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Amphitheatre Primary School
About
Our Principal
Louis Franc
Welcome to Amphitheatre Primary School, where we believe in nurturing the minds of our young students. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing a stimulating and supportive learning environment that fosters academic excellence and personal growth. We take pride in our strong sense of community and look forward to partnering with parents and guardians in helping every child reach their full potential.
Curriculum
Learning is Fun
We cater for real life learning by encouraging our students to engage in activities that will be useful and meaningful to them as they move into society. All students have tailored Individual Learning Plans where goals are developed by teachers based on assessments, observations and students learning.
​Literacy is conducted in a two hour block each morning. This block has a main focus of reading and writing with the inclusion of speaking and listening.
Each day we allocate 30 minutes of explicit spelling. We are currently using the Jolly Phonics program to assist students in building their knowledge in all areas of spelling.
Throughout our one hour mathematics block we strive to use many ‘hands on’ activities to engage the students in lessons. We incorporate the use of a range of digital technology to stimulate students interests and excite the student’s ideas of mathematics.
In the afternoon we run 1 hour and 30 minute session as ‘Integrated Studies’. Throughout this time we cover a range of areas including Science, Geography, Sport, Visual Arts, Technology, Civics and Citizenship.
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Amphitheatre Primary School is also lucky enough to be involved in a weekly Japanese program via video conferencing. The students also have the opportunity to borrow a range of texts from the visiting M.A.R.C Van each fortnight. We are also connected with the Pyrenees Cluster where students are offered opportunities to participant in our Full Steam Ahead days which are a real highlight for the students. During these times students are able to socialise and form friendships with other students from small schools, they also engage in fascinating learning opportunities including Art, Science, Music and Physical Education.
We promote that students are reading each evening and logging the reading in their diaries along with promoting rich discussions about the text. Please encourage students to be filling out their diary each evening as this promotes a great purpose for real life writing opportunities.
History
Since 1861
Amphitheatre has had a long history with education. As the Gold rush hit fever pitch in the 1850’s and 60’s it was evident that the mining town needed a place for students to receive an education. In 1861 the first Amphitheatre Primary School No. 22 was established. It was run so successfully in the in the next decade that the building was too small for it to hold the student body.
A new site was found to house a bigger primary school to accommodate the students. On the 1st September, 1875 the Amphitheatre Primary School No. 1637 was opened. It consisted of one large room with high ceilings and an elevated floor at the end of the room for the infants. The school had a fluctuating number of students over the next 50 years with numbers as low as 38 and as high as 110 in 1919. Due to the increase in numbers in 1919 a wall was erected in the school to create two separate classrooms.
In 1932 the old Langi Logan School was brought in and attached to the main building to become the third classroom providing much need space for the large student population.
In 1967 the school was again given a new addition to the building with the attachment of an office and storeroom.
Currently the school is still running with the original building, Langi Logan School and office area. Due to the recent funding allocated to the school we are in the process of being able to refurbish the interior of the building to bring it up to the 21st century standards of technology and classroom space. The exterior will be restored back to its original colour scheme and all of the historic features will be maintained.
Within the Amphitheatre School grounds we also have two historic trees that have touched the hearts and imaginations of most past and present students. In the back corner of the school grounds sits our magnificent oak tree. The tree is rumoured to be well over one hundred years old.
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Close to the main entrance of the school is a small but revered quince tree. The tree is approximately 80 years old and is a major feature of the school logo. Students have always enjoyed the quince jelly and stewed quinces from this famous tree. Action has been taken to mark our quince tree as a historical tree by Heritage Victoria.
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