St Leonard's College is an independent co-educational school in Melbourne, Australia. Located in Brighton East, the school caters for students in all year levels from ELC for three-year-olds to Year 12. Curriculum St Leonard's was the first school in Victoria, and second in Australia, to offer the International Baccalaureate in addition to the more widely used Victorian Certificate of Education. The school is also authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme in the Junior School from ELC to Year 4. The ELC also uses the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. Location St Leonard's College is located in Brighton East, Melbourne, Australia. The school is in close proximity to Port Phillip Bay and 11 kilometres south east of the Central Business District. Facilities Facilities include a performing arts centre, systems engineering centre, theatre, Visual Arts Centre, music centre, Junior, Years 5 and 6, Middle and Senior School buildings, Junior School STEM laboratory, two libraries, modern sports centre with heated indoor swimming centre, gymnasium, dance and aerobics studio, basketball and netball courts, playing fields and multipurpose sports courts. Leonardian Centre The Leonardian Centre is a giant beehive-shaped theatre located in the centre of the school grounds. Opened in January 2021, the theatre features an auditorium (seating up to 600) with a half fly tower housing a curtain rigging system and lights, and an orchestra pit. Behind the theatre is located an agora with a large screen and an outdoor stage approximately 30 metres in diameter. The theatre was designed with inspiration from the Globe Theatre, as its gabled roof resembled that of nearby Harefield House. The building was completed by ARM Architecture and, in 2021, received a commendation for educational architecture from the AIA 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards. Previous events hosted at the Leonardian Centre include: March 2021: Grease April 2021: David Hobson - Live in Bayside May 2021: Victorian All-State Jazz Championships March-April 2022: Chicago - High School Edition August 2022: A Midsummer Night's Dream October 2022: Doctor Dolittle Jr. December 2022: The Wizard of Oz Technology St Leonard's College has a "bring your own device" (BYOD) technology program. Students in the middle years bring their own iPad to school every day while students in the senior years are able to bring any device of their choosing as long as it meets some very general specifications. In tandem with the BYOD program, the school runs a comprehensive online content