Stories 
from Woodleigh

An exhibition that brings artists and students together to push for change - and you’re invited.

All the talk is about how we teach our young people to read. But what about the love of reading? Why are we not working to have our kids fall, deeply and lastingly, in love with words. 

Cass Kitto teaches maths and physics at Woodleigh, where 2 plus 2 always equals 4. What happens when someone fluent in logic and precision applies that lens to human complexity?

 Dropped into the desert. No teachers and no phones, all they have is each other. They carry what they need, sleep under the stars, walk, talk, sing, reflect and spend time alone. Quiet, it's the modern Rite of Passage.

Can neuroscience explain why Woodleigh works? Yes, yes it can.

As students call for change, Victoria’s VCE system, currently under review, faces a pivotal moment.