Nurtured in the Catholic faith and the principles of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, Genazzano FCJ College is a school where young women learn to become leaders, inspire others and develop a lifelong love of learning.
The 2020 College theme, Ignited by beauty, truth and goodness, is inspired by the bicentenary celebration of the Sisters FCJ, who founded the College in 1889 to educate young woman to go confidently into the world.
Today, the Genazzano all-girls environment from Prep to Year 12 continues to promote and celebrate the achievements of young women and offers a community where all girls feel supported and encouraged to be themselves.
Students who attend a girls’ school enjoy not only equal opportunity, but every opportunity, and can develop the confidence and skills they need to make their mark in life.
The Junior School caters for Prep through to Year 6 and invites girls to explore a broad and diverse curriculum that nurtures curiosity and an interest in learning.
Students are encouraged to ask and answer their own questions, think creatively and take risks in their learning.
Activities focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills, as well as confidence and socialisation skills for use beyond the classroom.
Success is measured by the quality and growth in students’ learning and their excitement as they experience new things.
An Inquiry-based approach engages the girls to think laterally across all areas including Religious Education, Languages, Physical Education, Art, Science, Music and Drama.
Students are able to explore what matters to them through both a cultural and religious lens.
This continues as students’ progress through the Senior School, where they are encouraged to make decisions about their own learning.
Here they have the opportunity to explore new areas of study and select electives from various disciplines.
It is also a time to strengthen their social skills and develop more meaningful relationships with their peers and adults, both within the College and the wider community.
Genazzano embraces difference and diversity, with access to specialist educational and development psychologists through its Performance Psychology Centre and fortnightly whole-school wellbeing program—GenSTAR.
Aligned with students’ age and stage of development, GenSTAR is about developing resilience and life skills; such as relaxation, managing emotions, goal setting, increasing motivation and confidence, positive body image, respect for self and others, teamwork and coping strategies.
Throughout the Genazzano learning journey, students are exposed to strong female role models for inspiration.
This starts with student leaders including College Captains, Prefects and Class Representatives to the College Principal, Ms Karen Jebb and Alumnae.
At every level, students are challenged, motivated and supported by each other, and a highly qualified teaching body.
This approach is reinforced by this year’s College Captains’ theme, ‘be my sister’ which promotes an environment where all girls feel safe, valued and empowered to achieve their best.
The vision is to inspire all students, regardless of their year level, to be like sisters—encouraging and cheerful and part of one family.
