Beverly Hills Public School is in the heart of Sydney’s suburbs, on the corner of two of the busiest and noisiest thoroughfares in the area, King Georges Rd and Stoney Creek Rd.
The school, however is a sheltered haven for belonging and learning. Walls and trees shield the leafy campus from the traffic sounds. Staff have put a great deal of effort and time into planting extensive garden beds with native flora such as grevillea. To finish the welcoming feel of the school, they invested in dimensional signs placed around the school, both to direct visitors and to welcome them. Both the landscaping and the signage indicates the care and attention to detail the school puts into the education of each child. The best signs are the sculpted ‘values crows’, which form part of the school’s Positive Behaviour for Learning program. Students were involved in the selection of crows as the mascot of the program. Staff hope that seeing these signs will inspire the students to be respectful, responsible and good learners.