Methodist Ladies’ College provides over 1000 day and boarding students with broad-based opportunities to explore and develop their potential within a supportive environment. Our Vision is Per Ardua Ad Alta: through striving to the heights. Our Mission is to provide challenging and holistic educational experiences that inspire individual excellence and global citizenship. To achieve this, we live our Christian Values and are committed to leading learning. Our Values: We value and foster Christian foundations in life; courage, resilience and confidence; community spirit which celebrates diversity; striving to make the most of individual gifts; and respect for self, others and the environment. On the arrival of Rebecca Cody as Principal in 2009, the College launched a campaign message: Prepare to Amaze Yourself! While MLC girls have always achieved in academic, artistic and sporting endeavours, a student will only be amazed at herself if her achievements are above and beyond what she expected. This takes girls outside the box – it is about fulfilling potential, but also about stretching what we perceive our potential to be. Key to this approach is one of MLC's greatest strengths – its teacher-student relationships – MLC provides a safe, nurturing environment, where girls can experiment and take informed risks, with confidence. Our Preferred Education Model (PEM) builds on the teacher-student relationship. Based on a K-12, learner-centric philosophy – one journey through distinct phases of learning – the PEM includes a target class size of 20 at every level. The majority of classes already meet the target, and we expect to see 95% achieve this maximum by 2016, when our Pre-Kindergarten is due to open. The PEM’s clearest benefit is that our teachers are better able to understand each girl’s abilities and aspirations, and therefore better equipped to provide experiences that inspire her to achieve excellence. MLC pursues a differentiated learning program – tailoring the learning experience to allow..