Bentleigh West Primary School
Bentleigh West Primary School | |
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Victoria Australia | |
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School type | Primary school |
Principal | Steven Capp |
Years offered | Prep–6 |
Website | www |
Bentleigh West Primary School is a government
The school has won a number of environmental awards. As of 2020[update] the
History
The school was established in the 1930s and named Bentleigh West, despite the lack of a suburb of that name, as it was considered more fashionable to live on the western side of Bentleigh (west of the
Major building works were finished in late 2010.[citation needed]
Staff
As of 2020[update] the
Awards
Environmental awards
It has been awarded the Australian Sustainable Schools Accreditation 5 Star Award,[2] the Water Wise Accreditation,[2] the Water - Learn it! Live it! accreditation,[3] and was 2005 Regional Winner of the State Gardens Award.[4]
The school was one of ten selected for a "greening grant in May 2005" from Greening Australia.[5][6]
In 2007 the school was recognised for its efforts in the Education Programs category of the Savewater! Awards.[7]
In the 2015 ResourceSmart Education Awards, Bentleigh West won ResourceSmart Water School of the Year, and was a finalist in both the Community Leadership category and overall School of the Year. In addition, Mrs Brown was also nominated as Teacher of the Year.[8]
Faculty awards
Leonie Brown, who co-ordinates the school's environmental program, was chosen from 2,400 teachers to win one of the Australian Scholarships Group Community Merit Awards 2005.[9][10]
Sarah Asome won the Outstanding Primary Teacher Award at the 2015 Victorian Education Excellence Awards, for her work in the area of dyslexia.[8]
Sport
Student Theodore Petrakos won one of four 2006 Victorian School Sports Awards.[11]
Other school awards
The school was a finalist in the Outstanding Inclusive Education Award for 2015.[8]
The school has also been awarded Performance and Development Culture Accreditation.[citation needed]
Awards offered by the school
The Paul Jennings Award is a competition that takes place every year. Grade 5 and 6 students each enter a short story containing a sentence from one of Paul Jennings' books. The award is presented to the best story and the medal is presenting on the last day of term 4.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- John Romeril, Australian playwright[12]
- Paul Jennings, Australian children's author[13]
- Georgie Stone, Australian transgender activist[14]
- Jeffrey Walker, actor director[15]
References
- ^ "Home". Bentleigh West Primary School. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Education Programs", Savewater
- ^ "Water - Learn it! Live it! Schools" Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, South East Water
- ^ "Victoria's Top School Gardens Unearthed" Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Victoria Ministry of Education, 7 December 2005
- ^ "Grant to help create a landscape", Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader, 4 May 2005
- ^ "Schools Win Greening Grant" Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Greening Australia
- ^ "Bentleigh West Primary School", Greg Thom, Herald Sun, 24 April 2007
- ^ a b c "Our Awards". Bentleigh West Primary School. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Passion rewarded", Larissa Ham, Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader, 30 November 2005
- ^ "ASG Community Merit Awards 2005" Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The NEiTA Foundation
- ^ "Young athletes set the pace in sports awards", Caulfield Glen Eira/Port Phillip Leader, 8 May 2006
- ^ Austlit. "John Romeril | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Author Profile - Paul Jennings" Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Jubilee Books, July 2002
- ^ The Australian Women's Weekly. "EXCLUSIVE: Meet Neighbours' newest star, trans activist Georgie Stone". Now To Love. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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