Teaching and Learning

Food Technology Spotlight

Our Food Studies programs have been buzzing with creativity and hands‑on learning this term. Year 11 students embraced a vibrant cultural cook, exploring global flavours within our classroom. Their café brunch challenge was a deep dive into Melbourne’s café culture and its influence on the food scene. These experiences continue to strengthen their understanding of food trends, cultural influences, and the artistry behind contemporary cooking. The Year 11’s also participated in the Food Lab excursion, where students created their own chocolate using Native Indigenous flavours and created a company logo to accompany their chocolate bar. 

Meanwhile, Year 10 students have been unleashing their inner artists through Focaccia Art, transforming simple dough into edible masterpieces. This task blended technical baking skills with visual creativity, allowing students to experiment with colour, texture, and design using fresh produce. The results were as impressive as they were delicious. This week, the Yr 10s will test their technical skills when making Profiteroles. We look forward to seeing their creativity making these delicious desserts!

VCE Drama Spotlight

Our first ever VCE Drama class has taken a deep dive into the world of theatre. As they prepared to perform their very own devised pieces to the community, our year 11 class had the opportunity to watch two performances to guide their practice and support the development of their written analysis skills. In May, students attended Theatreworks’ Lazarus. An extraordinary retelling of the true story of Larry Walsh who is a Taungurung Elder, activist and storyteller. This performance wove together significant events from Walsh’s childhood, Australia’s history and politics and celebrated his triumphs and the ongoing impact he has within our community today. Through careful character transformation, cinematography and a sparse, but symbolic set design, the life of Larry Walsh was brought to life. We cannot wait to watch our students demonstrate their own storytelling on the ECSC stage!

Visual Arts Spotlight

Congratulations to Amelia O - Year 10, whose artwork was selected for the City of Whittlesea Art Exhibition: Belonging. Amelia's work was on display to the public from the 2nd-27th of May.   

The artwork titled 'Rings (2026)' combines black ink etching over watercolour. It reflects the feeling of being grounded and content in life, using a simple set of everyday rings, that have significant meaning to Amelia, as a symbol of consistency and comfort amidst change. 

Amelia linked her work to the theme of belonging by exploring the way accessories communicate aspects of a person's identity. She recognised that people often connect through shared styles, interests and self-expression, and that something as simple as a piece of jewellery can help foster a sense of connection and belonging between people.

We are incredibly proud of her accomplishment and seeing her work recognised in this community exhibition. Congratulations, Amelia!

Welcoming Our Student Curriculum Leaders!

We would like to introduce our very first Curriculum Leaders to our school community. 

Students who hold this position will play an essential role in helping with school wide events and activities, sharing student ideas, working with our teachers on our curriculum and modeling our school values. 

Our 2026 Curriculum Leaders Are:

For English - Skylah N and Esha M

For Science - Ruhaan M and Frank N.R

For Maths - Krishna Y and Ranithy G

For Humanities - Rajvansh S and Abbie M

For the Performing Arts - Zoey R, Hedya A and Amelia O

For the Visual Arts - Megan L and Kyra K

For Spanish - Gabriel B

For Health and Physical Education - Elira S and Beyer W

Our students have the opportunity to guide the way our college celebrates and teaches our curriculum and we are very excited to help them achieve their vision for this year!

Student Curriculum Leader Biographies

Esha is our Senior School English Student Curriculum Leader. 

English is a subject that Esha loves and she applied for this role hoping to change the way that other students view the subject she has enjoyed since she was a small child. Esha understands that there is work to be done with both the teachers and the students to achieve this goal. Esha hopes to accomplish this by working with our English teachers on the curriculum, as well as through running events throughout the college that engage students.

Esha became concerned that students only see English as the writing activities that they have to complete in class and wants to learn more about what staff have to teach and how they teach it, to ensure there are opportunities to run interactive activities that will help students build a positive relationship with the subject. 

Esha is excited to prepare a series of Book Week events with the aim of having students participate in literature activities during lunchtime and in their classes. 

Esha’s hope is that by the end of the year students are as enthusiastic to participate in this subject as she is. 

Amelia is one of our Student Curriculum Leaders for the Performing Arts. 

Amelia applied for the role as she wanted to become even more involved in areas of the school and the curriculum that she is most passionate about. Amelia also hopes that in this role she will be able to collaborate with, and bridge the gap, between students and teachers. Amelia is most looking forward to helping to continue to build our Performing Arts culture within ECSC, as well as getting to work and be around all of our talented Performing Arts students (and teachers!).

This year Amelia is striving to build a program where Senior School students, who are undertaking a Performing Arts based VCE subject, are able to run workshops for Middle School students who are also passionate about the Arts. 

Amelia is also keen to run more Performing Arts based events and fundraisers to support our growing Arts community at Edgars Creek Secondary College. 

Reading at ECSC!

Every fortnight, our year 7 and 8 students have been using our library to discover, read, and borrow books. Reading is vital, not just for building students imagination and creativity but also in developing their skills in comprehension, inference, and building their vocabulary. If you are wondering what to borrow from ECSC’s physical or online library, see below some recommendations from students in 7F! 

This love of reading has also extended to our Year 12 Literature students. Literature is a subject where students delve deep into novels, plays, or short stories, analysing them for their themes or even creating their own texts using the texts as inspiration. This semester the students have enjoyed Lucy Kirkwood’s geopolitical play Chimerica and Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s classic, scandalous sensation novel Lady Audley’s Secret. We’re looking forward to next semester’s texts Olive Kitteridge (a collection of short stories by Elizabeth Strout) and Throat (a collection of poetry by Ellen Van Neerven).

SEAL and High Ability Update

It has been a fantastic start to the year for our Year 7 SEAL and Year 8 High Ability students, who have demonstrated strong academic engagement and a commitment to excellence across their learning.

Our Year 7 SEAL students have been particularly impressive with their participation in recent debates for their English CAT. Students worked collaboratively in groups and engaged in a series of structured debates on a range of contemporary and thought-provoking topics, including whether the government should introduce stricter guidelines for advertising that targets children, whether nuclear energy is the most effective solution to combat climate change, and whether 1:1 devices in schools do more harm than good.

Through these debates, students developed their ability to construct and present well-reasoned arguments, analyse multiple perspectives, and support their ideas with relevant evidence. They also practised essential skills such as rebuttal, active listening, and respectful disagreement, all while building confidence in public speaking and collaborative teamwork. This unit of work and CAT has highlighted not only their academic capabilities, but also their growing confidence and collaboration skills.

Our Year 8 High Ability students studied the topic of politics towards the end of last term, providing them with valuable opportunities to engage with real-world issues, deepen their understanding of civic processes, and further develop their analytical thinking. 

As part of their Humanities CAT, students worked collaboratively in teams to design their own political parties and campaigns for election. In a great example of cross-cohort connection, our Year 7 SEAL students viewed and voted on the campaign videos to crown the best campaign. This provided a valuable learning opportunity, as the Year 7 SEAL class will be completing a similar CAT in their upcoming unit of work. The Year 8 High Ability students then presented their party policies to teachers, SRC members, and peers as part of the assessment process. Through this, students developed and demonstrated a range of key skills, including public speaking, persuasive communication, and the ability to justify decisions using evidence. They were required to think critically about contemporary issues, collaborate effectively within teams, and respond to questions from the audience, further strengthening their confidence, adaptability, and depth of understanding. 

We are also pleased to recognise that four students have recently transitioned into the Year 7 SEAL class based on outstanding NAPLAN results in Reading and Numeracy. Student data is continually reviewed to identify high ability students, and where appropriate, opportunities are provided for students to enter the SEAL program. This ongoing process ensures that students are placed in learning environments that best support their academic growth and potential.

Looking ahead, a limited number of places may become available in the Year 8 High Ability Program. Year 8 students will have the opportunity to be considered for these positions, with selection informed by upcoming PAT Reading and PAT Mathematics results, which students will complete in Week 6 and 7 of this term. 

We are incredibly proud of the efforts of all students in our SEAL and High Ability programs and look forward to seeing their continued growth throughout the year.

Tiffani Meier

Learning Specialist - SEAL & High Ability

Homework Club

Homework Club offers additional support to students as they revise, catch up on missed learning tasks or seek further help to understand key concepts. It has been fantastic to see an increase in students attending our Homework Club each Monday after school, and we encourage all students across years 7 - 12 to take advantage of this opportunity. 

Please see the details in the flyer below.