'This is is a forward-thinking, action-driven approach to education that embodies our core values and prepares students for leadership in an ever-changing world and success in their VCE years and beyond.'
Richard Owens, Woodleigh Institute
Adolescence is a time of rapid growth and independence. For Year 10 students, it is a defining moment that shapes their future.
Woodleigh's Regenerative Futures Program (RFP) guides students on this journey and prepares them for the challenges of VCE and life beyond school. Grounded in the three R's—respect for self, others, and the environment—we empower students to impact the world around them positively.
Through real-world experiences and project-based learning, the RFP equips students with a can-do mindset, enabling them to approach VCE and future challenges with fresh perspectives. In 2025, Woodleigh's Year 10 program fully embraces regeneration, going beyond sustaining teh status quo and adding more to the world than we take. It is a forward-thinking, action-driven approach to education that embodies our core values and prepares students for leadership in an ever-changing world and success in their VCE years and beyond.
In our ever-changing world, Woodleigh believes that a Regenerative culture is essential.
But what does this mean? Highlighted by educational practices it is a systemic transformation toward restorative, healing and regenerative practices in all fields of work and life. This aligns deliberately with Woodleigh's Year 10 Regenerative Futures Program (RFP), aimed at fostering critical and creative thinking with collaboration among students in a regenerative environment.
By nurturing these qualities throughout year-long Regenerative Futures Program, we empower our students to become forward-thinking leaders capable of positively impacting society and addressing the challenges of tomorrow, together.
What does the RFP look like?
In Term 1, students will access interdisciplinary studies to develop knowledge linking stories of self, culture, and others through Health and physical Education and the Humanities.
Regenerative Stories
In Term 2, students will focus on regenerative approaches in the workplace in order to encourage innovative and creative thinking in response to changing work futures and the impact of AI and automation.
Regenerative Enterprise
The Futures Project takes place in Terms 3 and 4 and continues to support the development of student agency and real-world regenerative impact. Selecting a personal interest, students develop research and investigation skills to find regenerative solutions to real-world issues.
The Futures ProjectDisciplinary Studies
At Year 10 all students study English and Mathematics as core disciplinary studies for the duration of the year. A science elective option is also a required element of the program. They are also required to complete a unit of both Humanities and Health & Physical Education.
Student can also choose disciplinary based electives options including access to Accelerated subjects.
Interdisciplinary Studies
A key element in the RFP is the deliberate design of Interdisciplinary Studies, which provide access to multi-disciplinary units with a focus on regenerative concepts and thinking styles. All students take part in the Interdisciplinary Studies as part of the capability and knowledge building within Year 10.
Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning practices link firmly with Woodleigh’s values, allowing for rigorous academic approaches that are fuelled by personalised passions and approaches.