Library Resource Centres
Forest Hill College has two fully resourced Library Resource Centres - one on the Junior School and one on the Senior School. These centres provide a wide range of teaching and learning resources, both in traditional print form and through electronic interactive media, to support the challenging, comprehensive curriculum of the College as well as the extra-curricular needs of our students. Library Resource Management maintains a central database of all College learning resources.
Each centre aims to enrich the educational experiences of the students through exposure to a maximum number of quality resources accessed through information retrieval skills. Teacher Librarians assist students to develop the skills needed to define and locate their information needs and to critically examine, select and judge learning resources appropriate to these needs.
Each Centre provides students with an attractive and stimulating environment with opportunities for study, research and recreation in an atmosphere of co-operation and consideration for others.
The Junior Resource Centre supports the classroom teacher by the provision of up-to-date resources that address the Victorian Essential Learning Standards and contribute to the development of curriculum plans supported by extensive resources.
Library Resource Centre staff assist in the development of reading skills and in motivating students to read for both information and pleasure. An extensive collection of novels targeted at student interests is available for loan.
A large class learning space, a fully networked suite of computers and an additional classroom space equipped with computers enables three classes to be booked in at one time.
The Senior Resource Centre supports the classroom teacher through up-to-date resources that focus on the more specific needs of students studying for the Victorian Certificate of Education and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning.
A large class and private study learning space, individual student carrels, and a fully networked suite of computers enable students to research issues and information through access to new and existing technology in information retrieval.
Students are encouraged and expected to take increasing responsibility for their own learning, and to carry these skills in the use of information resources into their adult lives.
