MENTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL GREENWAYS YEAR 9 CENTRE
The creation of a dedicated Year 9 campus within the boundaries of Mentone Grammar was prompted by the projected increase in student numbers and the desire to actively engage and challenge the Year 9 students in a creative and invigorating learning environment. The existing auditorium was chosen, and given new life, as the Greenways Year 9 Campus catering for 192 students and staff.
Client
Mentone Grammar School
Project Type
Education/ Food & Hospitality
Traditional Owners
Bunurong people
Completed
2013
Innovative program
Mentone Grammar was in the process of establishing an innovative programme to engage the Year 9 cohort and had identified the desire to create a dedicated campus within the existing school boundaries; a unique community sitting within the broader school context.
The campus encourages a strong sense of year level identity and ownership, and within this framework the students can move out into the wider school community, and further afield through the educational programme, and also invite the wider community in.
Student run cafe
The Entry Studio and deck are complemented by a small commercial kitchen and a vibrant, student run cafe, part of the innovative teaching programme, catering to staff, students and the broader community. The Entry Studio is a space in flux, occupied by parents, students and staff with its use morphing between structured and social learning.
The cafe was designed to be a place of positive interaction between students, staff and students, staff collaboration and community collaboration. It has been an overwhelming success with many people visiting the cafe during the day and after school.
KDA Team
Claire Carson, Sarah Morrison, Mun Rosewarne
Acknowledgements
Photographer
Silvi Glattauer
2013
Council of Educational Planners International (CEFPI) Awards Victoria: Renovation/ Modernisation over $1M- Commendation
Council of Educational Planners International (CEFPI) Awards Victoria: Landscape/ Outdoor Learning Area- Commendation