Student Programs 2025

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For 2024, Support Skills has comprised four face-to-face groups and one online group, with students participating either once or twice per term. We enjoyed an excursion to a children’s opera and two groups spent the day at Guide Dogs Victoria.

For 2025, we will welcome groups A, B, C, D and Online. Excursions or incursions are yet to be confirmed but we are anticipating a day at a children’s opera, excursions to Guide Dogs Victoria and Scienceworks.

Support Skills Program

Dot Power

2025 Support Skills Calendar

Term 1 school dates 28 January – 4 April

February 7 – Group Online 1

February 14 – staff first aid training, no students

February 21 – Group D1

February 28 – Group C1

March 7 – Group B1

March 14 – Group A1

March 21 – Group D2

March 28 – Group C2

April 4 – Group B2

Term 2 school dates 22 April – 4 July

Term 2 school dates 22 April – 4 July

April 25 – Anzac day holiday

May 2 – Group A2

May 9 – Group B2 – Children’s opera in afternoon

May 16 – Group C2

May 23 – Group D2

May 30 – Group Online 2

June 6 – Group A1

June 13 – Group B1

June 20 – Group C1

June 27 – Group D1

July 4 – Group Online 1

Term 3 school dates 21 July – 19 September

July 25 – Group A – at Guide Dogs Victoria

August 1 – Group B – at Guide Dogs Victoria

August 8 – Group C – at Guide Dogs Victoria

August 15 – Group D1

August 22 – Group Online 1

August 29 – Group A2

September 5 – Group B2

September 12 – Group C2

September 19 – Group D – at Guide Dogs Victoria

Term 4 school dates 6 October – 19 December

October 10 – Group Online 2

October 17 – Group D2

October 24 – Group A – at Scienceworks

October 31 – Group B – at Scienceworks

November 7 – Group C – at Scienceworks

November 14 – Group A1

November 21 – Group B1

November 28 – Group C1

December 5 – Group A2

December 12 – Planning, no students

December 19 – Planning, no students

Dot Power 2025

Dot Power 2025

The Dot Power program is for students in Prep to Year 3 who use braille as their primary learning medium. The program is open to parents of pre-schoolers, too. It is a great opportunity for teachers, family members and others to get involved and learn about braille and tactile graphics and teaching with braille.

In 2025, we will welcome one group of Dot Power students, families and school personnel on one day in Terms 2, 3 and 4. Eligible students' families will receive invitations to the appropriate days for them. VTs will also be copied in to these invitations and are very welcome to attend any Dot Power days.

In 2025 we intend to have Dot Power on the following days: ‘

Term 2 

May 13

Term 3 

August 12

Term 4 

Oct 28

NB Each year, it is our hope that the older Dot Power students will 'graduate' to the Support Skills Program, which runs on Fridays and is for students from Year 4 to 10. So, these older students, may not have a term 4 Dot Power day, but they can attend a Support Skills Try Day.

Please contact Marion Blaze for more information about Dot Power. marion.blaze@education.vic.gov.au