Independent Schools Victoria in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Education

Independent Schools Victoria

Locality: West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9825 7200

Address: 24-40 Rosslyn St 3003 West Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.is.vic.edu.au/

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24.01.2022 Six fascinating short films from Middle Years students taking part in our film festival. Have a look and let us know your favourite for the People's Choice Awards.

22.01.2022 Everyone gets stressed at exam time, says psychologist Andrew Fuller. Read his tips for dealing with the anxiety and performing at your best.

22.01.2022 Caroline Ellen recently delivered a free webinar to our Parents Website community on what they can do to keep their kids safe online. She's released a new ebook on the subject, called Virtual Childhoods, that parents can download for free, here.

21.01.2022 Know a Year 12 student thinking about their next step? Check out careers expert Helen Green’s tips on how to choose the right course.

20.01.2022 Want to embrace joy? Let children guide you, writes Diane Bourke.

20.01.2022 Six fun short films from Year 11 students taking part in our film festival. Have a look and let us know your favourite for the People's Choice Awards.

18.01.2022 All our love to families staying safe at home in South Australia. We know what you're going through. You've got this.

17.01.2022 Want to read something inspiring over the summer break? Start here.

16.01.2022 'Social distancing', flattening the curve', the 'new normal' ... 2020 gave us a whole new lexicon, says ISV Chief Executive, Ms Michelle Green. It also ushered in new ways of teaching and learning. See what educating through a shutdown meant for Independent schools and their students.

15.01.2022 One moment they're jumping into your bed after a bad dream, the next they are buying you a quick coffee before heading out to meet their friends. Read how is Susan Carland is savouring each 'lost last' with her kids, via The Parents Website.

15.01.2022 There's another set of ABCs children need to learn Anatomy, Boundaries and Consent and it’s never too early to start talking about them, writes Natalie Moutafis. These books can help start the conversation.

14.01.2022 Our seminar program for mums and dads was very popular this year and will return in 2021 with more expert adivce about raising and educating kids. If you're looking for a recap of any of this year's seminars from the likes of Andrew Fuller, Justin Coulson, and Caroline Ellen we've collected them all, here.

14.01.2022 Best wishes to all the students doing their exams at the moment. We're thinking of you.

13.01.2022 Parents: do you want to talk more with your teenage son about their mental health, personal challenges, problems and struggles? So do they, says The Man Cave's Matt Defina.

12.01.2022 After a year spent in lockdown with her #tinyhumans, the best Christmas gift of all is more time with them, writes Natalie Moutafis.

11.01.2022 The Arts Learning Festival will return in 2021, with a program of innovative and interactive virtual events envisioning a new and positive future. See how we'll be encouraging students to reimagine, recreate and renew, here.

10.01.2022 A Grade 6 lockdown journal, slow motion cardplay in silhouette, a plea for personal action to save the environment, and a campaign to save the orange bellied parrot the Junior Years entrants in our 2020 Film Festival competition have done some amazing work. Watch the finalists now and make your pick for the People's Choice Awards.

08.01.2022 For many young people, the biggest challenge growing up today is a sense of meaninglessness, writes Diane Bourke. See how Project Wayfinder helps them find a life filled with 'meaning, belonging and purpose'. #Perspectives

06.01.2022 Parents often want to shield their children from moments of failure or discomfort, says leading parenting educator Maggie Dent, but if we let kids experience feelings of disappointment, we can help them learn how to manage it. Read Maggie's tips for helping kids build their 'disappointment smarts', on The Parents Website.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Bruce Pascoe, whose book Young Dark Emu: A Truer History has been awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. Young Dark Emu gave Natalia Moutafis and her children a different way of seeing Australia's history and a new perspective on the future. Read her review on The Parents Website.

04.01.2022 When a child is able to talk about their body and their feelings, they're more able to let you know when something makes them uncomfortable. 'My Body! What I say Goes!', by Jayneen Sanders, can help start those conversations, writes Natalie Moutafis.

02.01.2022 Grade 6 students missed out this year on many of the experiences that come with being the 'big kids' at primary school, but they also learnt some valuable life lessons, writes Peter Hanlon.