BEAUMARIS SECONDARY COLLEGE - Key Persons
Bob Whiteway began teaching at Beaumaris High School in 1965. His career as an educator here spanned 37 years. He taught PE, Geography and initiated Economics at the school which he taught for a further 5 years.
• His main focus was his Geography classes and in 1972 he began the now famous ‘Skin Diving Program' in Term 1 for Year 10 students. Many of his past students describe how it opened a new underwater world for them, inspiring their interests in coastal and underwater environments. The course finished with an exciting dive into the wreck of the Cerberus (back before 1993 when you were allowed to dive in it!)
• Mr Whiteway brought a unique teaching approach to the classroom creating excitement and enthusiasm with the students for example, creating ‘theatre' in a darkened classroom with candles to explain the solar system or taking the classroom outside in the local environment, which he loved, to teach the children through first-hand experience which has inspired our teachers to continue the Beaumaris tradition of using our local environment.
Beyond the classroom, Mr Whiteway is a long standing and well-respected member of the community of Bayside. He is well known in the community through his lifelong passion for the environment and in particular, his dedication towards the coastal and marine environment.