At Hoa Nghiem Buddhist College (HNBC), we are is committed to providing a nurturing and dynamic environment for the academic growth and social, personal development of every student, fostering in each a love of learning to last a life time.
The principle of non-harm and triple identity are embedded in all our thought, action, speech. Our teaching and learning approach is a set of practices that show the expression or what in action to the school philosophy. Hoa Nghiem Primary School is guided by the Systemic Learning Approach that all planning, processes, reviews and documentation are aligned with this model in our school context. This model is referenced regularly and is displayed in prominent areas of the school to ensure a common language.
Join us in our Focus - "Awakening the seed of wisdom" to inspire the next generation of wise leaders demonstrating ethics of understanding in all aspects of life and succeed as global citizens connected to their communities. As part of our team, whether in a teaching or non-teaching role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives, work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues, and contribute to nurture the seed of love for learning in every child. We value diversity, creativity, and the unique perspectives each member brings to our school community.
If you are passionate about education and are looking to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to express your interest in joining our team at Hoa Nghiem Buddhist College. We are always on the lookout for talented and dedicated professionals who share our commitment to excellence and our Focus "Awakening the seed of wisdom" to inspire future leaders.
Whether you are an experienced educator, an emerging academic or a skilled general staff member, we welcome your application. At Hoa Nghiem Buddhist College, you will find a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters professional growth and personal fulfillment.
To express your interest in employment opportunities at Hoa Nghiem Buddhist College, please send your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience, qualifications and the type of role you are interested in to: principal@hoanghiem.vic.edu.au
Ruby, Darcy and Tan, the three journalists/editors of our 2024 Bee magazine, interviewed some of our teachers to find out what their own learning journey has been like so far. Not only students learn every day at school! Teachers do too!
As being ethical in our way of thinking and doing represents a very important value at our Buddhist school and because our students are aspiring to become ecologically literate, our teachers teach to not only learn ABOUT Nature but also FROM nature.
Students learn that during its 3.8 billion years of existence, Nature on Earth has developed amazing survival skills while staying sustainable in its successive processes of adaptation, transformation and growth.
Through our HNBC curriculum, our students understand and experience that Nature is a prolific source of knowledge. It is why they learn to meticulously observe Nature to be able to copy the forms and functions it creates endlessly in a sustainable manner. This way of observing and copying Nature is called biomimicry science. However, our students look for Nature’s knowledge not only in science. Whatever they study in the curriculum, they go extra steps beyond the topic studied by always wondering: “How Nature solves this problem?” At Hoa Nghiem, biomimicry has also become a thinking process that our students activate in all areas of their learning.
For the curriculum to be alive and blossing, we live and breath in our school values. We go as a river and have a school spirit, that results in pedagological believes of our daily teaching and learning at Hoa Nghiem. In every learning areas, teachers expose students to both explicit teaching and through inquiry base learning depending on the needs of their learning experiences. Teachers challenge students to think not only within the different subjects taught but also between, across and beyond the disciplines of the curriculum to make them contribute in solving real life problems. For example, students collaborated with zookeepers at Melbourne Zoo to design and create enrichment tools and activities for meerkats, lemurs and hippopotamus living in captivity. Students also designed a floating village that could help people living in Tuvalu Island survive when their island will be totally immersed by the rising of the ocean. This way of thinking, designing and acting by providing solutions is called a transdisciplinary approach to learning. The purpose of this process is to find ethical solutions for all living beings on Earth.
HNBC is dedicated to build upon its strong community relationships, positive student achievements and seeking out new knowledge to further support the thinking skills and creativity of its learning community. In partnership with our community, HNBC teachers will continually strive to provide our students the means and motivation to have a strong mind and a good heart as well as being responsible global citizens leading us into a sustainable future.
HNBC is a Child Safe organisation with a demonstrated commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children, with a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children in our care. All employees are required to go through a reference and qualifications checking process prior to any appointment. Completion of regular Child Safeguarding and other related training is mandatory for continued employment.
We welcome expressions of interest in leadership, general teaching, professional (General staff), casual and coaching positions from appropriately qualified, skilled and passionate educators who wish to work at the College in the future.
Interest can be registered at any time through an Expression of Interest Submission.
Enquiries can be directed to Principal at principal@hoanghiem.vic.edu.au
