Stories 
from Woodleigh

Rodney Davies
Deputy Principal – Head of Minimbah Campus and Director of Primary and Early Years

The clash between what's called explicit instruction and everything that gets bundled under the umbrella of inquiry, holistic or progressive learning...

Originally delivered as a speech by Year 12 students Allegra, Tobi, Sienna and Juliette, this article expresses how young people are dealing with the vision of a future that continues to disappear over the horizon. 

James Clapham
Deputy Head of Campus - PYP Coordinator - Minimbah Campus, Woodleigh School

With supplies running low, whose needs matter most? How do we encourage fairness? How do we keep the system operating?

Derryn Candlestickmaker
Principled

Woodleigh is handing students back their phones during breaks in an effort to reduce minor injuries, playground noise and staff conversational load. 

Daniel Lukies
Director of Wellbeing

Dan Lukies, Head of Wellbeing, discusses how Woodleigh School supports Junior and Senior student wellbeing through proactive, everyday systems — and how families can extend that support at home.

David Baker
Principal

A recent article placed Woodleigh's Futures Studio alongside nine-figure school building projects. Here's what that comparison missed.