Jun 6 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights

Spotlight On: Simon Purdue

Mr Simon Purdue is a Senior School Mathematics teacher and Senior School House Coordinator (Jenkins) at Wesley College.

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Jun 6 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office

Dr Craig Challen tells Wesley College his story

The first of The Headmaster’s Daring Lecture Series was something special. The guest was Australian of the Year, Dr Craig Challen, who spoke to Mr Barron about his heroic efforts as part of an international rescue mission to save 12 boys from flooded caves in Thailand.

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Jun 6 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights

Spotlight On: Lisa Pickering

Ms Lisa Pickering is a Middle School teacher and Middle School House Coordinator (Jenkins) at Wesley College.

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May 15 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office

The Carter Brothers – caring for the community

Through a maintained belief that the mark of a community is how it looks after its more vulnerable members, identical twins Ian (69-72) and Alan (69-72) Carter have built legacies around the pursuit of social justice.

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Mar 19 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights

Teacher Tuesday – Mr John Taylor

Our profile for this week is on Health and Physical Education teacher, Director of Cross Country (7-12) and Head of Year 12, Mr John Taylor. WHY DID YOU BECOME A TEACHER? Whilst completing a commerce degree at Curtin University I continued to coach athletics and cross country at my old school, Aquinas College. Upon completing that…

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Mar 18 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office

Steven Heathcote – The Australian Ballet’s longest serving Principal Artist

He has received three Helpmann Awards, two Mo Awards and an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by an Individual. After retiring in 2007 as The Australian Ballet’s longest serving principal artist, Steven began to produce and direct opera. In 2010, he conceived and directed a new production of Handel’s Julius Caesar for Victorian Opera.

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Mar 4 Interviews & Spotlights

Spotlight On: Warren O’Neil

Mr Warren O’Neill is the Woodwork teacher in the Design & Technology Department at Wesley. He has been at the College for 18 years. What inspired you to become a teacher? I was encouraged to follow a career in Design and Technology teaching when I was at high school and quite enjoyed Woodwork and Metalwork…

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Feb 4 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights

Spotlight On: Suzanne Lawrence

Mrs Suzanne Lawrence has been an iconic part of Wesley life for 26 years, teaching students in the Middle School before becoming our Speech and Drama specialist. What inspired you to become a teacher? I have absolutely no idea, but I have always known that I wanted to be one. From the age of three,…

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Jan 5 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights

Spotlight On: Silke Smith

On top of her duties as a Senior School Science teacher, Mrs Silke Smith is the Year 9 Boarding Coordinator. Both inside and outside of the classroom, Silke embodies the commitment that all Wesley College staff should show in helping students to thrive. Why did you become a teacher? I like ‘growing people’, both from…

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