Amanda+Cassidy

My name is Amanda Cassidy. I live in Geelong with my husband Rohan and our two dogs Miami (spoodle) and Roxy (cavoodle). I love sport and play netball and tennis each week. I am a Cats supporter and enjoy going to the football on the weekends. I teach at Grovedale West Primary School. I have taught here for the past 2 years in a 3/4 class. Before this I taught at Big Hill Primary in Bendigo.

About my school. Grovedale West Primary School is school is situated in the growing residential area of Grovedale and Waurn Ponds. The school is approximately 10 minutes from the Geelong City Centre and 15 minutes from the coastal townships of Torquay and Barwon Heads.

Grovedale West Primary school is fortunate to be situated in spacious grounds surrounded by native trees, large expanses of grass and sporting ovals. Large classrooms have been strategically created to ensure that students have flexible and spacious learning areas. Our students also enjoy the opportunity to work and learn within a well resourced and up to date Multi Media Centre, Art Room, Science Centre and well equipped Gymnasium. All classrooms have //new electronic interactive whiteboards// and have access to the use of laptops computers. Grovedale West Primary school also provides a Deaf Facility for deaf students. The excellent facilities and highly experienced teachers ensure that the students learn within the regular classroom environment benefiting from personalised learning programs developed for each of them. All students at the school learn AUSLAN signing techniques as part of their LOTE program. The school has an enrolment of 220 students. Our vision is to ensure that each of our students is provided with personalised learning opportunities, challenges, enjoyment, success and engagement in learning to enable them to achieve their full potential. Our motto is ‘Linking Learning to Life’.