Leaps and Bounds

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 15:33

Located at:
Neal Street, Bayswater VIC 3153
Telephone: (03) 9729 8935
Fax: (03) 9729 8945

Leaps and Bounds provides a range of specialised short term intervention programs for students at-risk of not successfully continuing their secondary education.

Leaps and Bounds provides a caring environment where students can develop behavioural management strategies, as well as social and academic skills that will help their successful integration into either a mainstream school, an alternative educational setting or into the workplace. Students are referred to Leaps and Bounds by their secondary school. Students attend Leaps and Bounds for an initial 10-week period. Their progress, in regard to their Individual Learning Plan, is assessed and the placement extended, if needed. Although the students attend Leaps and Bounds 4-5 days per week, they remain enrolled in their home school.

The Leaps and Bounds program includes challenging recreational and wilderness activities and, perhaps most importantly, constant and effective communication with the students, their caregivers and their secondary school. Whilst attending Leaps and Bounds voluntarily, each student is responsible for their own actions, and the logical consequences of these actions.  Leaps and Bounds has its own uniquely structured discipline plan, set up by the staff and adapted for each student.  Each student’s individual needs are responded to personally by the staff.