurricular programs are woven into free periods throughout the day. Our flexible daily schedule empowers students to make meaningful choices about how they plan their time.
Holiday Programs
Additional survival skills courses and camps occur during school holidays, offering set sessions that students can attend to enhance their skills-based learning.
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Explore our full schedule of extracurricular events and discover the perfect
program for your child to thrive.
Get Involved
Explore our full schedule of extracurricular events and discover the perfect
program for your child to thrive.
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