Case Study: Global Village Learning (GVL)
Global Village Learning (GVL) is a small independent school located on a 10-acre rural property in New Gisborne, in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges. Formerly Gisborne Montessori School, it rebranded to Global Village Learning in 2023–2024. GVL draws on Montessori, Reggio Emilia, place-based and inquiry-based traditions, integrating these within a learner-led framework.
Case Study: Preshil
Preshil is an independent co-educational school in Kew, Melbourne, occupying two heritage-listed campuses, that has sustained a progressive approach to education for nearly a century. The school emphasises student agency, democratic participation, creative and expressive forms of learning, and the integration of intellectual and emotional growth.
Case Study: Woodleigh School
Woodleigh School is an independent co-educational school operating across three campuses on the Mornington Peninsula, approximately 40 minutes south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. The Senior Campus in Langwarrin South is set within a bushland environment, a physical context that deliberately reinforces the school’s emphasis on experiential and relational learning.