History
forty years of happy students and staff
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1980: Foundation Day
Forrest and John Woodbury founded Woodbury Boston Primary School in 1980. Their goal was to create an environment where the children were treated as individuals, where their varying educational needs and interests were met, and where they were treated with kindness and respect.
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1982: A new home
Early on, the school was housed in a farmhouse on a neighbouring farm. In 1982, it took its place on Torbay Hill, where it has been ever since. From 1984, thanks to funding from the Commonwealth Government, the Woodburys and their partner, Larry Boston, designed and built the school buildings — which are still used today.
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2003: John's retirement
After 23 years of living and breathing Woodbury Boston Primary School, John retired in 2003. His ethos of kindness and respect are still very much part of day-to-day life at Woodbury Boston.
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2005: Forrest's retirement
Forrest was a full partner in founding and running Woodbury Boston Primary School. She was also the school's office manager for 25 years. For much of that time, the 'office' was on the Woodbury's dining table!
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2004-2014: Rex Davies
Rex Davies was Teaching Principal of the school from 2004 and until his retirement at the end of 2014. Rex came to the school with many years’ experience in schools around Australia and overseas. He had worked in small Aboriginal community schools in the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia and brought with him a love of nature and adventure.
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2015-2019: Josh Bell
Josh was an experienced, enthusiastic Principal, whose focus on empowering children to be independent was outstanding. He loved the adventures inherent in running a school like Woodbury Boston and placed great focus on experiences that taught kids to challenge themselves, encourage others, and manage risk.
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2020: Jule Ruscoe
Jule made great use of her time as Principal with a strong focus on supporting the staff and students to have a great day, every day. She oversaw the overhaul of the school's website and the implementation of the digital marketing strategy. Jule was very happy to be back in her element as our Kindy/Pre-primary teacher for 2021, before moving on to other challenges.
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2021- : Nick Lynch
Nick joins us all the way from sunny Queensland. He is a hugely experienced principal of primary and high schools and we are so excited to have him at Woodbury Boston. Nick's focus on teaching and learning is inclusive, dynamic, innovative and creative. He loves giving students the chance to learn under the guidance of a kind teacher, in an atmosphere of warmth and support, while supporting staff to be their very best.