Students and staff at Footscray City Primary School have started the new year enjoying some new facilities.
Following an upgrade to the school’s main building, students from have five new learning communities, an art room and designated wellbeing areas and sensory spaces to enjoy.
Teachers and administration staff also have new offices and meeting rooms, while there are spaces for allied health practitioners as well.
The school grounds have also been enhanced with landscaped play areas, gardens and an amphitheatre suitable for outdoor learning, performances and community events.
Footscray City Primary School principal Jessie Hand of the new facilities would allow for greater collaboration between students and teachers.
“The new learning spaces allow students and educators to engage in learning programs both within their classrooms, and within their learning communities,” Ms Hand said.
“This sees students collaborating on shared learning goals, shared passion projects and leadership initiatives across a year level, utilising their shared learning space that is a feature of each of the communities.”
The latest upgrades are the third and final stage of the state government’s $13 million Footscray Learning Precinct, with the previous stages involving a new gymnasium built at Footscray City in 2018 and a performing arts building in 2019.
Ms Hand said the upgrades had made Footscray City students feeling proud of their school.
“ Students are also telling us that they love being able to connect with their friends and peers from different classes, with the chance to come together more easily for learning experiences, celebrations and community events,” she said.
“We are proud of this project and our school, and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this chapter in the school’s history.”
Cade Lucas
