Print feature page   Add to shortlist   Moreton Bay Boys' College     Moreton Bay Boys' College 302 Manly Road Manly West, QLD 4179 Tel: 07 3906 9444 Fax: 07 3906 9400 Email: registrar@mbbc.qld.edu.au Website: www.mbbc.qld.edu.au Key Details Type: Independent Level: Combined Gender: Boys Religious Affiliation: Uniting Church Scholarships: Yes Early Learning: Yes Learning Extension: Yes International Baccalaureate: Yes Download Prospectus/Brochure OUR SCHOOL Moreton Bay Boys’ College offers an innovative, fresh approach to learning, for boys from Prep through to Year 12. The school’s curriculum is designed around the specific ways boys learn, the emotional support they need to maximise their potential, and a program of wide ranging opportunities - opening up a world of possibilities for the boys. Moreton Bay Boys' College believes in developing not just the mind, but also the heart, and sets the boys on a journey of self discovery, where they learn to connect with and manage the world around them by using a framework based on the MBBC 3Rs - a combination of research, reason and relationships. KEY ATTRIBUTES INNOVATIVE FRESH APPROACH TO LEARNING • Education practice based around research, relationships (with others, self and the world) and reasoning (thinking) • Enquiry-based approach to engage individuals and provide better learning outcomes • International programs • Global, forward thinking outlook • Applied learning opportunities • Community based • Dedicated middle school program • Tailored senior school program to prepare for post-school options NURTURING TEACHING STYLE FOR BOYS • Teaching strategies developed and delivered specifically for boys • Encouraging, compassionate environment • Highly qualified teaching staff genuinely interested in children and education • Smaller class numbers - allowing us to offer highly individual teaching to boys. PROVIDING WHAT BOYS NEED TO SUCCEED • High expectations • Boundaries and freedom to explore within them • Thinking skills • Quality relationships with adults CARING APPROACH MBBC offers a supportive, caring and happy environment upheld by Christian values. Small classes and encouraging, individual attention ensure each boy is known and valued. Student care programs operate at every year level. Highly qualified staff have a genuine passion for helping boys achieve the best they can be, in their chosen areas of interest and personal endeavour. BROAD RICH CURRICULUM The College offers innovative, engaging programs from Prep to Year 12, providing lifelong learning tools. Strong focus is given to literacy, numeracy, science and thinking skills. Differentiation programming caters to the different academic needs of boys. A dedicated middle school program focuses on the emerging needs of young adolescents. An extensive, flexible range of academic and vocational pathways is offered for seniors (Y10-Y12), which accommodates individual boys’ interests. Y10 students take part in the international self development program, the Duke of Edinburgh, allowing students to develop new skills, connect with others and develop initiative, independence and personal growth. It is not a competition, but a personal challenge, in which boys can choose activities which reflect their interests and passions. Science programs take advantage of the 5.5 ha nature refuge on campus. MBBC is a Healthy Waterways Award winner and Peter Doherty Science Award winner. The College is an IB (International Baccalaureate) World School which is an internationally recognised inquiry-based curriculum developing students’ intellectual, personal, emotional skills and broadening the boys’ horizons to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. SUPERB FACILITIES Classrooms are state-of-the-art, technology rich and oversized, to meet the requirements of teaching boys. Facilities include dedicated IT labs, science lab, art room, and music room. Classrooms are equipped with computers, data projectors and interactive whiteboards and the school provides one computer for every two students – double the State average. The stunning, environmentally-friendly campus features an open, leafy environment, shady play areas and a 5.5ha nature reserve. It also offers shared use facilities of its sister school’s pool, gymnasium, additional athletics and playing fields, and music hall, and leases several local playing ovals. EXCITING ACTIVITIES Interschool sport: A broad and diverse range of interschool sports are offered through CIC for Y5 –Y7, Supplementary GPS for Y8-Y12, Rep Qld schools, and other sports such as athletics, cross country and sailing. Co-Curricular sport and activities: A large choice of activities as diverse as Auskick and Tae Kwon Do. Co-Curricular general: An extensive range of activities range from chess to drama to adventure club, Lego robotics, Leos and debating plus many more. Music: Instrumental programs, choir and various ensembles are offered.   Announcements: HALLMARKS OF AN MBBC GRADUATE We help our boys take pride in the person they see in the mirror, and to uphold a philosophy of "to thine own self be true."  We want them to reflect key attributes that will help them engage successfully with others and their world.  The hallmarks of an MBBC graduate are: M Merciful I Independent R Resourceful R Respectful O Open Minded R Resilient VISIT US Tours of our campus are available upon request.  Please contact our registrar to arrange a time suitable for you.  Or visit us online at www.mbbc.qld.edu.au More Information: For general or enrolment enquiries please use the form below or contact the school directly. Name: * Email: * Phone: Enquiry: Location: