Middle Years
In Melbourne Girls Grammar’s Middle Years (Years 5 – 8) Program, students begin a robust, research-based curriculum tailored specifically to the needs of contemporary adolescent girls.
We have purposefully designed two learning experiences, Wildfell (Years 5 and 6) and St Hilda’s (Years 7 and 8), which promote an integrated approach combining both academics and wellbeing.
In the Middle Years, our girls encounter choice and challenge. With a highly engaging experiential program, we see students embracing the full range of opportunities in front of them inside and outside of the classroom.
Above all, there is a sense of community and belonging. We are aligned in our purpose and values, emphasising a collaborative working style between students, educators and mentors.
Explore Our Curriculum
The Wildfell Program
The Wildfell Program is a time in our Middle Years girls’ lives when there is much to explore and understand about the complexities of the world and their place within it.
Read moreThe Wildfell Program successfully bridges primary and secondary models of education, with our Years 5 and 6 girls confidently exploring the wider Merton Hall campus and integrating with students from other years and programs.
Wildfell girls are:
- Creative thinkers
- Independent learners
- Reflective learners
- Team workers
- Self managers
- Effective participators
- Leaders of self and others
Each Wildfell girl is a part of a rigorous academic program with five core and three elective subjects per semester.
Core Subjects
- English (with dynamic groupings for challenge and support)
- Mathematics (with dynamic groupings for challenge and support)
- Science
- Cross Curricular Studies (including Personal Dimensions, History, Geography, Literacy, Civics and Citizenship)
- Connecting to Country: Indigenous language and culture
- Language (choose from Italian, French and Chinese)
- Health and Physical Education
Elective Opportunities
- Design and Technologies
- Visual Arts (including Visual Arts and Visual Communication and Design)
- Performing Arts (including Music and Drama in Year 6)
The St Hilda’s Program
The St Hilda’s Program is an exploration of who our girls are as individuals, facilitating their positive growth, independence and confidence that will underpin their success in life.
Read moreBy engaging with the key areas of our St Hilda’s Program, our girls work towards achieving their personal best, and in doing so prepare for the transition to the Senior Years.
Each area of the St Hilda’s Program is framed by four guiding concepts: valuing diversity, identity, responsibility, and building the capacity to lead and experience change. Central to this program is the belief that students must have an opportunity to exercise independence and choice in order to discover talents and passions in various areas of the curriculum.
Students will experience five core and three elective subjects per semester.
Core Subjects
- English
- Mathematics (or Mathematics Extension in Year 8)
- Science
- Humanities
- Language (choose from Italian, French and Chinese)
- Health and Physical Education
Elective Opportunities
- Digital Technologies
- Visual Arts (Visual Arts and Visual Communication and Design in Year 7, optional in Year 8)
- Performing Arts (Drama & Dance and Music in Year 7, optional in Year 8)
Middle Years Handbook
Download the Middle Years Handbook (.pdf)
Co-Curricular Program
Life at MGGS exposes students to a range of curriculum, community and co-curricular opportunities.
Girls are encouraged to embrace all activities, consolidating existing skills, discovering new passions, building networks and relationships.
In the Middle Years, co-curricular programs include Physical Pathways, Passion Pathways and Service and Leadership.
Our Philosophy
Our Middle Years experiences reflect and acknowledge the challenging and ever changing world in which our girls live.
The Wildfell and St Hilda’s Programs offer rich, varied and engaging learning and wellbeing experiences for our girls. Our programs are built on a philosophy of choice, academic challenge, personal challenge and raised expectations.
Wellbeing
At MGGS, we believe the wellbeing of our students underpins their academic success.
A holistic approach to knowing each student and her family is vital in providing our girls with the support they need to succeed.