We warmly welcome you to Pakenham Springs

Pakenham Springs prides itself on the warm, harmonious and caring learning environment it has established, where students feel secure, happy and are highly motivated to learn. We aim to make this school a place where your child becomes strong and confident, having high self esteem and high standards of cooperation and social behaviour.

The school offers an outstanding comprehensive curriculum in Mathematics, English, Science, Humanities, Digital Media, Health and Physical Education and The Arts. Pakenham Springs delivers our programs in line with the Victorian Curriculum F-10 documentation. Teachers at Pakenham Springs have high expectations of students and foster in students a drive to achieve their personal best, whilst recognising the individual needs and differences of each student.

At Pakenham Springs, we see the education of your child as a partnership between school and home. We foster open and positive communication between the family and all school staff. We aim to make families feel comfortable and welcome at the school and encourage them to participate in school activities. We also provide many opportunities for families to contribute to school decision-making. The attitude you have about the school has a powerful impact on your child’s behaviour and your child’s motivation to learn. Therefore, we ask for your support in developing your child’s positive perception of the school.

Pakenham Springs follows the Department of Education and Training’s School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework. Throughout this program, we focus on explicitly teaching the expected behaviours at school, having clear expectations of all students and having clear processes to follow when undesirable behaviours may arise. Our core values are Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

A whole school Code of Conduct has been developed and a copy of these expectations is made available to all parents. Students also participate in the school’s decision-making through a variety of programs designed to increase their leadership skills and their connection to their school and community. In addition, we distribute awards and positive acknowledgments to encourage students to strive for excellence and a high standard of social behaviour. These are strategies the school will continue to employ to make students aware not only of their individual rights but of their responsibilities and consideration for the rights of others.

We look forward to working in close cooperation with you in ensuring that the time your child spends at Pakenham Springs will be a joyful and productive learning and social experience which will help develop your child into a caring and responsible member of our local and global community.

We warmly welcome you to the Pakenham Springs Community!

Renee Cotterell
PRINCIPAL