The College Courier

Senior School

YEAR 7 DEBATING

As part of their current Connected Learning Program, Year 7 students have been introduced to Debating skills. Year 7W held their first debates this week with topics chosen by the students. They included:

  • Dance is not a sport
  • Nuclear weapons should be banned
  • Slavery should be legal for prisoners and criminals
  • People should not eat meat

Connected learning has enabled the students to work on the skills of debating including introducing themselves and their teams, introducing their topic, defining their topic, researching, arguing their point, using persuasive language, rebutting their oppositions points, summarising and concluding their debate.

 

A new and challenging experience, the students learned a lot about body language, communication, matter (content of the speech), method (the way the speech is structured) and manner (speaker’s style including body language).

 

This exposure to debating leads into interhouse debating in the coming terms. Year 7 Interhouse Debating is held during AMP time on Wednesdays in Term 3.

 

Ms Leanne Winter

Transition Program Teacher

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VIRTUAL COURSE INFORMATION EVENING @ ECU

Students in Years 10, 11 and 12

Edith Cowan University’s School of Science will be hosting virtual information evenings about their university courses and a virtual Open Day! 

 

If you are considering a university pathway in the Science courses listed below, jump online and get answers to your questions. 

 

25 June – Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Data Science, Marine Science and Physics REGISTER HERE

1 July – Computer Science, Counter Terrorism, Cyber Security, Information Technology and Security and Intelligence REGISTER HERE

9 August – ECU Open Day REGISTER HERE

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STUDENT LATENESS AND ABSENCES - IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS TO NOTE

When a student is absent from school or required to leave the College during school hours due to illness, or other reasons, parents are required to contact the College on the following telephone numbers or email.

SENIOR SCHOOL – Student Services direct line: (08) 9313 9302