By Jessica Anstice
The kinder students were mostly all smiles as they settled into the brand new Little Beacons Learning Centre at Beaconhills College’s Berwick Campus last month.
The eagerly-awaited early learning centre opened its doors on January 8.
It replicates Beaconhills’ award-winning counterpart at the Pakenham Campus, offering the same natural, light-filled design, programs, values and commitment to quality.
Head of Little Beacons, Vicki Reid, said enrolments were strong, but there were still some vacancies available and families were welcome to contact the centre for a tour.
“This is a great opportunity for children to begin their Beaconhills experience before starting prep,” she Reid said.
“We are also thrilled to have many siblings and college staff children. We have certainly built a very strong community focus in a very short time.”
She said children were adjusting to their new centre and had already had excursions to explore the college’s ovals, vegetable gardens and other parts of the campus over the holiday break.
“Children have also enjoyed the library in the centre, the dining room and have welcomed the opportunity to interact with some of our new centre animals.
“We were very fortunate in bringing half of our educational team across from the Pakenham campus which has allowed us to implement the same high level of care and education.
“It will take children and families time to adjust to a new environment, however this has developed much faster than we had anticipated.”
