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Location Profile Caulfield Junior College (CJC) is dedicated to fostering a community of global citizens who are empowered to reach their personal best. Our core values, encapsulated in the acronym HERO¿Honesty, Empathy, Respect, and Optimism¿guide our educational approach and community interactions. We are a Victorian State School, proudly serving over 560 students from diverse backgrounds. Our campus is situated on Balaclava Road, Caulfield North, just 11km southeast of Melbourne¿s CBD. CJC is a distinguished Binational school, offering both the Victorian Curriculum and the French curriculum from Prep to Grade 6. This dual curriculum is meticulously aligned with standards set by the Department of Education and Training (DET) and the French Ministry of Education, with oversight from the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE). Our French Binational Program (FBP) includes a significant number of students enrolled in this accredited French program. Our teaching staff, holding Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) qualifications, are not required to possess French language skills, ensuring a broad range of talented educators are available to our students. Approximately 90 students participate in our Hebrew Immersion Program (HIP) before school, three mornings a week. Many of these students also engage in additional after-school activities provided by the United Jewish Education Board (UJEB). We celebrate the rich diversity of our school community, which includes students from 28 different countries speaking 24 languages. Student wellbeing is a central focus at CJC. We collaborate with Dogs Connect and have our own Wellbeing Dog. As a School Wide Positive Behaviour (SWPBS) institution, we implement the Peaceful Kids Program and maintain a dedicated wellbeing team to support our students¿ needs. Our teaching is grounded in evidence-based practices. Our Literacy Block is inspired by the Reader¿s and Writer¿s Workshop Model, with early years instruction using the Little Learners Love Literacy resources for systematic phonics. For Numeracy, we employ the Peter Sullivan model to guide mathematical concept learning. Students at CJC benefit from six specialist areas: · Digital Technologies · STEM · Visual Arts · Performing Arts (supported