PRESHIL WEEKLY
Hello Preshil community,
Welcome to another edition of the Weekly!
Preshil Secures Creative Partnership with LCI Melbourne
We are pleased to share that Preshil has established a strategic partnership with LCI Melbourne, an international private tertiary provider, based at its leading creative arts campus in Collingwood.
This marks the first in a series of carefully selected, values-aligned partnerships designed to enrich and extend the depth of our Senior Studio program, particularly as we prepare for the opening of our Lincoln Square campus in 2028.
Importantly, this partnership is not exclusive. Rather, it reflects a broader commitment to connecting our students with external organisations that can complement and elevate the high-quality learning experiences already at the heart of a Preshil education.
Formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding, the partnership focuses on collaboration across three key areas: people, practice, and pathways. Over the next 18 months, we will explore initial opportunities for engagement, with a view to more fully integrating experiential options from 2028, aligned with the opening of our new Senior Studio campus at Lincoln Square, Carlton. The proximity to LCI Melbourne will help foster a vibrant creative precinct, offering students greater opportunities to connect with both peers and professionals in the creative industries.
Through this collaboration, our teaching team will have opportunities to engage with LCI Melbourne academics and studio practitioners in ways that add meaningful value to existing programs. This may include staff professional learning, guest lectures, skill-specific masterclasses that complement our vertical elective programs, and targeted support across VCE, IB, and VM offerings. Preshil will retain full oversight of how this partnership is enacted, ensuring it is purposeful and aligned with our educational approach.
For students, the partnership offers valuable exposure to contemporary creative practice. Opportunities will include visits to LCI Melbourne’s Collingwood campus and participation in industry-facing events such as graduate exhibitions, fashion runway showcases, and Melbourne Design Week. These experiences are designed to broaden perspectives and support informed decision-making about pathways beyond school.
As Principal, I see this as an important step in strengthening an already rich Senior Studio program and ensuring our students continue to experience learning that is relevant, connected, and deeply engaging.
We look forward to sharing further partnerships as they are established, each contributing in different ways to the breadth and quality of opportunities available to our students.
Warmly,
Aaron Mackinnon
Principal
Thank you to our local community for supporting Doo Dah today
We’re grateful to Bakers Delight Hawthorn for providing discounted bread, Glenferrie Gourmet Meats for discounted sausages, and Toscanos Kew for generously donating fruit.
Frantic Assembly Drama Incursion
This week, Preshil was one of three Victorian schools to work with internationally acclaimed theatre company, Frantic Assembly, from London, for an intensive workshop. Our students learned how to create a variety of lifts, spatial awareness and devise engaging movement sequences.
Frantic Assembly also helped choreograph one of our Hadestown scenes in the afternoon. What an amazing day to see so many of our students heavily engaged in movement!
Arlington Reunion
On the weekend, around 60 people gathered at Arlington. Former students, families and educators. Some returning after years, others picking up conversations as if no time had passed.
No formalities. Just people wandering the grounds, sharing stories, reconnecting.
It’s a reminder that what stays with you from school isn’t a curriculum. It’s the experience of being allowed to grow in your own way, and at your own pace.
At Preshil, that’s always been the work. Not to shape young people into something predetermined, but to give them the space and the courage to become themselves. And years later, you can still see it in the people who come back.
Thank you to all of you who made the day extra special.
The Weekly Will Take A Break
The Preshil Weekly will pause over the school holidays, and as we prepare for the launch of our new website. It will return on Friday 1 May.
During this time, any important updates will be shared directly with families or posted as news items in Compass.
School Holiday Activities hosted by The City of Boroondara
The City of Boroondara is offering a range of school holiday activities for young people to get involved in.
From creative workshops to games and relaxed social sessions, there’s something for everyone.
Activities on offer:
Beanbag Cinema, ages 10 -16, April 8
Origami Workshop, ages 10 -14, April 10
Crafternoon, ages 10 -14, April 13
Mario Kart Tournament, ages 10 -14, April 15
Fidget Spinner Friday, ages to – 14, April 17
2027 Term Dates
Term dates for 2027 are now available and viewable on the website.
Chess Coaching with Chess Australia
Next Thursday is the final lesson of Chess Club for the Term. We resume for Term 2 on Thursday, April 23.
Learn more and download the form here.
Classroom Cuisine. Fresh, simple lunches – ready to order
At Preshil, we’re pleased to offer families access to Classroom Cuisine, an online lunch ordering service designed specifically for schools that provides fresh, seasonal lunches.
Get started on classroomcuisine.com.au
Preshil Merchandise
Our Preshil merchandise range has expanded and now includes a hoodie and some fresh new branding. You can shop the range here.
Preshil Careers Hub
Discover everything you need to make a successful transition through high school and into the ‘real world’. Sign up to receive our Pathways & Careers Newsletters, access the latest guides on life and money management, work experience opportunities, and parent resources. You can also connect with the Careers and Pathways Team for personalised support. Click the link below for more information on Preshil’s Careers Hub.
THE WEEK AHEAD
- 3:15pm – 4:00pm: Blackhall – Study Support Sessions – Blackhall Library
- 8:50am – 3:15pm: Blackhall – Year 11 & 12 VCE & IB DP Visual Arts: Senior Art Excursion to the NGV – NGV
- 9:00am – 3:00pm: Arlington – Loftroom: Melbourne Museum Visit – Carlton
- 1:30pm – 3:15pm: Blackhall – Year 10 English: Footscray Trip – Meet at Front Court
- 9:00am – 3:15pm: Blackhall – Year 9 & 10: Level 2: Supporting Others and Checking In – LIBPRES
- 10:00am – 12:30pm: Blackhall – Year 9 & 10: Her Influence – A Workshop with Tomorrow Woman – Blackbox
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: Blackhall – Year 12: Study Without Stress – Media 1
- 2:00pm – 3:15pm: Blackhall – Year 7: Landscape Drawing – Central Gardens Hawthorn
- Final Day Term 1
- 8:15am – 9:00am: Blackhall – Homework Study Support Sessions – Blackhall Library
- 12:30pm – 1:00pm: Blackhall – Year 7 – 12: Whole School Meeting – Blackhall Library
- 1:00pm – 2:15pm: Arlington – Door Step Concert
- 1:30pm – 2:15pm: Blackhall – VM Canteen – Blackhall Student Kitchen
- No Special Events
