Senior School
YEAR 11 AND 12 MARYSVILLE CAMP
Year 11 and 12 students went on the camp of a life time. The venue was the beautiful El Kanah resort nestled amongst the beautiful mountains, fresh air and quaint township of Marysville. It was a unbelievable time of community building, study, and fun!
YEAR 9 CITY EXPERIENCE
In week 7, our year 9 students had a week of City Experience in the CBD of Melbourne. From the 'homebase' in the CYC Basement Hub on Collins St, our students spent the week exploring the city, visiting key sites and investigating their inquiry project.
City Experience is a key part of our Year 9 ENGAGE program, in which we place a huge emphasis on students achieving independence and developing skills outside of the classroom that will translate to a huge range of careers in future years.
Here's a couple of reports from them:
This year city experience was an enjoyable time. It was really cool and fun to work with different people. A highlight for my group was meeting Dylan Alcott and asking his thoughts on our project, this made everything more interesting for us! Overall it was a fun time and we wanted it to keep going.
- Leilani Beovich (9H)
I really like city experience. I thought that the youth homelessness tour was really eye opening and taught me a lot about how I can help, even if it is just in a small way.
- Sam Sires (9H)
ENGAGE AND EMPOWER
Engage & Empower Careers Program covers a range of topics that help our students prepare for the future: financial choices, workers’ rights and responsibilities, employer expectations, budget and saving strategies, investment and entrepreneur principles, road safety, Resume Writing & Interview Skills as well as tips for staying safe online.
Year 9 workshops:
Tax, Super + You - learn about tax and super, the importance of paying tax and the benefits of tax to the community (Australian Taxation Office School Education Program)
Digital Impact - explore how what we see and hear online affects what we think, feel and do (Optus Digital Thumbprint)
Year 10 workshops:
Tax, Super + You - learn about the tax, super, how to apply for a tax file number and the benefits of tax to the community (Australian Taxation Office School Education Program)
Start Smart - a series of interactive financial literacy workshops: Smart Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing and Enterprise (Commonwealth Bank’s Start Smart Program)
Road Smart - the beginner driver Road Safety Education and Training Program (VicRoads)
Digital Ambition - explore the benefits of a balanced online/offline life (Optus Digital Thumbprint)
Resume Writing & Interview Skills - (Box Hill Institute, Employment Services Coordinator)
My Career Match Career Profile – a powerful assessment that matches a student's personality style to careers. My Career Match helps build confidence and a positive self-image, discovers personal strengths and employability skills, suggests 'Top 5' career choices and provides content to write a resume.
In Term 2 our Yr. 10 students will have an opportunity to have a direct involvement in the workplace when they complete one week of work experience. In an increasingly globalised world, the nature of work is changing and the knowledge, skills and understanding help our students in their preparation for the future. Through exposure to work-related learning, students develop the self-knowledge, contemporary work skills and entrepreneurial behaviours and resilience necessary to thrive in the 21st century.
When you are given an opportunity to do something out of your comfort zone, walk by faith. God is leading you in the right direction - all things work together for the greater good. God is preparing you to be a beacon of light and promises to be with you every single step, walking with you, carrying you, supporting you.
Careers Coordinator
Irena Yevlahova
CAREERS NEWSLETTER
St Andrews Careers Newsletter is a great resource for our Year 9-12 students. It includes details of seminars, information sessions and career related topics as well as university courses and industry information. All Year 10-12 students are strongly encouraged to read careers newsletters and register for workshops, seminars, expos and open days.
During the upcoming school holidays many universities invite senior school students to visit their campus to find out more about courses and university life:
Deakin University Step on Campus - Wednesday 10 and 17 April
La Trobe University Experience Clever - Friday 12 April 2019
Monash University Campus Tours -
· Friday 12 April – Clayton Campus
· Monday 15 April – Caulfield Campus
· Tuesday 16 April – Peninsula Campus
· Thursday 18 April – Clayton Campus
· Wednesday 24 April - Clayton Campus
For more information and links please check today’s careers newsletter.
Careers Coordinator
Mrs. I. Yevlahova
YEAR 11 THEATRE STUDIES
On the 7th of March, the Year 11 Theatre Studies class went on an excursion to Ripponlea Estate in the city to watch an adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as part of our course. Seated in front of a mansion on beanbags and chairs, the outdoor play was a fun and enjoyable experience, with vibrant colours and a mix of suspense and humour that kept us on our toes. We also had a chance to walk around the serene botanical gardens while filling our photo galleries with many memories. Although our little critical minds as theatre students couldn’t help but pick out the smallest mistakes, the funky and lively version of the Shakespeare play was overall a new and refreshing experience. As the play went on until the sun went down, most of us were tired by the end of it, but even the bus trip back to school helped our class to bond even further, creating a perfect way to finish our evening.
Written by students Tiffany Adam, Chloe Iskandar and Raelyn Ooi.
SENIOR SPORTS
Softball
9/10 Softball was really fun this term! In training we got to try out different positions (pitcher, places on the field and catcher) and played practice matches to work on batting and tactics. The girls in the softball team were so supportive of eachother when we would play different schools, we would all encourage eachother win or lose (most the time we won!)
- Charli-Rose Morris and Kassia Nathan (9H)
Basketball
This term in girls basketball we started off quite strong by winning our first two games. Even though this was the end of our winning streak I believe each person on the team either improved or played really well over the term.
- Leilani Beovich (9H)
Tennis
During our time at tennis on Wednesdays we played several games in both singles and doubles. everyone not only got an opportunity to play, but also to learn and develop new tennis skills!
- Emma Russell (9H)