Year 7 and 8 Community
Welcome, my name is Anthony Wilkinson and I have the privilege of being the Assistant Principal for the year 7 and 8 community at Whyalla Secondary College.
We provide a rich and varied learning program aligned to the Australian Curriculum, which embraces state of the art learning facilities, designed to meet all of our learner’s needs. An important part of the middle school philosophy at the Whyalla Secondary College is to develop strong relationships between students and teachers. Caregroup classes and teachers share time together and ensures a platform is built to incorporate house culture, our wellbeing curriculum, Sexual Health Information Networking and Education South Australia (SHINE SA) and career exploration learnings. Students experience a variety of learning environments, where they will learn as a village (team teaching), a tribe (students learn in a single class), and a crew (students learn in small groups).
In our community, our dedicated staff work as collaborative specialist teams across the curriculum areas to establish engaging and innovative opportunities to learning. A variety of team and team teaching styles are used to enhance all learning spaces to promote greater collaborative and peer to peer learning. This innovative pedagogical approach will establish a deeper level of understanding to differentiate the curriculum and meet learner needs.
Students will engage in authentic learning opportunities through an exciting and diverse range of subjects, which will provide an individual, active learning experience. Our vision is to develop critical and creative learners with a deep understanding of Global Perspectives (English/HASS) and Universal Reasoning (Science/Mathematics), which is fostered in our learning spaces. We are excited to introduce the delivery of Integrated Inquiry, where students are provided with learning based on inquiry, and explore areas of personal interest. This interdisciplinary approach to the Australian Curriculum, and the exposure to specialist subject areas of Body and Mind, Future Technologies and The Arts will boost a positive connection to each student’s entry into a career pathway.
We are excited to offer students in year 7 and 8 an opportunity to learn a language. Learning a language broadens students’ horizons, enhancing problem solving skills, improved memory function and creative thinking ability.
We value the positive relationships with families, which are integral to the success of our students; strong partnerships are key to ensuring each learner can maximise their personal achievements and pursue the career pathway of their choice. We provide continuous access to the curriculum through our online portal, which allows parents to be actively involved in their child’s learning journey every step of the way.
Anthony Wilkinson
Email: Anthony.wilkinson779@schools.sa.edu.au
Hello, my name is Kiersten Humphrey and this is my third year at Whyalla Secondary College in the Year 7 community. I have a primary background and taught in a remote Aboriginal school for 7 years then Ceduna and Port Pirie before moving to Whyalla in 2022. I am excited to be in Year 7 again this year and building positive relationships across the school. Outside of school, I love to be in the outdoors especially spending time at the beach, out on the boat or camping.
Hello Everyone, my name is Sabrina Stallon-Gibbs and I have the pleasure of taking the role as Year 8 Leader. I am also very excited to be supporting students that will be engaging in our new self-paced learning units this year. I have been teaching in Whyalla for the past 6 years working mostly as a Year 8 teacher of Mathematics and Science. I strive my best to support staff and students in achieving successful outcomes despite any challenges that may arise. Outside of school I keep myself busy by spending time with my beautiful daughter Alyssia who will be turning 4 this year. I have also developed a love and interest in baking and cannot wait for my daughters fourth birthday where I will spend many stressful hours decorating her birthday cake to her standards, I look forward to meeting you all throughout the year and spending time getting to know our Year 8’s.
Inspiring Possibilities
