Welcome back to our alumni from 1998, 2008 & 2013!You are invited to meet in rooms S8 & 9 in the Senior College building from 1.00pm.

Please refer to the map in the program if you require directions.

Upcoming DatesThursday 24 MayThursday 21 June

Thursday 16 August

visit oxley.vic.edu.au for more information

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15 - 49 Old Melbourne Rd. Chirnside Park. Vic. 3116 | Web: www.oxley.vic.edu.au

Ph: (03) 9727 9900 | Fax: 03 9727 9988 | Email: office@oxley.vic.edu.au

CRICOS: 00331 C ABN: 25005670682/008

Welcome to OxleyWelcome to Oxley Christian College Open Day. It is a pleasure to meet you, whether this is your first visit, or if you are already involved with the College in some way. Established in 1979, Oxley is a multi-denominational Christian College committed to excellence in learning and teaching from the Early Years through to Year 12. We provide quality education involving rigorous academic and exciting co-curricular programs. An Oxley education nurtures Christian character and wellbeing in students, so that graduates have the skills and humility to act with integrity, compassion and courage as they engage with their communities. Our talented staff are focused on providing an enjoyable, diverse and rounded education for students who are challenged to be, and to contribute, their very best. We invite you to consider joining our vibrant and supportive educational community. Please collect an Information Pack from the main Reception area or outside the Resource Centre. The College Principal, Dr Douglas Peck, will be speaking in the Broadley Performing Arts Centre Auditorium at 11.30am. The Principal’s Address will be followed by an opportunity for prospective families to join a tour group to visit classrooms and demonstration lessons and other areas of the College. Tours will leave from the Broadley Performing Arts Centre foyer. We trust you enjoy the various exhibitions, demonstrations and performances; a taste of the rich educational experiences at Oxley. Staff and students will be delighted to chat with you. Complimentary refreshments are available throughout the day in the Staff Room. Lunch may also be purchased from the various food stalls or the Canteen. Every completed entry in our Open Day competition will go in the draw for an opportunity to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet. Collect all seven tokens from designated points within the College and attach them to the enclosed entry form. Place completed forms in the box located in the main Reception area. Entry is limited to one per family. We hope you enjoy the day!

General InformationPrincipal's Address for Prospective ParentsThe Principal will speak to guests at 11.30am in the Broadley Performing Arts Centre (BPAC). Conducted tours for both Junior and Senior School will follow.

Broadley Performing Arts Centre (BPAC)This wonderful facility supports our Music and Drama education. The auditorium seats 250 – a key performance space for major music productions and other events.

MusicRoom B12 is the main Music teaching room for the Senior School, while a focus on Music Technology is supported through the wonderful facilities in B13. One-to-one, or small group lessons, occur each school day in the smaller teaching rooms on the entrance side of the building. B10 is the main Performing Arts teaching space for our Junior School. This room also hosts our large choirs and ensembles.

DramaOur Drama classrooms are utilised as rehearsal spaces today, but you can find a display of colour and creativity in Room 22. Work your way through folios, and see sample costume and stage designs created by students. Images and costumes from recent productions will be on display, and student performances and rehearsals can be viewed live and on the big screen throughout the day. Look out for characters from our upcoming production of Singin' In The Rain, who will be roaming around the school grounds!

Enviro BarnAt the Enviro Barn, you will be welcomed by our enthusiastic Junior School Enviro Captains, who are looking forward to taking you for a tour of the gardens and native habitats that have been established by the Junior School students. Enviro Captains will happily serve you tasty treats and Bush Tucker Tea, including organic produce from the edible gardens. View the displays highlighting the Enviro Team's support of 'The Orangutan Project' and 'The Society for the Helmeted Honeyeaters'.

Oxley Kids Early Learning CentreOxley Christian College partners with Oxley Kids (18 weeks to school entry age) to provide Christian education and child care services. Oxley Kids offers long day care; 3yo programs; funded 4yo kindergarten; Out of School Hours Care; and playgroup. The Centre is located near Oxley Stadium and is not open today. More information is available from the information desk located outside the Resource Centre.

Displays & Activities in the Early Years AreaRoom Display Featuring

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Prep Prep M Phonic Fun Prep W Phonic Fun

12.00pm11.30am

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Year 1 1J Maths Mystery Bags 1P Marvellous Minibeasts

11.00am12.00pm

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Year 2 2M The Great Hefting Challenge2W The Great Butter Challenge

12.30pm1.30pm

Displays & Activities in the Junior Years AreaRoom Display Featuring

910

Year 3 3AB Celebrations Around the World3CB Before My Time

1.30pm11.30am

1112

Year 4 4K Rocket Writing4P Explosive Story Starters

12.30pm11.00am

4241

Year 5 5A Writer's Workshop5R Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

1.00pm11.00am

4039

Year 6 6K A Piece of History6W Our Roots

1.00pm11.30am

Ongoing ActivitiesRoom Display Featuring

24 Chinese Blowing Plum Blossoms - a Chinese blowing art activity.

28 Junior School Art

Peter Rabbit Art and Craft - visit Mr McGregor's garden and create a Peter Rabbit to take home.

Junior School Music

See Event Times inside the back cover.

S10 Physical Education and Sport

6-hole Mini Golf.

Resource Centre

Cook Sets Sail - 250th Anniversary.Discover what it was like to be Captain James Cook leaving England aboard the Endeavour to find the Unknown South Land.

MAIN OVAL

Life MinistryChurch

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ART & DESIGN

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STADIUM

Carparking

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MiddleYears Court

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EnrolmentEnquiries

Canteen

ComplimentaryRefreshments

MIDDLE YEARSYEAR 8

SENIORYEARS

ORSON

WELLES

FOODSTUDIES

Toilets

Food & Refreshments

Tea & Coffee

Courtesy BusPickup & Dropoff

Stairs

Wheelchair AccessibleSchool Map

Displays in the Middle Years AreaRoom Display Featuring

14 Geography Engage with digital learning activities. Take part in the QR code treasure hunt. Documentaries running all day.

15 History Come and decorate your own headless French gingerbread aristocrat. Compete in the Great Big History Kahoot Quiz, puzzles, Horrible Histories.

17 Year 7 Sample work and reflections by Year 7 students. See and hear the students' vox pop video clip about Year 7.

19 Camps School camps / retreats are held throughout Senior School. See photographs of the action from a variety of beautiful venues around the state.

20 Christian Studies & Spiritual Life

Displays representing the Christian Studies curriculum and Christian life in the College at large.

21 City Cite A glimpse of the 2018 Year 9 Central Innovative Thoughtful Education program.

22 Drama See sample costume and stage designs created by students, and enjoy live and pre-recorded performances throughout the day.

23 German Have a try at the Pretzel Challenge and take part in our German Karaoke.

24 Chinese Join us in blowing plum blossoms - a Chinese blowing art activity.

Visit the Inclusive Education CentreVisit the Inclusive Education Centre (Links and GATE) to learn more about our gifted and talented program (GATE) as well as student learning support programs (Links). If you are ready for a challenge, come to Room R5 and try some da Vinci Decathlon activities such as engineering and code breaking. View a display of some award winning, externally published poems, narratives and articles written by Oxley students over the past few years. At various times thoughout the day, our gifted musicians will entertain you in the Staffroom.

Music Performances TodaySee Event Times inside the back cover for performance times in the Broadley Performing Arts Centre (BPAC). The Staffroom will host piano recitals and other musical performances from 11.00am. You will notice various other performances happening throughout the day around the College.

Displays in the Senior Years AreaRoom Display Featuring

S1 Maths 3D Puzzles and Maths Games.Maths on the Web.Create your own rainbow patterns in milk.Charity Knitting: Come and knit a few rows towards a community scarf.

S2 English Students have been exploring a number of key ideas and issues in relation to the texts they have been reading and their world. Come and view their responses to everything from surviving secondary school, to hot topics in the Australian media. See their creativity as they consider the effects of World War I and the relationships between characters in their texts. Enjoy a literary puzzle or two on your way through.

S3 Commerce See our displays for VCE Accounting, Business Management and Legal Studies. The Commerce Faculty is also responsible for Careers and Money, Markets and the Law (Year 10 introduction to our VCE subjects). Explore our new Careers website and the Morrisby Careers testing, among other online activities and resources.

S4 Information Technology

Developing essential IT skills (Years 7 and 8).Discover further IT studies in Senior School (Years 9-12).See our Lego robots in action!Watch our robotics demonstration at 12.30pm.Play computer games made by our Year 10 IT students.Join in our 15 minute web design tutorial between 11.30am and 1.30pm.

S5 Integrated English

Find out about the Integrated English Program offered to international students to consolidate English skills and assist in transition into school life at Oxley. The program is designed specifically to cater for individual needs to build a solid foundation for success in Australian academic studies.

S15

S16

Science Simple Machines interactives and yacht races - how far will your yacht travel?Macroinvertebrates under the microscope - what little creatures can you see?Consumer testing - what is your preferred brand of food?pH data logging - use some high tech science equipment to measure changing pH.Forensics - identify fingerprint and hair samples.Psychology - structural components of the brain including neuron models and brain maps.Chemistry - build your own moleculesAnd much more!

Visit the Art & Design CentreS17Design Studio

Take a step into the creative minds of our Visual Communication Design students and be blown away by their innovative and imaginative design pieces. On display will be design folios and final pieces from a wide range of design disciplines including Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Architecture and much more.

S18 & S19Art Studio

See creative Years 7-12 student works from various arts disciplines, including photography, drawing and painting.

S21Ceramic Studio

View sculptures, ceramics and pottery made by the creative Year 7 and Year 8 students.

Visit the Food Studies AreaH11 & Dining RoomFood Studies Our students will be serving soup and bread and displaying our work

from the year to date.Health & Human Development

Visit our Health & Human Development displays. Did you know that obesity is the greatest health challenge facing our nation in 2018? See what is on our 'meals on the go' menu and be challenged about healthy eating.

Way Ahead Our display highlights some of the topics we cover in our Year 11 Study Skills program. You can also complete our learning styles or multiple intelligence tests and discover how you learn best.

Visit the Resource CentreSpeak with our friendly staff at the Resource Centre. Activities today include:

• Complete the Endeavour River online quiz and a mix n' match game to test your knowledge about Captain Cook's brief encounter with Australia.

• Make your own Bicorn Hat as worn by Captain Cook and imagine yourself on the Endeavor writing home to family and friends.

Sport, Physical Education and Oxley StadiumThe Physical Education and Sports Staff have set up a display and miniature golf activity in Room S10. Visit them to ask about the many PE and sporting opportunities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Oxley Institute of Sport, EISM Sport and Junior and Senior School Physical Education.

Oxley Stadium is open for you to visit today. The Stadium has 5 competition-sized basketball courts, a fitness centre, classrooms and a sports café. Please take your program with you; it will serve as your entrance ticket. This is a College facility on all weekdays and is used as a venue for local basketball on Saturdays.

Event Times Most classrooms are open and have activities throughout the day. Below is a timetable of specifically scheduled activities.

Time Class/Event Performance/Display Location

11.00 Year 1JYear 4PYear 5RSinfonia

Maths Mystery BagsExplosive Story StartersAre You Smarter than a 5th GraderMusical Performance (String Orchestra)

Room 5Room 12Room 41Year 8 Area

11.15 Concert Band Musical Performance Year 8 Area

11.30 Prep WYear 3CBYear 6WPrincipal's Address

Year 7 ToursInformation Technology

Phonic FunBefore My TimeOur RootsPrincipal addresses prospective parents -tours followThese tours visit Year 7 Hot Seat, Q&AWeb Design Tutorials (15 mins) running until 1.30pm

Room 1Room 10Room 39BPAC

Room 16Room S4

11.45 Encore Musical Performance (Year 7-8 Show Choir)

Year 8 Area

12.00 Prep MYear 1P

Phonic FunMarvellous Minibeasts

Room 2Room 4

12.15 Melodia Musical Performance (Vocal Ensemble) Snr Building

12.30 Seraphim ChoirVivaceAllargandoYear 2MYear 4KInformation Technology

Musical Performance (Year 5-6 Choir)Musical Performance (Percussion Group)Musical Performance (String Ensemble)The Great Hefting ChallengeRocket WritingRobotics Demonstration

BPACBPACBPACRoom 7Room 11Room S4

1.00 Year 5AYear 6KCherub ChoirAndanteAllegretto

Writer's WorkshopA Piece of HistoryMusical Performance (Year 3-4 Choir)Musical Performance (Year 3 Strings)Musical Performance (String Ensemble)

Room 42Room 40BPACBPACBPAC

1.30 Year 3ABYear 2WSinfonia

Celebrations Around the WorldThe Great Butter ChallengeMusical Performance (String Orchestra)

Room 9Room 8Year 8 Area

1.45 Concert Band Musical Performance Year 8 Area

2.00 Encore

Allegro

Musical Performance (Year 7-8 Show Choir) Musical Performance (String Trio)

Year 8 Area

Snr Building

2.30 Open Day Finish

Welcome back to our alumni from 1998, 2008 & 2013!You are invited to meet in rooms S8 & 9 in the Senior College building from 1.00pm.

Please refer to the map in the program if you require directions.

Upcoming DatesThursday 24 MayThursday 21 June

Thursday 16 August

visit oxley.vic.edu.au for more information

Welcome to

Open D

ay

Program