The MLC School girl is at the heart of everything we do
The MLC School girl is at the heart of everything we do
The MLC School girl is at the heart of everything we do
The MLC School girl
The MLC School girl is empowered with skills and capabilities that enable her to be adaptive, compassionate and courageous. She embraces new challenges and opportunities; and strives for excellence. She is cared for and well supported so that she can confidently focus on her own individual, personal and academic growth.
At MLC School, every girl is encouraged to:
Explore a range of learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom, discovering and questioning in academic, creative, sporting and spiritual environments.
Engage with peers, teachers, and the local and international community to grapple with issues that affect her world.
Enjoy her learning, ignite confidence and joy in herself and her relationships with others, and understand how to live a balanced life.
Excel in her areas of personal and academic interest and embrace new challenges, finding a passion that she is empowered to pursue.
Our Vision
The MLC School girl is at the heart of everything we do.
Our Mission
MLC School’s mission is to educate and inspire young women to be fearless thinkers with moral courage and compassion, to be agents of change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Our Values
- Courage
- Compassion
- Respect
- Growth
Our Mission
MLC School’s mission is to educate and inspire young women to be fearless thinkers with moral courage and compassion, to be agents of change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Our Vision
The MLC School girl is at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values
- Courage
- Compassion
- Respect
- Growth
Goals of the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
To achieve the desired outcomes of the Strategic Plan, our efforts will be centred on the following goals:
To be recognised as leaders in girls’ education for our expertise in knowing, teaching and developing the whole girl.
To further develop our interdependent Pastoral Care and Learning frameworks, to foster the dispositions we strive to encourage in each girl.
To be known as an organisation that recognises, attracts, and develops people with a passion for excellence in girls’ education.
To be fully informed by data-driven insights.
Goals of the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
To achieve the desired outcomes of the Strategic Plan, our efforts will be centred on the following goals:
To be recognised as leaders in girls’ education for our expertise in knowing, teaching and developing the whole girl.
To further develop our interdependent Pastoral Care and Learning frameworks, to foster the dispositions we strive to encourage in each girl.
To be known as an organisation that recognises, attracts, and develops people with a passion for excellence in girls’ education.
To be fully informed by data-driven insights.
Goals of the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
To achieve the desired outcomes of the Strategic Plan, our efforts will be centred on the following goals:
To be recognised as leaders in girls’ education for our expertise in knowing, teaching and developing the whole girl.
To further develop our interdependent Pastoral Care and Learning frameworks, to foster the dispositions we strive to encourage in each girl.
To be known as an organisation that recognises, attracts, and develops people with a passion for excellence in girls’ education.
To be fully informed by data-driven insights.
Learning and Teaching
The development of the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework will provide a school-wide direction for learning, enabling every girl to be the best that she can be.
Enabling Strategies
Create and embed a Learning and Teaching framework that aligns with our vision for the MLC School girl and identifies the learning progressions for the dispositions that we seek to develop.
Use data to tailor each girl’s learning and to identify opportunities for enrichment and support.
Seek out emerging technologies for integration in the classroom so as to remain at the forefront of pedagogical practice and enhance student learning.
Develop an ongoing professional learning program that supports the professional growth of staff at all stages of their careers and equips them with the requisite knowledge to implement the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework.
Learning and Teaching
The development of the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework will provide a school-wide direction for learning, enabling every girl to be the best that she can be.
Enabling Strategies
Create and embed a Learning and Teaching framework that aligns with our vision for the MLC School girl and identifies the learning progressions for the dispositions that we seek to develop.
Use data to tailor each girl’s learning and to identify opportunities for enrichment and support.
Seek out emerging technologies for integration in the classroom so as to remain at the forefront of pedagogical practice and enhance student learning.
Develop an ongoing professional learning program that supports the professional growth of staff at all stages of their careers and equips them with the requisite knowledge to implement the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework.
Learning and Teaching
The development of the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework will provide a school-wide direction for learning, enabling every girl to be the best that she can be.
Enabling Strategies
Create and embed a Learning and Teaching framework that aligns with our vision for the MLC School girl and identifies the learning progressions for the dispositions that we seek to develop.
Use data to tailor each girl’s learning and to identify opportunities for enrichment and support.
Seek out emerging technologies for integration in the classroom so as to remain at the forefront of pedagogical practice and enhance student learning.
Develop an ongoing professional learning program that supports the professional growth of staff at all stages of their careers and equips them with the requisite knowledge to implement the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Through our own Pastoral Care framework, we will provide a proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond.
Enabling Strategies
Develop a Pastoral Care framework that best supports the development and care of every girl.
Equip our staff with the skills, knowledge and support to confidently provide outstanding pastoral care.
Introduce technologies that help us proactively monitor each girl’s wellbeing as she transitions through the School, enabling us to provide appropriate support and interventions whenever she needs it.
Support parents and carers through access to expertise and research contributing to the healthy development of their daughters.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Through our own Pastoral Care framework, we will provide a proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond.
Enabling Strategies
Develop a Pastoral Care framework that best supports the development and care of every girl.
Equip our staff with the skills, knowledge and support to confidently provide outstanding pastoral care.
Introduce technologies that help us proactively monitor each girl’s wellbeing as she transitions through the School, enabling us to provide appropriate support and interventions whenever she needs it.
Support parents and carers through access to expertise and research contributing to the healthy development of their daughters.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Through our own Pastoral Care framework, we will provide a proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond.
Enabling Strategies
Develop a Pastoral Care framework that best supports the development and care of every girl.
Equip our staff with the skills, knowledge and support to confidently provide outstanding pastoral care.
Introduce technologies that help us proactively monitor each girl’s wellbeing as she transitions through the School, enabling us to provide appropriate support and interventions whenever she needs it.
Support parents and carers through access to expertise and research contributing to the healthy development of their daughters.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Through our own Pastoral Care framework, we will provide a proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond.
Enabling Strategies
Develop a Pastoral Care framework that best supports the development and care of every girl.
Equip our staff with the skills, knowledge and support to confidently provide outstanding pastoral care.
Introduce technologies that help us proactively monitor each girl’s wellbeing as she transitions through the School, enabling us to provide appropriate support and interventions whenever she needs it.
Support parents and carers through access to expertise and research contributing to the healthy development of their daughters.
Co-curricular
The MLC School co-curricular program will be fundamental to, and an equal contributor to the growth and development of the MLC School girl. It will be rich, diverse and integrated, offering every girl the opportunity to pursue her passions, try new activities and to develop skill, confidence and a growth mindset while doing so.
Enabling Strategies
Review the current co-curricular program in light of our vision for the MLC School girl.
Build the expectation that co-curricular participation is an essential part of each girl’s experience at MLC School.
Harness the expertise and passion of all staff to offer a rich, diverse and engaging range of opportunities.
Reimagine the structure of the school day so that co-curricular activities are integrated with other aspects of learning.
Co-curricular
The MLC School co-curricular program will be fundamental to, and an equal contributor to the growth and development of the MLC School girl. It will be rich, diverse and integrated, offering every girl the opportunity to pursue her passions, try new activities and to develop skill, confidence and a growth mindset while doing so.
Enabling Strategies
Review the current co-curricular program in light of our vision for the MLC School girl.
Build the expectation that co-curricular participation is an essential part of each girl’s experience at MLC School.
Harness the expertise and passion of all staff to offer a rich, diverse and engaging range of opportunities.
Reimagine the structure of the school day so that co-curricular activities are integrated with other aspects of learning.
Co-curricular
The MLC School co-curricular program will be fundamental to, and an equal contributor to the growth and development of the MLC School girl. It will be rich, diverse and integrated, offering every girl the opportunity to pursue her passions, try new activities and to develop skill, confidence and a growth mindset while doing so.
Enabling Strategies
Review the current co-curricular program in light of our vision for the MLC School girl.
Build the expectation that co-curricular participation is an essential part of each girl’s experience at MLC School.
Harness the expertise and passion of all staff to offer a rich, diverse and engaging range of opportunities.
Reimagine the structure of the school day so that co-curricular activities are integrated with other aspects of learning.
Co-curricular
The MLC School co-curricular program will be fundamental to, and an equal contributor to the growth and development of the MLC School girl. It will be rich, diverse and integrated, offering every girl the opportunity to pursue her passions, try new activities and to develop skill, confidence and a growth mindset while doing so.
Enabling Strategies
Review the current co-curricular program in light of our vision for the MLC School girl.
Build the expectation that co-curricular participation is an essential part of each girl’s experience at MLC School.
Harness the expertise and passion of all staff to offer a rich, diverse and engaging range of opportunities.
Reimagine the structure of the school day so that co-curricular activities are integrated with other aspects of learning.
Spiritual Life
By working with the Uniting Church, their agencies and teams, we will develop a deeper understanding of how the values and traditions of the Church inform our culture and expectations.
Enabling Strategies
Seek to be innovative and creative in the ways that we connect our community with the Spiritual life of the School, ensuring that service is at the heart of our expression of faith.
Ensure that the Spiritual life of the School is closely linked to all other aspects of a girl’s learning, and to our vision for the MLC School girl.
Provide opportunities for members of our community to reflect on their personal beliefs and encourage those who seek to follow Jesus, learn about God and share their faith.
Follow the lead of the Uniting Church in accepting responsibility for the wise use and conservation of the finite resources of this earth for the benefit of all.
Spiritual Life
By working with the Uniting Church, their agencies and teams, we will develop a deeper understanding of how the values and traditions of the Church inform our culture and expectations.
Enabling Strategies
Seek to be innovative and creative in the ways that we connect our community with the Spiritual life of the School, ensuring that service is at the heart of our expression of faith.
Ensure that the Spiritual life of the School is closely linked to all other aspects of a girl’s learning, and to our vision for the MLC School girl.
Provide opportunities for members of our community to reflect on their personal beliefs and encourage those who seek to follow Jesus, learn about God and share their faith.
Follow the lead of the Uniting Church in accepting responsibility for the wise use and conservation of the finite resources of this earth for the benefit of all.
Spiritual Life
By working with the Uniting Church, their agencies and teams, we will develop a deeper understanding of how the values and traditions of the Church inform our culture and expectations.
Enabling Strategies
Seek to be innovative and creative in the ways that we connect our community with the Spiritual life of the School, ensuring that service is at the heart of our expression of faith.
Ensure that the Spiritual life of the School is closely linked to all other aspects of a girl’s learning, and to our vision for the MLC School girl.
Provide opportunities for members of our community to reflect on their personal beliefs and encourage those who seek to follow Jesus, learn about God and share their faith.
Follow the lead of the Uniting Church in accepting responsibility for the wise use and conservation of the finite resources of this earth for the benefit of all.
Communication and Family Experience
We will build trusting, communicative partnerships with our families and our community so that MLC School girls benefit from excellent, constructive interaction between parents, the School, and its staff.
Enabling Strategies
Exemplify our care for each girl by being proactive in our communication and responsive to family contact.
More fully understand our families, why they choose MLC School, their aspirations for their daughters and how this informs their expectations of us.
Introduce technologies and processes that enhance our ability to understand and manage each girl’s journey through the School and inform our communications.
Empower our staff with the responsibility for working with families to determine and act on what is in the best interests of each girl.
Engage more fully with our Old Girls and their families to enrich our community and connect with our past.
Communication and Family Experience
We will build trusting, communicative partnerships with our families and our community so that MLC School girls benefit from excellent, constructive interaction between parents, the School, and its staff.
Enabling Strategies
Exemplify our care for each girl by being proactive in our communication and responsive to family contact.
More fully understand our families, why they choose MLC School, their aspirations for their daughters and how this informs their expectations of us.
Introduce technologies and processes that enhance our ability to understand and manage each girl’s journey through the School and inform our communications.
Empower our staff with the responsibility for working with families to determine and act on what is in the best interests of each girl.
Engage more fully with our Old Girls and their families to enrich our community and connect with our past.
Communication and Family Experience
We will build trusting, communicative partnerships with our families and our community so that MLC School girls benefit from excellent, constructive interaction between parents, the School, and its staff.
Enabling Strategies
Exemplify our care for each girl by being proactive in our communication and responsive to family contact.
More fully understand our families, why they choose MLC School, their aspirations for their daughters and how this informs their expectations of us.
Introduce technologies and processes that enhance our ability to understand and manage each girl’s journey through the School and inform our communications.
Empower our staff with the responsibility for working with families to determine and act on what is in the best interests of each girl.
Engage more fully with our Old Girls and their families to enrich our community and connect with our past.
Communication and Family Experience
We will build trusting, communicative partnerships with our families and our community so that MLC School girls benefit from excellent, constructive interaction between parents, the School, and its staff.
Enabling Strategies
Exemplify our care for each girl by being proactive in our communication and responsive to family contact.
More fully understand our families, why they choose MLC School, their aspirations for their daughters and how this informs their expectations of us.
Introduce technologies and processes that enhance our ability to understand and manage each girl’s journey through the School and inform our communications.
Empower our staff with the responsibility for working with families to determine and act on what is in the best interests of each girl.
Engage more fully with our Old Girls and their families to enrich our community and connect with our past.
Our Staff
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who exemplify the values of MLC School; have the skills and passion to pursue excellence in all that they do; and share our commitment to the development of the MLC School girl.
Enabling Strategies
Provide all staff with an employee experience that supports them to achieve their personal and professional best and promotes MLC School as a great place to work.
Investigate and establish partnerships and programs that develop our current staff and connect us with those who could become outstanding future staff members.
Use technology to streamline the employee experience, facilitate accurate data capture and enable strategic workforce planning.
Develop the MLC School staff Learning, Development and Performance Management framework to support staff in their quest for excellence.
Provide opportunities for staff to contribute to their communities through service.
Our Staff
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who exemplify the values of MLC School; have the skills and passion to pursue excellence in all that they do; and share our commitment to the development of the MLC School girl.
Enabling Strategies
Provide all staff with an employee experience that supports them to achieve their personal and professional best and promotes MLC School as a great place to work.
Investigate and establish partnerships and programs that develop our current staff and connect us with those who could become outstanding future staff members.
Use technology to streamline the employee experience, facilitate accurate data capture and enable strategic workforce planning.
Develop the MLC School staff Learning, Development and Performance Management framework to support staff in their quest for excellence.
Provide opportunities for staff to contribute to their communities through service.
Our Staff
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who exemplify the values of MLC School; have the skills and passion to pursue excellence in all that they do; and share our commitment to the development of the MLC School girl.
Enabling Strategies
Provide all staff with an employee experience that supports them to achieve their personal and professional best and promotes MLC School as a great place to work.
Investigate and establish partnerships and programs that develop our current staff and connect us with those who could become outstanding future staff members.
Use technology to streamline the employee experience, facilitate accurate data capture and enable strategic workforce planning.
Develop the MLC School staff Learning, Development and Performance Management framework to support staff in their quest for excellence.
Provide opportunities for staff to contribute to their communities through service.
Our Staff
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who exemplify the values of MLC School; have the skills and passion to pursue excellence in all that they do; and share our commitment to the development of the MLC School girl.
Enabling Strategies
Provide all staff with an employee experience that supports them to achieve their personal and professional best and promotes MLC School as a great place to work.
Investigate and establish partnerships and programs that develop our current staff and connect us with those who could become outstanding future staff members.
Use technology to streamline the employee experience, facilitate accurate data capture and enable strategic workforce planning.
Develop the MLC School staff Learning, Development and Performance Management framework to support staff in their quest for excellence.
Provide opportunities for staff to contribute to their communities through service.
Partnerships
We will continue to build and enhance partnerships with individuals and organisations that enrich our student and staff experience. Opportunities that encourage creativity, sustainability and innovation will be prioritised.
Enabling Strategies
Actively pursue partnerships that create opportunities and pathways for our students and staff, particularly with regard to academic enrichment, service, health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Partner with the education faculties of tertiary institutions to identify outstanding potential employees for MLC School.
Develop new networks with other schools to undertake collaborative research, offer exchange opportunities and work jointly on innovative learning projects.
Harness the expertise and passion of our Old Girls to develop a mentoring program for our current students.
Partnerships
We will continue to build and enhance partnerships with individuals and organisations that enrich our student and staff experience. Opportunities that encourage creativity, sustainability and innovation will be prioritised.
Enabling Strategies
Actively pursue partnerships that create opportunities and pathways for our students and staff, particularly with regard to academic enrichment, service, health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Partner with the education faculties of tertiary institutions to identify outstanding potential employees for MLC School.
Develop new networks with other schools to undertake collaborative research, offer exchange opportunities and work jointly on innovative learning projects.
Harness the expertise and passion of our Old Girls to develop a mentoring program for our current students.
Partnerships
We will continue to build and enhance partnerships with individuals and organisations that enrich our student and staff experience. Opportunities that encourage creativity, sustainability and innovation will be prioritised.
Enabling Strategies
Actively pursue partnerships that create opportunities and pathways for our students and staff, particularly with regard to academic enrichment, service, health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Partner with the education faculties of tertiary institutions to identify outstanding potential employees for MLC School.
Develop new networks with other schools to undertake collaborative research, offer exchange opportunities and work jointly on innovative learning projects.
Harness the expertise and passion of our Old Girls to develop a mentoring program for our current students.
Partnerships
We will continue to build and enhance partnerships with individuals and organisations that enrich our student and staff experience. Opportunities that encourage creativity, sustainability and innovation will be prioritised.
Enabling Strategies
Actively pursue partnerships that create opportunities and pathways for our students and staff, particularly with regard to academic enrichment, service, health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Partner with the education faculties of tertiary institutions to identify outstanding potential employees for MLC School.
Develop new networks with other schools to undertake collaborative research, offer exchange opportunities and work jointly on innovative learning projects.
Harness the expertise and passion of our Old Girls to develop a mentoring program for our current students.
Governance and Sustainability
By maintaining a sustainable business environment, we can provide the resources needed to meet the current and future needs of MLC School girls.
Enabling Strategies
Use data-driven insight to inform decisions, enhance tailored student experiences and demonstrate operational excellence.
Actively pursue new opportunities to maximise student enrolments, whilst remaining a medium-sized school where each girl is known.
Renew the School’s masterplan, its facilities, and allocate resources strategically in order to best support the School’s vision for the MLC School girl.
Work towards best practice in economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Continue to ensure the safety of our students and community is central and considered in everything we do.
Ensure good governance principles underpin all planning and decision making.
Governance and Sustainability
By maintaining a sustainable business environment, we can provide the resources needed to meet the current and future needs of MLC School girls.
Enabling Strategies
Use data-driven insight to inform decisions, enhance tailored student experiences and demonstrate operational excellence.
Actively pursue new opportunities to maximise student enrolments, whilst remaining a medium-sized school where each girl is known.
Renew the School’s masterplan, its facilities, and allocate resources strategically in order to best support the School’s vision for the MLC School girl.
Work towards best practice in economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Continue to ensure the safety of our students and community is central and considered in everything we do.
Ensure good governance principles underpin all planning and decision making.
Governance and Sustainability
By maintaining a sustainable business environment, we can provide the resources needed to meet the current and future needs of MLC School girls.
Enabling Strategies
Use data-driven insight to inform decisions, enhance tailored student experiences and demonstrate operational excellence.
Actively pursue new opportunities to maximise student enrolments, whilst remaining a medium-sized school where each girl is known.
Renew the School’s masterplan, its facilities, and allocate resources strategically in order to best support the School’s vision for the MLC School girl.
Work towards best practice in economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Continue to ensure the safety of our students and community is central and considered in everything we do.
Ensure good governance principles underpin all planning and decision making.
As each girl graduates, she will be:
Compassionate to herself, interacting with others with kindness and celebrating diversity.
Courageous in her pursuits, expressing herself honestly and with integrity to live a life with purpose.
Capable of navigating change, showing leadership in adapting to the multiple paths that her future will take.
Connected to the legacy of MLC School, using it to inspire her to be an agent of change in her world.
Mission
MLC School’s vision is to educate and inspire young women to be fearless thinkers with moral courage and compassion, to be agents of change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Pillars
Learning and Teaching
The development of the MLC School Learning and Teaching framework will provide a school-wide direction for learning, enabling every girl to be the best that she can be.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Through our own Pastoral Care framework, we will provide a proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond.
Co-curricular
The MLC School co-curricular program will be fundamental to, and an equal contributor to the growth and development of the MLC School girl. It will be rich, diverse and integrated, offering every girl the opportunity to pursue her passions, try new activities and to develop skill, confidence and a growth mindset while doing so.
Spiritual Life
By working with the Uniting Church, their agencies and teams, we will develop a deeper understanding of how the values and traditions of the Church inform our culture and expectations.
Communication and Experience
We will build trusting, communicative partnerships with our families and our community so that MLC School girls benefit from excellent, constructive interaction between parents, the School, and its staff.
Our staff
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who exemplify the values of MLC School; have the skills and passion to pursue excellence in all that they do; and share our commitment to the development of the MLC School girl.
Partnerships
We will continue to build and enhance partnerships with individuals and organisations that enrich our student and staff experience. Opportunities that encourage creativity, sustainability and innovation will be prioritised.
Governance and Sustainability
By maintaining a sustainable business environment, we can provide the resources needed to meet the current and future needs of MLC School girls.
Our Goals
- To be recognised as leaders in girls’ education for our expertise in knowing, teaching and developing the whole girl.
- To further develop our interdependent Pastoral Care and Learning frameworks, to foster the dispositions we strive to encourage in each girl.
- To be known as an organisation that recognises, attracts, and develops people with a passion for excellence in girls’ education.
- To be fully informed by data-driven insights.
Our Values
- Courage
- Compassion
- Respect
- Growth