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St ANDREWS SCHOOL CAPTAINS IN THE NEWS

St Andrews School Captains Chloe Chandrara and Ben Audet were selected from 160 school captains across Melbourne to be apart of the Leader Newspaper's special feature on 'What difference can your generation make to the world?'

 

Leader Newspaper then invited a select group of 26 to their Melbourne city offices to share their concern for the environment, hopes of using technology for good, the need to embrace change and the belief that any change comes through their actions.

 

Just minutes after meeting for the first time they were chatting like they had known each other all their lives, comparing war stories. And when quizzed as a group on issues such as mental health or social media bullying, they were measured and thoughtful in their answers and then wrote in their own words what they and their peers hope to achieve when they were in positions to bring about change.

 

Often accused of being the generation of me, this select group of Melbourne’s Year 12 school captains are doing their bit to dispel the myth of selfish Generation Z. Results from the project were published in the Leader papers across Melbourne.

OPEN DAY SUCCESS

"Open day was a huge success"  according to St Andrews Enrolment Registrar Suzy Song. The number of people in attendance and enquiries was at an all time high and indicates the increasing desire amongst the community for quality Christian education. It has become quite evident that “Safe Schools” is major driver for this steep increased interest in Christian Education.

 

Another successful aspect of the day according to Suzy were our student leaders. They were amazing and played an important role in the marketing of our College. A large number of compliments were received about our students ability to answer questions and communicate with maturity and impeccable manners. "It was a wonderful encouragement to receive such positive  feedback" said Suzy.

 

Thanks to the PFA for manning our sausage sizzle again and to ASG for providing a fantastic coffee cart. They both contributed wonderfully in creating a great community feel on the day. 

On the whole it was a great day that glorified our Lord.

CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK

Construction of our new Middle School and Science classrooms is progressing well and on track for the first students to begin using the classrooms at the commencement of Term 3.

We were also very pleased to have a visit from The Victorian School Block Grant Authority to inspect building progress and discuss possible funding on our new construction. PLEASE PRAY that the Lord will provide the funds needed to meet our building program.

SHINE! Solomon Islands Mission Trip

In June and July a group of St Andrews students and teachers are going on sports coaching trip to the Solomon Islands. While there, they hope to 'Shine' and be a light for Jesus wherever they go.

 

The Solomon Islands Mission Team consists of ten Year 9 and Year 10 students led by staff Catriona Wansbrough, Andrew Farmer, Gail van Heerden and Daniel Ferguson. They will be conducting sports coaching, Music sessions and Art lessons in two local schools between June 26 and July 7 2019. For more information on the trip contact Andrew Farmer at email afarmer@standrews.vic.edu.au.

 

If you would like to help fund this trip, simply drop your donations in to the main college office in an envelope labelled 'Solomon Islands Mission Fund' or  if you would like more information you can email Andrew Farmer at afarmer@standrews.vic.edu.au for more details.

 

Thank you once again for your support and kind donations.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NELLY

All St Andrews staff got together to help celebrate the 60th birthday of much loved Chinese language teacher Nelly Wang.

 

Pictured on the left is Principal Catriona Wansbrough wishing Nelly happy birthday and Business Manager Darren Waterworth eager to grab the first piece of cake.