Both GLC St John’s Newtown and GLC Armstrong Creek campuses offer students learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom.
Additional opportunities are offered as co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. These are offered on a year-by-year basis, reflecting teacher and student expertise and interest. Below are a number of these opportunities.
Excursions, Incursions & Camps
Camps, excursions and incursions occur throughout the year for all students enabling them to further their learning and social/emotional skills development often in a non-school setting. Excursions and camps may have a cultural, environmental or outdoor emphasis and are an important aspect of the educational programs offered at our school. Excursions and incursions related to curriculum areas include visits to heritage sites, landmarks, indigenous education, sustainability, career pathways and the Arts.
Student Leadership
There are many opportunities for students to take on a leadership role at GLC. In Primary this includes SRC (Years 2-6), Year 5 buddies, Peer Mediation, College Ambassadors and Year 6 Captains. In Secondary this includes SRC (Years 7-12), College Ambassadors, House, Faith and College Captains.
House
When you become a student at GLC you are placed in a House, and that House becomes an integral part of your GLC community from Prep to Year 12. At our St John's Newtown campus, the Houses are Deakin (yellow), Higgins (green), Barton (blue), Parkes (red) and at the Armstrong Creek campus they are Torquay (yellow), Fairhaven (green), Anglesea (blue), Breamlea (red). Students will represent their House in many ways, wearing House colours in their sports uniform, earning points for their House in Sporting Events, House Debating, House Music, and other College activities and endeavours.
Music Groups and Tuition
Our campuses have a diverse range of music ensemble groups, including choirs and string groups at the Primary level, as well as Choir, Rock Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Concert Band for Secondary students at GLC Armstrong Creek.
Private Music Tuition is available for students at both campuses at an additional cost to families. This comprehensive program offers instruction in a variety of instruments, including piano, voice and strings at both campuses, as well as guitar, drums, brass and woodwind at GLC Armstrong Creek.
Sports
Students have the opportunity to participate in a number of sporting opportunities throughout the year, including Cross Country, Athletics and Swimming (Secondary). Students who perform at the highest level in these events are also extended the opportunity to represent the College in district, regional and state competitions. There are also opportunities for upper Primary, and Secondary students to participate in interschool sporting competitions through SSV (School Sport Victoria) and GISSA (Geelong Independent Schools Sports Association). Some of the sports offered (based on team/staff availability) are AFL, Cricket, Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Netball, Softball, Basketball, and Surfing.
Experiences
At GLC there are so many opportunities to experience learning outside of the traditional classroom. Students can take part in activities such as Debating, the Australian Maths Competition, Book Week, Science Week, and Arts Technology Week. They can take up one of the many Performing Arts opportunities, participate in a Language competition, help with fundraising to support local organisations, and apply to be part of the SEMATICS 101 or 102 LEGO Robotics teams.
Performing Arts
Primary students take part in a bi-annual School Concert, with Secondary students able to audition for the College Musical which is held every two years on the alternating year to the Armstrong Creek campus' Primary Concert. Additional smaller performing opportunities include the bi-annual Christmas Celebration at St John’s Newtown campus and Easter and Christmas Plays at Armstrong Creek campus.
Cultural Immersion Experiences
Upper Secondary students can take part in a cultural immersion experience overseas through the Cambodia Immersion & Service program, German Sister School Cultural Exchange or French Immersion Study Tour. All programs are available to senior Secondary students and have limited places. Students go through an application process to secure a place on these trips.
Lunch Clubs
Lunch Clubs are available for both Primary and Secondary students to participate in every lunchtime, with programs such as Lawn or Jumbo Games, Gardening, Language Clubs, Library, Drawing, Chess, STEM, Homework Club, Art and Coding offered.
Awareness Events
At GLC, we acknowledgement many awareness events where students and staff are encouraged to take part and learn more. Events include Harmony Day, R U Ok Day, and Reconciliation Week.
