Setting the Pace of Learning: Libraries at Scotch College

In recent years the development of the resource centres across the College has manifested in the introduction of new facilities, yet also a new approach in the College's culture of libraries as a resource to support learning. Under the leadership and hard work of Mr Brad Tyrrell and his team of dedicated staff, a major transition has occurred within these spaces.

The new Junior and Middle School resource centre is now operational and is providing a fantastic teaching and learning space for our youngest minds to explore both the non-digital and digital resources in innovative learning environments. With desks that double as white boards and seating to encourage boys to lose themselves in the world of fiction, the space is adaptable to suit the needs of our boys.

The Senior School Library opening hours now operate from 7.30am to 7.00pm allowing our students to use the facility to study before school until the early evening, should they choose to. In the lead up to our first examination period of the year, from 16 March, dedicated tutors will be available to support students in the preparation for exams. Snacks will be provided to ensure the boys have the sustenance needed to work through this challenging period.

A new quiet study space has now opened to provide for students who wish to work in a silent area of the library, whilst still catering for collaborative learning in the remaining areas of the Senior Library.

Additionally, this week will see the launch of our new online space for the Senior School Library. This can be accessed via the library icon on home.scotch as well as the following direct link: https://my.scotch.wa.edu.au/seniorlibrary/home

With a commitment to foster the love of reading with our boys, combined with our desire to provide a resource centre suited to the needs of the modern learner, the libraries at Scotch are indeed setting the pace of learning.

Mr Peter Allen

Director of Teaching and Learning