Lucky Years 10.5 and 10.7. They are participating in a program called ‘Cop Camp’ where for 8 weeks they get to participate in a fitness program, following the specific requirements to become a Victorian Police member. Students also get the opportunity to use the ‘Police Fit App’ which can be used as a tool to access training programs and nutritional information. The program is run by Victoria Police in conjunction with…
The Read a Million Words or More Reading Challenge has finished with the winning class reading over 3.5 million words. The winning class had also borrowed the most books from the school library over the Reading Challenge competition. Congratulations to Year 7.5 students and their encouraging teacher Ms Cathy Migale. The totals for the final 6 classes were as follows: Class 7.5 Total 3,587,000 words Top readers special mention to…
It’s Science Week and students were in for a treat. The team from Scale Free Network, Briony Barr and Dr. Gregory Crocetti took students into a world many had not ever seen… under the microscope! Part laboratory, part studio, this workshop introduced students to the mysterious and biodiverse underworld that is soil: the under-appreciated micro-polis beneath our feet, on which the world’s food systems depend. The lucky participating students learnt…
Today, the Year 11 VCALs were very lucky to be part of a learning experience taught by the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation provides educational resources, professional development, support and inspiration for students and educators to deliver pleasurable food education to children in Australia. The purpose of their visit was to inspire the lucky students to create their Senior year VCAL projects around ‘grow, harvest, prepare…
A group of year 10s have been working with Access Monash and teacher Ms Scheiwiller on a leadership task. The transition from school to university can be challenging. The Access Monash Mentoring Program pairs VCE students from under-represented schools with experienced and engaged Monash University students. Our students, with the support of Access Monash mentors, have chosen to create an anti smoking campaign. For this campaign, they developed a series of posters that…
Videos for Change gives high-school students the opportunity to make 1-minute videos on issues that affect them and that they feel strongly about. In the process, it helps students build social advocacy skills and gives them a global platform to amplify their message. Since 2015, Videos for Change has been successfully helping students in Australia find their voice and ultimately stand the chance to be heard on a National, televised…
There is a lot of French ‘joie de vivre’ in the air at present with Bastille Day festivities and the Tour de France 2019 well in progress and televised on SBS! In our wonderful intercultural community and to celebrate the achievements of our emerging Francophone community in Pakenham, our Years 7 students, along with the Years 8 and 9 French elective class students, will take part in an inspiring range of…
This week, student’s work was showcased in the Semester 1 Art and Technology exhibition. Turnout was beyond expectations, with ‘impressive quality on display’ as the comments from the ‘feedback box’ indicated. Congratulations to students and teachers for setting up a wonderful display of the very creative work this semester. Pictures of the exhibition below.
Learn about law through fun activities. Applications are now open for semester 2. Get your expression of interest from the well-being team.
Cardinia Council would love you to have a say in their 2020-2024 Arts and Culture Strategy. To take part, simply click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T9359P3 Other ways to give feedback Community members can also give feedback via an Instagram video submission. Within the video, three prompts must be answered: What you would like to learn to do with art and technology What tools and technologies are needed to make…