A leader in boys’ education, St Joseph’s College is holding a number of open days this month to show what the college has to offer.THE following statement could quite easily have been written by a great post modern educational thinker.
Instead it was produced over 150 years ago by an Italian priest, John Bosco.
“The pupil’s welfare is of primary importance: he is to be treated with kindness and respect; it is the educator’s responsibility to place him in a happy, rigorous, inquiring educational environment where all are treated as equals, where all are encouraged to speak up and out, to one another and to their teacher.”
John Bosco recognised that the way to a successful education for boys was through the development of positive relationships where mutual and unconditional respect and a focus on the dignity of the person were the mainstays.
St Joseph’s College is a Catholic secondary school for boys in the care of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
The college strives to provide boys with the specific educational, social/emotional and spiritual tools required as they journey towards manhood in an environment which is positive and academically rigorous.
“Boys learn in different ways to girls,” said deputy principal, Mark Murphy.
“Boys often require signposts which will guide them towards their learning destination. They need to be engaged in real, purposeful learning which uses teaching and assessment styles that draw on boys’ strengths.
“A good boys’ education recognises that there are many pathways towards manhood.”
To learn more about what St Joseph’s College can offer, visit the open days on Tuesday 17 February (9.30am -11am or 6.30pm — 8pm), Friday 20 February (9.30am — 11am), Monday 23 February (6.30pm — 8pm) and Thursday 26 February (9.30am — 11am).
For more details phone the college on 9758 2000.
St Joseph’s College is at 5 Brenoch Park Drive, Ferntree Gully.
