Junior School

Year 7+8

JUNIOR SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Term 1 is coming to a close and we just wanted to say how proud we are of our junior school students who consistently work hard to do their best every single day.

Harmony Day Celebrations 2024

Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings us all together and on Thursday we got to share in the celebrations! Abdi Aden spoke to our Junior School students about his story.

We heard how Abdi was just sixteen years old when he arrived in Melbourne. He had no English, no family or friends, no money, no home. Yet, against the odds, he not only survived, he thrived in Australia. Abdi went on to complete secondary education and later university. He became a youth worker, was acknowledged with the 2007 Victorian Refugee Recognition Award and was featured in the SBS second series of Go Back to Where You Came From.

Despite everything he has gone through, Abdi is a most inspiring man, who is constantly thankful for his life and what he has. Everything he has endured and achieved is testament to his quiet strength and courage, his resilience and most of all, his warm-hearted, shining and enduring optimism is clear. The key messages of inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone were a highlight of getting to meet Abdi and hearing his story and we hope that all of our students were left feeling inspired. Abdi is a parent within our Maribyrnong College school community and we thank him for coming to speak with us.

A special thank you to Georgia and Connor Batt for leading our Year 8 assembly this week and to Jasmina and Michelle for introducing Abdi for the Year 7 assembly.

Belonging Day Celebrations 2024

Congratulations to all our Year 7 students who participated in Belonging day. It was great to see our students being respectful, kind, listening and thinking about the variety of workshops and strategies presented to them. The feedback from staff presenting the workshops was very positive. A great way to finish up the term.