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Year 8 Viking Voyagers Deep Learning Task

UNITE:  Our Year 8 students are rounding out this term by becoming Viking Clans as part of a FUSE Deep Learning Task. Students work collaboratively to apply the knowledge and understanding they have gained throughout the semester in Humanities, Maths, Science and English.

For this task, students have established themselves as Viking clans, creating unique clan names, assigning characters and social statuses to their group members, designing flags and practising their creative writing by imagining Viking Sagas to provide history and mythology for their Clan. Students are designing and building forts and longships using their learning in maths with ratios and geometry, as well as fashioning helmets, armour and weaponry out of recycled cardboard. They have drawn maps and applied their knowledge of Viking history and geography by staking their claim to land by planting their flag on the world map and defending their settlements from any other clan that tries to invade. 

Their work will culminate in a Viking Voyagers Expo next week, where they will display their work to their peers and teachers, giving each other feedback and fighting for the prize of Best Viking Clan 2022!

It is so great to see students be so creative in working with their classmates and being able to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts we have explored in this first half of the year.

Year 9 Journalism

STRIVE: A couple of our Year 9 Journalism students wrote some awesome articles destined for real-life websites and newspapers.  Their task was to research an issue of their choice, target a particular audience who would be interested in it, research where they would get their news and create an article based on all this research.  

Year 9 Outdoor Education

RESPECT: As part of the Year 9 Outdoor Education Program, students are undertaking a range of activities designed to challenge them within our local environment. Today, they are walking 10kms along the Surf Coast Walk from Bells Beach back to the College.

These activities provide for a range of experiences and skill levels and aim to develop the students’ team building, resilience, problem solving and communication skills. 

Year 11 VCAL

STRIVE: We had some great feedback from one of our students Billy C who had a very positive time doing placement with our local police at Torquay Police Station.  We can see that Billy made the most of his time there and that the team at Torquay Police Station were very accommodating, encouraging and motivating.  Here's Billy's review:

Who was your supervisor?

I was supervised mainly by Leading Senior Constable, Cathryn Hastie 

What made you feel comfortable on your first day of work experience?

Everyone was super nice. I felt that everyone cared about how I was going.

What helped you to understand what you were required to do each day?

Instructions were all given and explained super clearly.

What transferable skills do you think you gained from this placement?

I’ve gained quite a bit of confidence through this program that I believe will help me later down the line. 

How do you think this placement will assist your future pathway goals?

This placement helped me understand what Police Victoria does on a day to day basis and encourages me to try my absolute best to get into the Police force as soon as I can

How did you show initiative in this workplace?

I made sure that I always arrived early and prepared  

What technology and/or tools did you use at work?

I got to learn about most of the systems and tools that they use regularly (like their lost property system)

Who did you meet at work that you could learn from?

I think that I could learn from anyone there but I think I learned the most from Cathryn Hastie who showed me how nearly everything worked.

What opportunities did you have to work in a team?

All of what I did there was with an officer so I tried to help all the time. 

What were the most enjoyable aspects of your placement?

I think learning about all their tools and systems would have been the coolest part of the placement.

Was there anything you didn’t enjoy about your placement? 

No, it has all been super enjoyable.

What activities did you undertake that you feel you did well?

I feel that I did well in the research task that they gave me that looked into the history and entry requirements of the Victoria Police. 

How would you rate this opportunity on a scale of 1-10?

10 out of 10 

What other workplace will you seek in the future to enhance the skills you have gained?

Well, I want to pursue a career in the police force and I think this course will help me along that road.

Does this occupation interest you?

Definitely!

Would you recommend this placement to others?

I would highly recommend this placement to anyone looking into a career in Police or anyone interested in how it all works

Further Comment:

This placement was a super cool opportunity where I was able to learn all about the Victoria Police. Everyone is super nice to talk to and they make you feel involved. It was really interesting and I would recommend this opportunity to anyone. 

Year 12 VCE English Excellence

STRIVE: Selected Year 12 students were part of the English Excellence program in VCE English for 2022.

This program is being initiated to support the group of most able, committed, conscientious and hard-working Year 12 VCE English students at the College.

A big thank you to Ross Huggard for presenting to our students. 

VCAL Barista and Food Handlers Certificate Course

FLOURISH: 22 students braved the cold and wind to complete their Barista and Food Handling Certificates. This was a two day commitment with a combination of theory and practical work.  Well done to all and a big thanks to the team for running this!

Feed Me Surf Coast

UNITE: We would like to shout out a massive thanks to Alex, Immi, Stephen, Ozka, Jett and Luci for their magnificent help at Feed Me Surf Coast on Friday 10th June

Sensational effort 👏👏👏

Feed Me Surf Coast certainly assist disadvantaged members of our community but one of their primary aims is to rescue food from the supermarkets to avoid it going to landfill.

So please come along and grab as much as you like - you are helping the planet !

Take what you like 

Leave what you can (small donation)

Many supermarket items are there and sometimes there are huge amounts of items, e.g. chicken etc that were available on Friday. 

Come on down 7-9 Cylinders Drive, Torquay (the new Shell service station near Bunnings is on the corner of Cylinders Drive).

Transition Day

On Tuesday the 14th June we welcomed some wonderful Year 5 students from Torquay College.  Our staff arranged all sorts of activities which they facilitated for their Science Day and a sausage sizzle was put on for lunch.  All of the kids seemed to have great time and many students expressed how excited they were to be coming here for secondary school. 

Junior State Country Soccer Championships

FLOURISH: Well done  to our students representing Geelong as part of the Surf Coast Football Club! Massive congratulations to Malik C (Yr8), Kaidyn Q (Yr9) and Liv Tilley (Yr10)!  

Click here to view article courtesy of the Surf Coast Times, Pg 55: SURF COAST TIMES

Sensational World Surfing Win

RESPECT: WILLIS DROOMER WINS GOLD! 

SCSC Year 10 student, Willis Droomer, has been victorious at the World Surfing Championships in El Salvador, winning GOLD in the Under 16 Boys event.

Willis shows grit, determination and dedication to his sport and we are so proud of his achievements. 

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