PROJECTOVERVIEW
A low-fee, independent Christian school for everyone is planned for 120 MudgeerabaRd,Mudgeeraba.ThisdevelopmentwillprovidePreptoYear8 students in the local and broader Gold Coast Community with the opportunity to attend an independent school that embraces the core values of care, leadership, learning, connection and service, innovative learningenvironmentsandengagementwiththecommunity.
VillageYardisaninnovativeinitiativeofHillcrestChristianCollegeandwill expandontheexistingVillageYardChristianEarlyLearning.Theschoolwill offer a low-fee, double-shift educational experience designed to support the holistic wellbeing of students, socially, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually. Our future-focused educational approach incorporates personalised learning tailored to each child’s developmental level, interests,andlearningstyles.
Burling Brown Architects, renowned for their expertise in educational facilities,havebeeninstrumentalinthedesignandplanningoftheVillage Yard Christian School. With a rich history of creating inspiring and functional learning environments, their experience brings a fusion of innovation and practicality to the project. Their design ethos aligns seamlesslywiththeschool'svision,emphasisingsustainability,community integration, and the nurturing of young minds. By incorporating natural elements and fostering a connection to the environment, Burling Brown Architectswillensuretheschoolnotonlymeetseducationalstandardsbut alsoprovidesopportunitiesforcommunityuse.
INTENTIONALNEWSCHOOLMODEL
Hillcrest Christian College has been the recipient of several innovation awards through recognised institutions such as the Educator Awards, Cambridge University (as one of the Top 100 Innovative Schools in the world), and Microsoft (Microsoft World Showcase and Lighthouse School for the last 10 years). These awards have been an acknowledgement of how the Hillcrest philosophies of learning have combined to build a high performing P-12 College supported by very high measures of student performanceandstakeholdersatisfaction.
OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
INCORPORATES:
A future focused vision for the aspirations of student outcomes.
A comprehensive digital learning platform and digital practices.
A unique Educational Model, intentional pedagogies andsignaturepractices.
InnovativeLearningEnvironments.
HillcrestChristianCollegevalueseducationalaccessforall, catering for the diverse needs of the local and broader community. Innovative Learning Environments include the RISE Program at Coolangatta for Year 9 and the Virtual Learning Community for those requiring a more flexible but rigorous educational program from home. These initiatives haveinnovatedontraditionalmodelsandmettheneedsof ourdiversecommunity,inanage-appropriatemannerthat hasincreasedtheirlearningsuccess.
Over the past decade, the College leadership team have researched evidence-based practices, visited local and international schools and developed future-focused innovations based on research and data. In its latest innovation Hillcrest has aimed to develop an independent schooling model, Village Yard, that is affordable and accessible to a wider range of students, while maintaining theoriginaleducationalprinciplesandcornerstones.
BRONFENBRENNERMODELOFDEVELOPMENT
It takes a village...
VillageYardisbuiltontheBronfenbrennerEcologicalModel principle that it takes a village to raise a child and OECD Research for the future of education. The learning environment is not just the third teacher, it’s the child’s secondhome.
AT VILLAGE YARD
Parents, children and educators interact like an extendedfamily.
A culture of Care enhances the outcomes of all communitymembers.
Young people and extended community members ALL grow to Lead, Learn, Connect and Serve within their home,communityandthebroaderglobalcommunity.
IndependentChristianEducationbecomesaccessibleto all.
Families have the choice of a 7.30am-12pm or 11am3.30pm learning day with optional OSHC either side of theirchosenlearningday.
BRINGINGLIFETOCOMMUNITY.
ABOUTVILLAGEYARDCHRISTIANSCHOOL
VISION
VillageYardChristianSchoolaspires,asanoutreachofQld
Baptists to provide a world-leading, future-focused educational experience underpinned by a biblical worldview that is accessible to all and contributes to the broadercommunity.
MISSION
Village Yard Christian School aims to deliver young people tosocietywho:
CARE to do what is right, respect each other and their environmentandcontributetocommunity.
LEADselfandothersinallareasoftheeducationalmodelto enacttheirpurposeandcontributetocommunity.
LEARN new knowledge, skills and capabilities, embrace flearningandremainrelevantinachangingworld.
CONNECT with God, others and self, learning to build an inclusivecommunity.
SERVE each other through utilising individual gifts, talents andresourcesforthebroadercommunity.
OUR PILLARS
OUREDUCATIONAL MODEL
Educating for life...
A VILLAGE YARD STUDENT
Village Yard embeds an educational philosophy that focuses on the holistic development of each child and educating for life; the wellbeing, emotional, spiritual, andintellectualdomainsofthechildsothattheyhave the knowledge, skills and attributes to Care, Lead, Learn,ConnectandServe.
This is represented through the symbols of the body, heart,handsandhead.
OURPRACTICEMODEL
We are partnering with parents to prepare their children for the future world that THEY will graduate into...
Village Yard focuses on building healthy humans who can adapt to the new knowledge and learnings of an everchangingglobalworld.
Our curriculum is personalised to the developmental level, interests, and learning styles of the child and brought to life in a real-world context of community. Staff, students and families engage in this learning model and local and industry partnerships are developed to build young people who are able to adapttotheglobalcontextinwhichTHEYlive.
Through our unique educational model and the Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model principles, we have developed a practice model aligning our school with the wider community and embedding our values and philosophy seamlessly across staff, students and families.
FINDOUTMORE ABOUTVILLAGEYARDAND GETINTOUCH
DiscovermoreaboutVillageYard,ourcommunityandourmissionby visiting 1. VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.villageyard.qld.edu.au
Forfeedbacksubmissionsorfurtherdetailspleasecontactourfriendly teamvia 2. SUBMISSIONS AND FEEDBACK schooladmin@villageyard.qld.edu.au
3. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Forexpressionsofinterestorfurtherdetailsregardingfutureenrolments, pleasecontactourfriendlyteamvia www.villageyard.qld.edu.au schooladmin@villageyard.qld.edu.au orvisit www.villageyard.qld.edu.au orvisit
