Boarders in Years 7 to 10 attend supervised evening study known as Boarding Prep. A focused study time with access to the library, boarders are required to complete two hours’ study each night and can choose which Boarding Prep sessions they attend.
The girls are primarily at Boarding Prep to work on their Dalton assignments and the tutors encourage them to take control of their learning and time management in a structured yet flexible learning environment, providing strategies to engage with concepts and content and provide the specific skills for their subject areas. Study skills are taught around tests and exams and girls involved in the Reading Plus program are encouraged to improve their reading, often working in small groups. Study and exam tips, diary management and planning and how to improve organisational skills to achieve academic goals are also an integral part of Boarding Prep.
Working with the tutors, Deputy Head of school, Head of Boarding and other Boarding staff, Director of Curriculum, year coordinators and Learning Enhancement, the Boarding Prep Coordinator monitors the girls’ progress and welfare at Boarding Prep, ensuring they have the support they need.
Supported Boarding Prep sessions are from Sunday to Thursday for boarders in Years 7 to 9. Boarders in Year 10 attend Monday to Thursday.
Boarders in Years 11 and 12 can choose to work in their own rooms in the Boarding House, however they are encouraged to study in the library and discuss their studies and assignments with the Boarding Prep tutors.
Sunday Boarding Prep is from 6–8pm.
It is a requirement that girls attend 8 Prep sessions per week from Monday to Thursday:
Boarding Prep takes place in the school classrooms and offers the girls specialist expertise. Our dedicated tutors include academic teaching staff and Ascham Old Girls, and the tutors work closely with the Boarding Prep Coordinator to enhance the quality and standards of the girls’ work and provide a thinking space which is supportive, where the girls appreciate and learn to work with others.
Underpinned by the school values and principles of the Dalton Plan, the tutors mirror the school’s teaching philosophy focusing on four key principles – collaboration, responsibility, reflection, and independence.
To view the current Boarding Prep roster, including which tutors are rostered on and their specialist subject areas, please click the link below.
We encourage the girls to embrace the school values:
Treat others as you wish to be treated. Display warmth, friendliness and generosity.
Celebrate diversity and provide an environment that is supportive and inclusive. Own your own actions and recognise their potential influence.
Be both leaders and team players. Understand that the world is interdependent and seek to help others.
Show enthusiasm and appreciate challenge by setting goals.
Step forward to support what you believe is right. Treat setbacks as opportunities to learn and move forward.
Download: Boarding Prep Expectations–Students