Meet your teachers

Miss Cravana (Miss C)

​Hi my name is Dani and I simply adore working at Mordialloc Beach Primary School. I would consider myself the “cool” teacher at Mordialloc Beach Primary, with a great hair style and personality to match! I actually enjoy getting up and going to work every morning. I am surrounded by a supportive team of teachers and I am lucky enough to teach a beautiful bunch of kids every day. Some interesting things about me include: I majored in archaeology at Monash University (never quite made it to be Indiana Jones). I completed my Masters of Primary Teaching at Deakin University.  I speak Italian (Ciao! Come stai?).  I enjoy cycling (Tour de France here I come),  and I have an excellent dress sense!

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Mr. Coutts

​Hi all! I'm Andy :o) I really enjoy learning new things but enjoy even more seeing students learn new things! This is my second year of full time teaching. I expect hard work and have high standards, but love to have a laugh in the classroom too. I am also a fan of school dress up days, where I always win the best dressed teacher award! I am married and have a 4 year old daughter which is a heap of fun. I enjoy going to the soccer (Go Victory!), eating delicious food (curries and Mexican), coffee, cooking and making wine, and I am addicted to a many different T.V. shows (too many to list). Prior to starting at MBPS, I was working at Monash Uni as a researcher in Environmental Science (2010-2017). Before that, I worked at the Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007-2010). As I love learning, I spent many years "studying" at university: I completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 2002 and a Ph.D. in 2006 at Monash Uni.  To move into teaching, I completed a Grad. Dip. part-time over 2013-2014 at RMIT Uni.

 Miss Banfield

Hi everyone, my name is Jess. This is my first year at Mordialloc Beach Primary School and I absolutely love it! People would say I'm the 'bubbly' one and a fashion sense that rival's Miss C's! I am your 'fun sized' teacher, often mistaken for one of the kids in the school yard. I am a avid Richmond fan (I love Dusty) and enjoy socialising with friends and family. We have a welcoming, colourful classroom and foster individual creativity in everything we do. I completed by Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood (Honours) at Monash University in 2017.