Secondary College - Melbourne - 405 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East
Our Wonderful Secondary College in Melbourne has a Mainstream Academic Focus
Alia College offers a cheerful school experience in a nurturing and creative environment. Alia is a secondary college, Melbourne-based, co-ed, inclusive, independent, non-religious, tolerant and academic in focus.
The school produces confidence in students and brilliant VCE results.
"Since beginning at the college less than four months ago our son has regained his thirst for knowledge." Former parent
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Term I - 2010 Starts (for students) on Friday 29 January 2010
Information Night - - - - - - - - - - - on Thursday 18 February 2010
Trivia Night - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - on Friday 19 Febuary 2010
Term I Last day for students - - - - - - on Friday 26 March2010
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Good Friday Holiday- - - - - - - - - - on Friday 2 April 2010
Easter Monday Holiday- - - - - - - - - - on Monday 5 April 2010
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Academic Focus
Students can expect academic challenge in a variety of forms, including traditional instruction, projects, open-ended explorations, experimental learning and direct testing. We accept students based on an expectation that they will be proactive in their own education.
There is no entrance examination. Our excellent results come from the quality of education here.
Acceleration and extension of courses at Alia may take different forms, and as we are a small secondary college, we can readily accommodate students' differing styles.
Finally, we hire teachers who show love for their subjects and who are able to present their discipline without the support of a formal rigid punishment system.
Teachers at Alia teach out of a sense of the deeper beauty that emerges from each discipline after years of study. Where teachers enjoy their subjects, enthusiasm is contagious.
Peace and Harmony
Alia has established a remarkable degree of cheerful productivity in an atmosphere of open communication. Visitors tell us that the unstrained spontaneous reactions of students are refreshing and immediately obvious upon visiting the school.
This is quite unusual for a secondary school.
People who read these web pages commonly say that the pages are too good to be true; so you have to visit to see for yourself. There is so much spin in general communication these days that everyone automatically expects it everywhere. So we allow unprecedented access to have a look at the college and to talk with the students each day. You will have an especially good opportunity to chat with students on an information night - see the moving notice at the top of this page.
Have a good read through this web site before you come. Bookmark this page into your web-browser before you start.
Harmony does not mean the sort of placid sameness where never is heard a discouraging word. True harmony and peace exist where the constant disagreements and irritations of life - can occur; - can be aired without having to have them swept under the carpet; - can be considered over a significant period of time without a rush for an instant coerced resolution, and then; - can be settled in a civilised manner.
Social and Humanitarian Focus
in our Secondary College
Alia College accepts students of secondary school level from years 7-12. We have sometimes given consideration to capable year 6 primary students who wish to study at the year 7 level.
We ask our students to view their lives as their primary academic subject. We promote tolerance of new ideas, not passively, but out of a willingness to learn from each other. Moving out from their individual lives, we encourage awareness of cultural, social and personal values.
Our school is independent of any particular religious or philosophical affiliation. Teachers and students are free to express and celebrate their personal beliefs as part of the community.
Alia Secondary College:
Development of Self Expression and Leadership
Creativity and self-expression often disappear during the secondary college years. Our approach fosters students' individual choices, humour, expression and responsibility in their learning.
When students do not feel harshly judged or overly controlled they can express independent thoughts without fear.
Students have a voice at Alia. Secondary college students are usually required to be passive learners. At Alia students are regularly able to vote, to speak and even to run meetings. Time is specifically set aside for unstructured discussion where a wide range of topics may be raised. At such meetings students have a forum to voice approval or disapproval of almost anything that they choose including aspects of the operation of the secondary college as a whole. As a result the school is very responsive to the feelings and commitments of even the smallest stakeholders.
Many of the projects and discussions at Alia Secondary College allow students to make a personal statement to identify their interests and shape their own activities.
Students may participate in drama, musical productions and art exhibitions. They may speak at public meetings, participate in school decisions and work on student-run projects. Our students are permitted to take the initiative to plan and run excursions, camps and help with the planning and implementations of classes, projects and school meetings.
Students who rarely speak in class gradually get the feeling that they can safely speak up. Students who are already effective speakers gradually learn the skills of working with an audience, managing a group, and becoming an effective leader.
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ALIA STUDENT’S PORTRAIT EXHIBITED AT THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Even better a visitor told us that his painting has pride of place. It is the first image in front of you as you enter the gallery; so they must be particularly impressed with it. We are stoked!
Jordan McKinnon is a VCE student at Alia College. Jordan’s self-portrait has been selected in a national competition called Headspace9 for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
This competition required students to submit self-portraits which reflected on and explored visions of self, referencing connections to possessions, places and families in transitional years.
Thirty-five works were selected from year 10, 11 and 12 students all over Australia.
The works chosen express specific moods and emotions and explore events that challenge young people at defining moments of their lives.
Jordan’s artistic statement to the NPG indicates that his style has been influenced by artists such as Peter Booth, Vincent van Gogh and George Gittoes, all of whom have influenced his application of paint, use of colour, brushwork and texture. The statement adds, ‘The reason I zoomed in on
the face is to draw the viewer to the eyes.’
Jordan intends to study fine arts at university next year.
The exhibition runs from 12 September to 15 November.
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Alia was featured in the main article of The Age newspaper on Monday, May 18, 2009, page 13, in The Education section.
The article was on the topic of Latin Language being taught in secondary schools.
The Education Age has a great photo of Mikaela at the white board. See here:-
The Age caption for the image was: While the school motto may still be in Latin, these days most schools offer other languages. But still the ancient language refuses to go away. Jane Cafarella and Elisabeth Tarica report.
The text of the article is at this link.
TESTIMONIALS
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STOP PRESS: Alex Canney's VCE Graduation Raffle Results
The winning raffle tickets are:-
Green E 66 - Grand Prize
Black A 6 - Second Prize
Orange E 17 - Third Prize
Cheers,
Alex
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